Sandi Tree, 700-ton holiday sand sculpture, dazzles Florida again in 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — The world’s only 35-foot and 700-ton holiday sand tree sculpture, Sandi Tree, was sculpted again this year as part of the Holiday in Paradise celebration along the West Palm Beach waterfront. According to the Sandi the Holiday Sand Tree Facebook page, Sandi is the world’s largest tree...
BICE Manager Free From Alligator Alcatraz According To Family Members
53-year-old Jose Gonzalez manages the popular Worth Avenue restaurant BICE and was taken into ICE custody earlier this month. But after community uproar, his brother says the man was released on Monday.
West Palm Beach officers encountered car months before deadly chase, records show
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this article said attorneys for all seven officers didn't respond to WPTV's questions about the connection between the officers and the cars. That was incorrect. Only three of the officers' attorneys responded to our inquiry sent last week. Each declined to comment. For more...
Column: New Palm Beach reality show is neither reality nor Palm Beach
So unworthy: Every Palm Beacher knows that this island is truly a special place. The downside is that special places tend to attract geographically challenged coattail riders who present themselves as Palm Beachers when they are not. Case in point: "Palm Beach: Members Only," the cringeworthy reality show to be...
Woman fatally stabbed inside Barnes & Noble, suspect in custody
A homicide investigation is underway following a stabbing Monday evening at the Barnes & Noble off PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens, police confirmed with WPTV.
Florida Mother Pleads Guilty After Allegedly Watching Baby Slowly Asphyxiate
A mother in Florida has pleaded guilty after she allegedly watched her baby slowly asphyxiate. Bianca R. Desouza has pleaded guilty to one count each of aggravated manslaughter of a child and neglect of a child causing great bodily harm, according to Palm Beach County court records viewed by Law&Crime. The incident...
Local Man Arrested After Hopping in Bed of Stranger’s Pickup Truck in Boca, Refusing...
A Boynton Beach man, allegedly carrying a meat cleaver, hitched an unsolicited ride in a stranger’s pickup truck and refused to get out despite having traveled into the next town, police charged. Boca Raton police made the arrest in Deerfield Beach after the pickup truck was stopped by Broward County sheriff’s...
Boca Raton Mayor Jumps Into Race for Congress
Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer launches congressional bid, promising to bring local leadership to Washington and reverse policies he says fueled inflation.
Inside the Boynton Mall: Resiliency, pride and survival for stores
BOYNTON BEACH — Along Congress Avenue in Palm Beach County, the Boynton Beach Mall stands as a sprawling contradiction, especially in December. To the casual observer driving past the shuttered Sears and the recently vacated Macy's, the property appears to be a graveyard of 20th-century retail. Inside, however, a...
County Line Pizza’s closing draws 30,000 readers and their memories
When news broke that County Line Pizza in Juno Beach closed on Dec. 14 after nearly seven decades, reader response was immediate and overwhelming. Nearly 30,000 people read the story in 36 hours, a remarkable testament to how deeply this neighborhood pizzeria mattered to its community. The flood of memories, tributes...

















