West Palm Beach FL

Palm Beach County Administrator Joe Abruzzo will ask commissioners this month to approve a deal with Related Ross to develop a second convention center hotel in downtown West Palm Beach, a project that he and Related Ross say could generate as much as $7 billion in revenue for the county over the life of a 97-year leas

A New York-based developer has filed a federal lawsuit against the Town of Lake Park, accusing the town's own attorney of trying to extort and blackmail his company into abandoning a planned affordable housing project near Park Avenue. The Alder at Lake Park LLC, tied to Daniel Goldstein of Bofsa Properties, claims Tow

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said its DUI Unit arrested 14 drivers during saturation patrols over Labor Day weekend. Deputies conducted the increased enforcement from Sept. 5 through Sept. 7, according to a PBSO social media post. The patrols resulted in...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A nationwide crackdown on commercial driver training that intensified after a deadly crash on Florida’s Turnpike has now reached Palm Beach County. Metropolitan Trucking and Technical Institute, which operates a campus on Pike Road in West Palm Beach, is one of more...

Palm Beach County man Todd Wegrich, 53, faces murder charges after allegedly confessing to killing his girlfriend and barricading in a WPB hotel

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A man has been arrested for his alleged role in a 2023 restaurant robbery, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. PBSO says that Eric Anthony Mitchell was arrested after he was identified as the suspect in a July 5, 2023 burglary of the Rice King restaurant located at 1225

Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida is adding two new products to its cookie lineup: a vegan, allergy-friendly human treat and a cookie made just for dogs. The council, which serves scouts across Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee, and Broward counties, announced it will offer Sparkables and Patch Pal

The Lake Worth Playhouse recently received a sizable gift from an anonymous resident for future investment. The playhouse is the oldest operating theater in the county. Its building was constructed by brothers Clarence and Lucien Oakley in 1924 to present silent films and vaudeville acts. The Lake Worth Playhouse was e

Deputies are asking Boynton Beach residents to keep an eye out for Brian Smisek, a 49-year-old man last seen walking away from an assisted living facility near Old Congress Road on Sunday evening. He is described as roughly 6 feet 2 inches tall, about 180 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes.

Boynton Beach Police Capt. Paul Deale lost his cousin Pamela Boyce in the North Tower on Sept 11, 2001. Twenty-five years later, he is keeping her memory alive for the next generation.