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A Coconut Creek auto dealer was arrested after investigators say he kept more than $154,000 in sales tax collected from customers, leading to a first-degree felony charge. According to a Coconut Creek Police Department investigation report, Berman Jose Sanchez Thumas, 31, was arrested on March 31 at his home near the 5200 block of Northwest 55th Boulevard. Investigators allege that while operating Evo Auto Sales LLC in...

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — A wild scene played out at the Renaissance Festival, but this was not a medieval performance. Broward sheriff’s deputies responded last month after calls “regarding an intoxicated male subject described as shirtless, bald and with tattoos all over his body, who was yelling at and making threats towards patrons.”

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — April is Earth month, a time when we’re reminded of the important role we all play in protecting our planet. But for one Boca-based company, that is a year-round mission, removing millions of pounds of trash from coastlines across the world. And leading...

Four new breakfast destinations are slated to open around Boca Raton this year, adding fresh flavors and all-day options to the local dining scene. Bringing a taste of New Orleans to South Florida, Beignets & Brew is coming soon to Boca Raton. The café pairs specialty coffees — like the Biscoff Cookie Butter Latte and Honey Cinna-Lavender — with its signature beignets. The pillowy pastries...

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The sheriff's office has identified a man found fatally shot in the roadway early Sunday morning in Pompano Beach. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said its deputies were called around 2 a.m. April 5, near 1600 North Dixie Highway, after reports of an injured man lying in the street. Deputies found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, identified as 40-year-old Rayon...

Heavier downpours will lead to a minor flood risk in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade later this week.

The Artemis II moon mission brings to mind a favorite story. This was early 1979 when yours truly was working in Boca Raton. It was a Saturday morning at The Bull and Bear, a popular downtown restaurant run by Jim and Toni Brez , a real pistol. Anyway, I’m sitting at the counter and notice two couples enter who sit in a booth by the door...

Broward County commissioners unanimously voted to appoint Annika E. Ashton, a Coral Springs resident, as the next county attorney. Ashton, currently the deputy county attorney, will replace retiring county attorney Andrew Meyers starting Sept. 10. Ashton has worked for Broward County since 2014, starting as an assistant county attorney. She...

The third man arrested on murder charges in a 2022 drug deal gone bad is in the Palm Beach County Jail, accused of firing a gun that killed a 20-year-old man. Mivenson Hero, 26, of Delray Beach is facing charges of first-degree murder and robbery with a firearm in the March 15, 2022, killing of 20-year-old Jean Oneal Guillaume in a Greenacres parking lot. Hero's...

Tucked away in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Laspada’s Original Hoagies has been feeding hungry locals and visitors with overstuffed sandwiches that keep people coming back for decades. With a 4.8-star rating from nearly 2,000 reviews, this counter-serve spot has built a cult following that extends far beyond South Florida. Walk in and you’ll witness an assembly-line spectacle where meat gets sliced fresh and...