Boca Raton FL

Imagine a place where a carnival midway, an international bazaar, a vintage collector’s paradise, and a drive-in movie theater somehow merged into one sprawling Florida institution. That’s exactly what you’ll find at the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop, a retail wonderland that defies simple categorization. This isn’t...

Police officers in Delray Beach have a new way of getting around town and it's all part of an initiative to increase visibility and expand patrol operations in hard-to-reach areas.

Boca Raton has scrapped its plan to change the beach parking system. On ice are the addition of new technology and eliminating beach park gatehouses. Residents still will be able to get a sticker to attach to the lower left-hand corner of their windshield that shows they are permit holders as they enter Spanish...

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — What began as a peaceful Sunday outing quickly turned into a nightmare for an 80-year-old Coconut Creek woman who was attacked by a pit bull mix while in her wheelchair, authorities said. Maria Torro was out with family when the 145-pound dog lunged at her,...

South Florida streets might just be a bit safer following "Operation Viper," a concerted crackdown on crime that resulted in a stash of illegal firearms, drugs, and dozens of arrests. In a recent sweep through Palm Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie counties, 48 individuals found themselves in handcuffs, and 23 firearms...

Robert Certilman of Highland Beach teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters in August to take children shopping for school supplies and clothing, spending about $12,000. He contacted the local chapter because he wanted to continue a practice he started in New York. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star. Robert Certilman saw...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Detectives accused a 24-year-old woman of conspiring with three men to steal 12 cars from Hertz while she worked security earlier this year at the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport’s car rental center. Savannah Harsha Phillips’s arraignment on 13 felony charges related to the...

Investigators said the suspect, seen wearing a turquoise medical face mask, went on a six-day shopping spree in late August.

WPTV has been covering the battle between the city and the state and uncovered that cities are finding ways around FDOT's road mural removal.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says 18-year-old Derrick Zinnerman followed the girl into a bathroom stall at New Life Tabernacle Church in Belle Glade, kissed her and then raped her.