Boca Raton FL

A West Boca man remains behind bars after being charged Sept. 25, 2025 with sending a series of harassing text messages to his wife’s former husband and her 15-year-old child, including what police allege to be explicit death threats with a firearm. Phillip Koeckritz, 51, of unincorporated Boca Raton, is facing...

A Central Florida Sheriff handled business himself and executed a P.I.T. maneuver and a reckless fleeing driver was arrested. When a driver fled from the Port Orange Police Department, swerved through traffic, ran red lights and hit 118 MPH up and down I-95, law enforcement said he put everyone on the road in danger.

In a 911 call, a man told the dispatcher Murray was "upset that his girlfriend stopped talking to him, and he wanted to kill himself." Investigators determined the killer himself made that call. The post 'Watch the news': Man stabbed girlfriend 11 times and killed her because he was 'upset' she stopped talking to...

Tuttle Royale, a 200-acre project at the corner of U.S. 441 and Southern Boulevard, hit a major snag after Main Street at Tuttle Royale LLC filed for bankruptcy.

WPTV is listening to homeowners and renters in search of solutions as they contemplate whether they're better off renting or buying in today's economy.

Florida’s culinary landscape is dotted with flashy oceanfront restaurants and trendy brunch spots, but sometimes the most memorable meals come from the places you’d least expect to find them. Tucked away in a modest strip mall in Boynton Beach, Palm Diner might not catch your eye at first...

A South Florida woman had thousands of dollars worth of items stolen from a storage unit, and she wants the crooks who stole her stuff arrested. Now the Miami-Dade Sherriff’s Office is investigating. 7’s Heather Walker investigates. These two men were on a mission to steal. Surveillance video...

West Palm Beach's Chief Information Officer Paul Jones has received a "last chance warning" following his third human resources investigation in four years, according to documents obtained by WPTV.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Police are investigating an early morning shooting Saturday that they said left one person wounded in Hollywood. Officers with the Hollywood Police Department said they responded around 5 a.m. to the 2200 block of Madison Street after receiving a 911 call. Upon arrival, police said they...

A stretch of the Florida coast from Palm Beach County to Volusia County was placed under a tropical storm watch Saturday morning — though the strongest winds of soon-to-be Tropical Storm Imelda were expected to stay well offshore. The long-term forecast for the system, which reached depression strength and was...