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Residents across South Florida have started adjusting their social habits as evening outings and weekend gatherings take on a quieter tone. Many describe passing on a second round or choosing water instead during dinner with friends. This pattern reflects broader changes in how people approach Drinking Less Alcohol ami

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and state education officials announced the arrest of a Fort Lauderdale woman accused of taking teacher certification exams and other tests for people seeking professional credentials. During a news conference in Fort Lauderdale, Uthmeier said Kash

South Florida is forecast to see moderate to major heat risk this weekend, as a prolonged stretch of elevated temperatures continues, according to the National Weather Service. Heat index values, or "feels-like" temperatures, are expected to reach the mid-100s across Florida through the end of the week and into the wee

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A dozen people are facing federal charges in South Florida as part of a massive nationwide health care fraud takedown, with prosecutors saying the local schemes alone involved more than $4 billion in fraudulent claims. U.S. Attorney Jason A. Red

A Winn-Dixie employee in Palm Beach Gardens was arrested Thursday after police said she quietly funneled more than $32,000 in scratch-off lottery tickets out of the store, cashing in a number of winners along the way. Investigators say the alleged scheme stretched over several weeks last summer and left the supermarket

BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The family of the eight year old boy who climbed a fence and drowned in a neighbor’s pool earlier this week is turning to “GoFundMe” to obtain funds for his funeral. His body was found by a Boynton Beach Police drone. GoFundMe asked BocaNewsN

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Boynton Beach man is accused of robbing an Uber driver after investigators say he took her wristlet from the center console of her vehicle and ran away. Arles X. Flores is charged with robbery without a firearm or weapon, a second-degree felony,...

A new Jupiter Medical Center (JMC) hospital is coming to western Palm Beach Gardens, with a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction in the rapidly growing Avenir community off Northlake Boulevard.

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla (CBS12) — Neighbors in a Boynton Beach community are speaking out after crews began clearing land near a wooded area they’ve spent years trying to protect. The work is happening near Quentin Avenue and Nickels Boulevard, near the Boynton Beach Mall. Residents say the clearing...

Wednesday afternoon, a severe thunderstorm warning snapped into place for parts of east‑central Palm Beach County, locking in on Wellington, The Acreage and Greenacres. Radar showed a compact but punchy storm core capable of damaging wind gusts and hail as it rolled across suburban neighborhoods and busy roads. Local a