Eastbound Blue Heron Blvd shut between Avenues S and O after rollover crash
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Eastbound lanes of Blue Heron Boulevard in Riviera Beach are closed due to a rollover crash involving an SUV on Wednesday morning. The Riviera Beach Police Department said that the crash occurred in the eastbound lanes between Avenues S and O, leading to an expected road closure in the area.
Electric air taxis could soon take South Florida commutes to the sky
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Archer Aviation says the future of transportation may be closer than many think — and it could take off right here in South Florida. The company is developing electric air taxis designed to carry passengers between cities like West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami in a fraction of the time it takes to drive.
A decades-old contract forces West Palm Beach to pay for Palm Beach’s pricey water...
A massive water main repair project will shut down portions of Cocoanut Row on Palm Beach until the fall, and West Palm Beach is footing the bill. The project involves fixing a 2,500-foot-long, 16-inch water main from the 1940s that stretches underground from Royal Poinciana Way to Pendleton Lane. Leaders say the pipe, which supplies water to nearby homes and businesses...
Trafficker controlled victim’s papers, work and movements for profit, prosecutors say
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Palm Beach County jury convicted a woman on Wednesday of human trafficking after prosecutors detailed a scheme that exploited and controlled a victim for profit. Geisy Rodriguez Brito was found guilty following a trial that laid out how she manipulated, intimidated and...
Seniors at Maralago Cay in Palm Beach County fear delayed warning over E. coli...
Homeowners in a Palm Beach County 55-and-up community said they may have been drinking, bathing, and feeding their pets with tainted water for a few days before they were warned of the problem. People in the Maralago Cay subdivision said it is not the discovery of E. coli in the...
Boynton Beach man accused of making online threats toward Haitian co-workers
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida man was arrested after investigators said he sent Discord messages threatening to kill co-workers he identified as Haitian at a Boynton Beach job site, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office probable cause affidavit. Austin Louis Hayward, 31, was arrested...
Widow sues Riviera Beach over canal drowning, alleges rescue errors led to husband’s death
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The widow of a man who drowned after his SUV went into a Riviera Beach canal in 2024 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, alleging firefighters made critical mistakes during the rescue and that failures in training, supervision and equipment contributed to his death.
Roach nightmare: State shuts 2 Palm Beach County restaurants after filthy inspections
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Dozens of dead roaches, live flies on food supplies and unsafe food storage forced state inspectors to shut down two South Florida restaurants. The mid-April temporary closures followed routine inspections by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which orders restaurants to...
Boynton Beach man dies weeks after electric dirt bike crash on golf course cart...
WEST BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A 54-year-old Boynton Beach man has died weeks after a crash involving an electric dirt bike on a golf course cart path in western Boynton Beach, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened about 1 p.m. March 23...
Boca Raton man faces battery charge in confrontation with 13-year-old cyclist
WEST BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — A Boca Raton man was issued a notice to appear on a misdemeanor battery charge after Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies said he threw a water bottle that struck a 13-year-old boy and knocked the boy’s cellphone from his hand during a confrontation inside the Lotus community in west Boca Raton.
