West Palm Beach FL

A proposed 202-acre AI data center in Palm Beach County continues to spark fierce debate over environmental safety, government transparency, and outdated zoning laws. While developers recently secured preliminary administrative approval to expand its physical space, elected county leaders insist the fight over whether the data center is allowed is far from over.

A Palm Beach County judge has thrown out a Wellington school-zone speed camera ticket because the camera system never received approval from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, CBS12 News reported on Oct. 20. Without the state's sign-off, the judge found, the camera's speed reading couldn't be used in court. Without the reading, there was no proof the driver was speeding.

(James Gilbert/Getty Images)A military fighter jet used a "headbutt maneuver" Saturday to intercept a civilian aircraft that entered restricted airspace near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.CBS News reported that an F-16 fighter jet deployed by the North American Aerospace Defense Command flew close in front of the aircraft at about 12:20 p.m. Eastern time to get the pilot's attention.The maneuver does not involve physical contact between the aircraft and is con

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — “Turn around, don’t drown” is the message for drivers as king tides are expected to bring the highest tides of the season to Florida’s Atlantic coast. A coastal flood warning covers low-lying areas near the water in Palm Beach,...

A real estate broker who says he was cut out of the $200 million sale of The Esplanade shopping plaza in Palm Beach is suing the seller and the buyers, who say they never had a contract for him to act as their broker, according to court records. Josh Wade, founder and managing principal of Delray Beach-based Flagship Partners, said in a lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court that he is owed $3 million in unpaid commission. Longtime owners O'Connor Capital Partners sold the Mediterranean Reviv

A formerly red district in the Florida House is in our Election Spotlight this morning. You may remember, there was a special election last March for the vacant District 87 seat. That race made national headlines when the district, which includes Mar-a-Lago, flipped as Democrat Emily Gregory defeated Republican Jon Maples by just over 2 percentage points.

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A 23-year-old Road Ranger was killed early Sunday when a car entered a lane closure on northbound Interstate 95 near Lantana Road, striking him before crashing into a marked Florida Highway Patrol cruiser, according to FHP. The West Palm Beach man died at...

South Florida's east coast is under a coastal flood warning, with major coastal flooding possible in the area from Monday through Wednesday. "Major coastal flooding is expected across portions of the Atlantic coast today and tomorrow," according to the National Weather Service Office Miami-South Florida . "Salt water can damage cars, and remember to avoid driving through flooded roadways!" The area under a coastal flood warning extends from Palm Beach County down to the upper Florida Keys, and i

A cheap turkey can make your holiday grocery trip feel like a win. But a price check around Palm Beach County found that a low turkey price doesn’t always mean a low total at Publix. Here’s how the totals stacked up for Floridians in that area. What the...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — Medical care is expanding in southern Palm Beach County. By the end of the month, doctors will begin treating patients in a new medical tower at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Eight stories high and spanning more than 420,000 square feet, the new Gloria Drummond...