FOX29 First Alert Weather Forecast: July 1, 2025
A seasonal and steamy day with highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s. Chance of showers and thunderstorms later today mainly moving west to east. The timing of these storms will be 3-9 PM. Rain chances will start to ramp up this afternoon from noon until 5 p.m. as...
Billionaire Ken Griffin buys rare copies of Emancipation Proclamation, 13th Amendment
Palm Beach land baron Ken Griffin likes old things. Like dinosaur bones. Last year, he paid $44.6 million for a late Jurassic-era stegosaurus skeleton that was subsequently named Apex. And paper stuff. In 2021, he spent $43.2 million on an exceedingly rare copy of the U.S. Constitution — one of 14 printed for...
Young daughter’s torturous final days revealed in case summary against mother
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — New details have emerged regarding the death of a 7-year-old girl, believed to have been killed by her mother, which reveal years of documented abuse and abandonment that were allegedly ignored by the system. "This is a child in a domestic battery and then...
East Boca ‘Mini-Jungle’ Will Become Townhomes, With Support of Neighbors
It’s something of a rarity for neighbors to gather at a planning board meeting in support of a developer’s proposal to add new construction near their homes, but one East Boca community is largely supporting a proposal to fill in a long-overlooked parcel that has attracted invasive plants and wildlife. “God knows...
Deerfield Beach Celebrates Disability Pride with Free Screening of ‘Out of My Mind’
Deerfield Beach is honoring Disability Pride Month with a special free screening of Disney’s Out of My Mind on July 25 at the Johnny L. Tigner Community Center, located at 445 SW 2nd Street. The event coincides with the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), highlighting a major milestone in...
Celebrations: Check presentation Broken Sound Country Club, Boca Raton — May 8
The Pap Corps Champions for Cancer Research presented a $3.4 million check to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the corps’ annual breakfast meeting. The event brought together hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers, prominent sponsors and executive leaders and marked the culmination of a yearlong fundraising...
Inside the Reimagined Buccaneer Waterfront Bar & Grill
The year is 1956. A gallon of gas costs 30 cents. California’s Disneyland has just opened, but Florida’s Disney World is still about 15 years away from its debut. In Palm Beach Shores, however, another “happiest place on Earth” exists—and this one is geared toward fishermen.
St. Mary’s Medical Center Invests in Major Facility Upgrades to Meet Growing Community Needs
St. Mary’s Medical Center is investing more than $30 million in a series of major expansions and renovations across key departments, reinforcing the hospital’s commitment to improving the patient experience and enhancing care for the West Palm Beach community and beyond. These upgrades come at a time when...
Boca Detectives Catch Motorcycle Thieves in the Act at Apartment Complex, Charges Filed
Boca Raton police detectives, working with the South Florida Task Force to investigate auto burglaries, tracked a van known to be involved in the theft of motorcycles from a luxury apartment complex – all the way to the alleged suspects’ out-of-town hideout. Two men, Henry Williams, 50, of Lauderhill, and Glaister...
Gulfstream Hotel nears completion, promises community ties and luxury experiences
LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — CBS12 News is checking in on the ongoing renovations at a historic Lake Worth Beach hotel. It seems like for years we have been telling you about the restoration of the Gulfstream Hotel by Bryant Park in Lake Worth Beach. The hotel originally...