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Fire Breaks Out At Palm Beach Atlantic University

School officials say the fire late Tuesday night was caused by a lithium battery inside a small appliance in a dorm room.
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‘Everglades Pizza’ goes viral: Inside the iguana pie made in North Palm Beach

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A pizza topped with iguana meat is not something most people expect to see — but viral videos showing exactly that have pulled millions of viewers into a North Palm Beach restaurant. CBS12 News reporter Katie Bente met up Thursday with South...
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‘Kids for Cash’ attorney sentenced for tax evasion

(WBRE/WYOU) — The attorney involved in the “Kids for Cash” scandal was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison and $3.5 million in restitution for tax evasion, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Robert Powell of Palm Beach, Florida, 66, pled guilty in August 2024 to tax evasion. According to a DOJ press...
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West Palm Beach ‘shotgun’ homes for affordable housing destroyed by fire

West Palm Beach leaders are vowing to rebuild after three historic "shotgun" homes slated to be converted into workforce housing were destroyed by a weekend fire. An early-morning blaze on Feb. 1 in a home at 610 Douglass Ave. north of downtown spread and destroyed three of the six homes on the property, West Palm...
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Florida cold snap alert: Using auxiliary heating can make your electric bill increase $15...

Another chilly night is in the forecast for Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast on Thursday, and taking a few steps can help you save on your next electric bill. Florida Power & Light said that if your heating system has to use the auxiliary heating, it can add up to $15 per day if used more than 12 hours.
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‘Florida will not be a playground’: AG James Uthmeier announces task force to counter...

During a stop in Palm Beach County on Thursday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the creation of a specialized unit to investigate companies allegedly sharing consumer data with China, marking the first state-level task force of its kind in the nation. The "Consumer Harm from International Nefarious...
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Hobe Sound 7-Eleven robbery suspect arrested after SWAT team breaks down his door

HOBE SOUND, Fla. (CBS12) — The moment the MCSO SWAT Team came through his front door was when a Hobe Sound robbery suspect realized the escape he’d counted on had slipped away for good. Just days earlier, Martin County Sheriff's deputies say the man robbed a 7-Eleven in...
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Wrongful death suit says 22-month-old lacked oxygen before being brought home from daycare

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Palm Beach County mother alleges that a Boynton Beach pediatric care center brought her medically fragile 22-month-old daughter home after the child had been without sufficient oxygen for an extended period, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed this week. The complaint, filed...
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Broward woman busted in $1.2M theft bought jewelry, rented mansions, flew private: BSO

A Broward County woman is facing charges after authorities said she stole more than $1.2 million from a Deerfield Beach business and spent the money on expensive jewelry, mansion rentals and a trip on a private jet. Keshon Litesha Rivers, 32, was arrested Wednesday on charges of organized scheme to...
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6ix9ine Home Invasion Suspect Charged With Kidnapping, Grand Larceny

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the armed home invasion and robbery of 6ix9ine’s Florida residence, during which the rapper’s mother was held at gunpoint . 6ix9ine And Bhad Bhabie Exchange Words Over Claims Made About Her Sexual History On Sunday (Feb. 1), Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office...

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