Boca Raton introduces public land sale ordinance amid redevelopment drama
Sorting through the city meeting’s agenda, WPTV found that city leaders discussed at the Dec. 16 meeting a new ordinance that would change the framework for selling or leasing city-owned lands.
Deputies seek 67-year-old man with dementia reported missing from Oakland Park
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. — The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit asked for the public’s help Wednesday in locating a 67-year-old man who they said was reported missing from Oakland Park. According to detectives, Michael Lennon was last seen at around 4:20 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 16,...
Vehicle fire closes departures level at FLL, airport officials say
A vehicle fire closed the departures level at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, officials say.
This Palm Beach resort trained more women for WWII than any other Coast Guard...
SPARS Transform Palm Beach Biltmore Into Military Academy. In 1942, as war raged on, FDR signed a law that changed women’s roles forever. The Coast Guard Women’s Reserve, known as SPARS, took over Palm Beach’s swanky Biltmore Hotel in May 1943. Workers knocked down walls, built new rooms, and turned ballrooms into...
Exhausted hunter stranded in wildlife rescued by Sheriff’s Office Eagle Crew
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A hunter in the Dupruis Wildlife Management Area found himself in a dangerous situation on Wednesday afternoon, unable to walk, but was rescued by deputies. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) said that at 1:40 p.m., their Eagle crew received a call...
South Florida Jewish communities choose unity over fear at Hanukkah celebration
Just days after a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, Jewish communities across South Florida and the Treasure Coast gathered to celebrate the Festival of Lights.
Florida’s CFO presses for bills to increase property tax oversight
Florida's Chief Financial Officer kept the pressure on his campaign to reel in property taxes by calling for more a series of bills to increase oversight of how local governments spend money.
Plantation Hotel Standoff Ends in Arrest of Wanted Man Raul Decasanova
Chaos ensued at a Plantation hotel when police and SWAT teams responded to reports of a barricaded man last night. Raul Decasanova, 47, was arrested after holing up in the Holiday Inn Express & Suites located at 1701 N. University Dr. Plantation Police and Broward Sheriff’s Office SWAT team members worked to coax...
Hollywood police use ‘Grappler’ in arrest of suspect tied to attempted homicide case
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Hollywood police recently used a specialized vehicle-stopping device known as a “Grappler” to make an arrest in an attempted homicide investigation, authorities said. Police released video showing the incident, which occurred Dec. 6, when officers located a vehicle wanted in connection with a...
Vehicle fire on I-95 North in Boca Raton closes express lanes
BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — A vehicle fire in Boca Raton on I-95 North has closed all express lanes on Wednesday morning. Florida 511 reported the fire just before Exit 45, Glades Road, at 7:12 a.m. In the latest update at 7:20 a.m., officials said that all express lanes...
