Palm Beach commissioners praise homelessness nonprofit after budget dispute, Mar-a-Lago speculation
Palm Beach County commissioners praised the work of a nonprofit that helps the homeless at a Tuesday meeting, just weeks after a commissioner threatened to pull funding for the group. The Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County spoke at a workshop meeting, after District 6 Commissioner and Vice Mayor Sara...
Fort Lauderdale to expand homeless response team amid city’s economic ‘renaissance’
As he touted Fort Lauderdale’s “great renaissance,” Mayor Dean Trantalis addressed a major issue still affecting the city during his State of the City address Monday night: homelessness. “Homelessness remains one of our greatest challenges facing our community,” Trantalis said during his speech. “It’s complex. It is...
Police in Davie investigate after man found shot in leg
DAVIE — Authorities in Broward County rushed to the scene of a reported shooting in Davie on Tuesday night. It happened in the area of the 3900 block of Northwest 78th Avenue. According to police, responding officers arrived to the scene to find a man who had been shot.
Multiple agencies announce 48 arrests in ‘Operation Viper’
Multiple law enforcement agencies held a news conference at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday to announce a targeted enforcement operation.
Trial begins for woman accused of plotting romantic rival’s 2022 murder in Tamarac
The trial of a woman accused of plotting to murder her romantic rival in Tamarac more that three years ago was underway on Tuesday with jurors being shown graphic police body camera footage of the crime scene. Sakiyna Thompson, 31, is facing a first-degree murder charge in the July 2022...
St. Mary’s Medical Center Names Netonua Reyes as its Chief Nursing Officer
Sept. 29, 2025 – St. Mary’s Medical Center appoints Netonua Reyes as its new Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). Previously, Reyes served as CNO for Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, GW Health in Washington, D.C. Reyes was also the CNO and Chief Operating Officer at Broward Health Imperial Point in Ft. Lauderdale.
Siblings out for a walk rescue 6-year-old boy from drowning in Margate
MARGATE, Fla. — Six members of the Castelo family had celebrated a 4-month-old baby boy’s baptism, and they were out for a walk when they heard a woman’s cries for help on Sunday in Margate. Jessica Castelo was with her 2-year-old daughter when she saw her husband,...
DNA from discarded Chanel bag cracks Boca Raton Rolls-Royce carjacking case
BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — Police say DNA from a tossed Chanel diaper bag tied a 20-year-old to a daylight Rolls-Royce carjacking in Boca Raton. Officers with the Boca Raton Police Department (BRPD) say they received reports of a carjacking on 59 S. Federal Hwy in Boca Raton in September of 2024.
Police say speeding driver caused fatal crash in Davie
DAVIE, Fla. — A 25-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a fatal crash that occurred earlier this year in Davie, police said. According to jail records, Tanweer Syed, is facing one count each of vehicular homicide and reckless driving causing damage to a person or property. Investigators...
Homeless group at center of dispute over holding Mayors’ Ball at Mar-a-Lago
When Marilyn Muñoz heard that soon-to-be Palm Beach County Mayor Sara Baxter was pushing to hold next year’s annual Mayors’ Ball to help the homeless at Mar-a-Lago, she was struck by the absurdity of the proposal. “Our current administration just disappeared all the homeless out of Washington,...

















