West Palm Beach FL

West Palm Beach, FLA. (WPEC) — The tropical Atlantic is stirring again, and this time it’s Invest AL97, a tropical wave located well southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, that’s starting to show some potential. While it’s still early in the game, this system is producing a large area of disorganized showers and...

A motorcyclist shoots himself after fleeing from a Florida Highway Patrol trooper during a traffic stop attempt in Boca Raton.

A Lake Worth father is demanding answers over the way his 9-year-old son was treated following an investigation into a threatening note left in another student’s journal at Panther Run Elementary.

Palm Beach County has opened its updated Sheriff’s Office District One and Marine Unit complex. The ribbon-cutting ceremony, held in September, was attended by County Mayor Maria G. Marino and local law enforcement officials, according to the Palm Beach County government website. The new facility is designed to...

This Palm Beach penthouse tower dominates the nearby skyline. Towering above its Palm Beach neighbors with a host of inspiring views of the coast, a recently listed South Florida estate looks like it was plucked from the portfolio of a European royal. And while its vine-crept, Mediterranean shell is charming, its...

An enormous beachfront mansion in Palm Beach, FL, has been relisted—just six months after it sold for a much lower price.

Palm Beach Atlantic University and Gilbane have officially broken ground on a new 25-story residence hall that will house nearly 1,000 students. University leadership, board members, and student representatives gathered Wednesday at 1200 South Dixie Highway to celebrate the milestone, marking a major addition to the...

Seminole Pratt Whitney Road in Palm Beach County has reopened earlier than expected after being closed for emergency culvert repairs. The closure began Thursday afternoon, but crews completed the work two days ahead of schedule, allowing the road near 75th Lane North to reopen yesterday instead of tomorrow, according...

Florida health officials have lifted a no-swim advisory for Midtown Beach Oct. 9, after a water-quality test found that bacteria levels had dropped to a "good" range. But a National Weather Services alert released that same day is urging beachgoers to use caution in the water because of strong rip currents that are...

When Tonia Edwards dropped her children off at school, she had no idea the horror waiting for her at home. Edwards returned to her Florida home the morning of Sept. 3, 1999 to find her mother Stephanie Jackson dead in a living room chair, with a pillow over her face and three gunshots to the head.