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BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — For most police officers, the job centers on enforcement. For Officer Gabriel Cox, it starts with connection. On a recent day, Cox pulled up outside an apartment complex—not to respond to a call, but to check in on someone he helped months earlier.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Delray Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a person of interest seen in the downtown area earlier this month. According to a department Facebook post, detectives are trying to identify a person who was seen in downtown Delray...

A Coral Springs man was arrested after deputies say he used AI-generated images for nude blackmail and threatened to shoot a teen coworker, according to investigators. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office records show Thomas Christopher Ball, 49, was arrested April 17. An arrest warrant for Ball had been issued on April 8 by a Palm Beach County judge after investigators established probable cause...

Blue Anchor, located at 804 E. Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach, Florida, was temporarily shut down by state inspectors on April 13, 2026, after a complaint-driven inspection discovered 21 total violations, including 8 high-priority violations. The Palm Beach County restaurant is no stranger to closure, following shutdowns in 2018, and several closures in 2023 and 2025.

A Boca Raton man was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly threatening another driver with a wrench following a fender bender on Glades Road, police said. Luis Felipe Marin, 54, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following an minor traffic accident near 1500 W. Glades Road – the area where Glades intersects […]

A man is facing a murder charge after he allegedly beat another man to death with a metal pole in Boynton Beach during an argument over $12, police said. Brannon Michael Taylor, 35, is charged with first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in the killing of 29-year-old Jordan Scales, Boynton Beach Police said Thursday.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Two lions at Lion Country Safari in Palm Beach County celebrated a major milestone. Lion cubs Adari and Zarina have both turned 1-year-old. After starting as fragile young newborns on the park’s “Cub Cam,” they are now confident and fast developing young lions, living alongside their older sister and grandmother.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — West Palm Beach is considering changes to its waterfront area, including a proposal for a large new park. Developer Steven Ross is working with the city to create this space, which could lead to the replacement of some roadways and popular local spots like E.R. Bradley's Saloon.

Neighbors in Palm Beach Gardens are raising safety concerns over a lack of street lighting throughout their city. Jamil Weaver has driven these roads for 20 years as she has watched the area grow. She noted that areas like alternate A1A, Burns Road, and Central Boulevard get very dark at night.

PAHOKEE, Fla. (CBS12) — The mayor of Palm Beach County is speaking out after 40 families were displaced from their apartment homes in the city of Pahokee, calling it “a serious failure in code enforcement and public safety that cannot be repeated.”. In a Tuesday letter to the...