Remote access, fake refund and pickup code drained $44,400 from 73-year-old in scheme
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Port St. Lucie man is accused of posing as a courier in a sophisticated scam that tricked an elderly Boynton Beach woman out of more than $44,000. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies arrested Jefferson Paul, 31, on June 1...
Loxahatchee residents celebrate new levee after years of flood fears
Nearly fifteen years after devastating floods wrecked North Loxahatchee during Tropical Storm Isaac, a brand-new levee is finally complete — taller, wider, and safer than ever. WATCH BELOW: 'We watched it breach. It was like a waterfall,' Everett Mitchell tells WPTV's Joel Lopez. The failed levee back in 2012...
Morning delays on Florida’s northbound Turnpike after crash in Lake Worth
LAKE WORTH, Fla. (CBS12) — A multi-vehicle crash slowed the morning commute on Tuesday on Florida’s Turnpike in Palm Beach County. The crash happened around 8:54 a.m. on the northbound side of the Turnpike, just before Mile Marker 94, in Lake Worth. According to Florida 511, several vehicles were involved, though no se
First Cuban restaurant earns Michelin star in West Palm Beach
Emelina , a 16-seat imaginative tasting-menu restaurant in West Palm Beach , made history May 28 as the first strictly Cuban restaurant to earn a Michelin star, bringing global recognition to a cuisine rarely associated with next-level fine dining. Open since early February, the intimate concept quickly became one of t
Palm Beach Gardens police locate woman last seen on PGA Boulevard
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (CBS12) — Police in Palm Beach Gardens have located a missing woman who was last seen waiting for a friend on PGA Boulevard. The woman was found safe, according to the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department. Police had asked for the public's help on Monday...
Boca Raton Council member pressed over ‘very misleading’ Save Boca email that drew outcry
BOCA RATON, Fla. (South Florida Sun Sentinel) — Out went the “Save Boca” mass email to residents, urging the public to contact their elected leaders to help stop a “bloated $190 million Taj Mahal” police station from becoming a reality. In came the outrage with...
Man With Crowbar Arrested In Boca Raton
Allegedly Threatened Another Man, Then Told Police His Tummy Hurt. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Boca Raton man was arrested on aggravated assault charges after showing up to a residence on NE 4th Avenue armed with a crowbar and threatening a man staying at the home, accor
WATER ALERT: Palm Beach County Water To Taste, Smell Strange
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — If you have a Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, or other address that is actually unincorporated Palm Beach County, get ready for water “issues.” Palm Beach County Water Utility Department says it will initiate its treatment modification
Feels-like temperatures in South Florida to break 100 degrees today
"Feels-like" temperatures across much of South Florida are forecast reach over 100 degrees today. It's due to a combination of "ample humidity" and "sunshine," which will result in actual high temperatures in the 90s by the early afternoon, according to the National Weather Service office in Miami . A peak heat index o
Cops: Woman Swiped Cash From Tip Jar, Ended Up Jailed for Assault
A 43-year-old woman was arrested at a Boca Raton Dunkin’ Donuts store after she allegedly took a $1 bill from a tip jar and later assaulted and battered law enforcement officers during the investigation, according to a police report filed in court this week. The suspect, Tiara Biasi, of West Palm Beach, was arrested af

















