What Happens to Your Legal Rights After a Multi-Car Crash in South Florida
South Florida traffic is brutal. Whether you’re heading to the Kaseya Center for a Heat game or grinding up I-95 toward Broward County, gridlock is just part of the deal. But that congestion also fuels something far more dangerous: severe, multi-vehicle pileups that can alter lives in seconds. The...
Carvana Sued After 21-Year-Old Student Dies From Alleged Kia Exhaust Leak
Used online car retailer Carvana has had its fair share of controversy over the years, including being accused of accounting manipulation and unstable loans. But a new wrongful death lawsuit could be the biggest smear on its reputation yet, with the plaintiff alleging that the retailer must take at ...
South Florida tax preparer pleads guilty to PPP loan fraud scheme
MIAMI, Florida - A South Florida tax preparer has pleaded guilty to preparing and submitting false tax forms to support over 200 fraudulent loan applications under the CARES Act's Paycheck Protection Program. Roody Metelus, a 47-year-old from Westlake, owned JRS Tax Services, LLC, in Dania Beach. From January 2021 to January 2022, Metelus collaborated with others to fabricate tax documents for clients, falsely...
Delray Medical Center Launches Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement Program with EVOQUE System
May 7, 2026 – Delray Medical Center has successfully launched its transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) program using the EVOQUE Tricuspid Valve Replacement System, offering a transformative treatment option for patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation. Tricuspid regurgitation, a historically underdiagnosed and undertreated condition, can lead to significant symptoms including...
‘Can’t thank you enough’: WPTV helps resident cut through red tape
A West Boca Raton homeowner nearly lost her My Safe Florida Home grant over a missing letter. See how she got help and what happened next.
Deputies: Woman steals gold grills, pawns them with her own ID, fingerprint
LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — If you’re going to allegedly steal someone’s gold dental grills, step one might be: Don’t immediately pawn them down the street using your real ID. But according to investigators, that’s exactly what happened. Samantha Terceros, 37, is facing multiple...
Carvana sued in carbon monoxide death of 21-year-old college student
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBS12) — A wrongful death lawsuit filed in Broward County alleges that Carvana sold a 2015 Kia Forte with a dangerous exhaust leak to a dealership in West Palm Beach, which then sold the vehicle to 21-year-old college student Allwyn Thompson Jr., who later died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Liz’s Legacy: From day 1 at CBS12 News, Liz Quirantes hit the front lines...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — From day one at CBS12 News, Liz Quirantes was thrown into the front lines of breaking news, quickly finding herself covering everything from violent crime to fast-moving emergencies across South Florida. Early in her career, she reported on a police-related shooting that turned...
Palm Beach County teachers get raises after months of negotiations limbo
After eight months of a fraught negotiation process between the teachers union group and school district, the School Board of Palm Beach County voted Wednesday to raise teacher salaries by 3.5% as recommended by an outside mediator. “ It means the world that we have a moment in time where teachers...
$2.6 million and counting spent on Jorge Barahona’s defense in twin murder abuse case
The 15-year-old case of a South Florida man accused of killing his adoptive daughter and badly abusing her twin brother could once again be delayed in going to trial. Jorge Barahona, 58, is facing first-degree murder, along with several charges, including child abuse causing great harm, child neglect, and attempted murder in the first degree.
