Oak tree removal plan prompts pushback, call for code changes
Residents in a Palm Beach Gardens community are fighting a plan to remove hundreds of oak trees and calling for changes to city tree removal codes.
5 local people among 7 charged in alleged $100M Florida workers’ comp fraud scheme
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced charges Wednesday against seven people accused of running a workers’ compensation fraud and unlicensed money-service scheme that processed nearly $100 million. Most of the defendants are from the CBS12 News viewing area. Five of the seven
Spirit Halloween stores begin to open across Palm Beach County, Treasure Coast
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Get ready to scream with excitement! The spookiest time of year is almost here, and Halloween enthusiasts will be able to shop at 10 temporary Spirit Halloween locations across Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast. The seasonal retailer typically operates from August through early...
‘Leaving us all alone’: Border Patrol arrests Lake Worth parents in front of U.S.-born...
Wendy Domingo said she’s still in a shock over the circumstances that led to U.S. Border Patrol agents pulling over and detaining both of her parents in front of her entire family last Sunday. They don’t normally all travel together, unless they go to church, which they had already...
Off-duty Boynton Beach officer helps save woman after downtown Nashville crash
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBS12) — A Boynton Beach police officer on vacation in Nashville found himself in the middle of a deadly crash — and sprang into action to help save a critically injured woman. Officer Chase Thompson was off duty and hundreds of miles from home when a...
Internal report details why PBSO deputy was reprimanded after ticketing one-armed driver
LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A newly released Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office report is shedding more light on what happened after a deputy ticketed a one-armed woman for allegedly using a cellphone in a hand she does not have. CBS12 previously reported that Deputy Yosvani Quesada received...
This annual chili cook-off focuses on community giving
GREENACRES, Fla. — The city of Greenacres Fire Rescue is turning up the heat this weekend with its 4th annual chili cook-off — a family-friendly celebration packed with bold flavors, live entertainment and a focus on community giving. The event takes place Sunday, March 1, from noon to...
‘MY HERO’: Jupiter High student saves dad’s life using CPR skills he learned weeks...
John Abkemeier Jr., a student at Jupiter High School, had learned CPR in his P.E. class just two weeks earlier. Little did he know those skills would soon save his father's life. On June 26, the family was watching soccer at their Palm Beach Gardens home when John Abkemeir had...
New in Wellington: La Coppetta Matta Coming Soon
WELLINGTON, FL — Sisters Laura and Patricia Generoso plan to open La Coppetta Matta, an Italian gelato shop at 10660 Forest Hill Blvd, Suite 150, Wellington, FL 33414, targeting an opening by the end of August, Laura Generoso told Business Debut in a phone interview. The sisters now live...
Alfonso Fanjul, who built a sugar and real estate empire in Florida, dies at...
The news that Alfonso Fanjul dies at the age of eighty nine has prompted reflection across Florida and beyond. He came from Cuba as a young man and through determination established a vast business in sugar production. Over the years his holdings grew to include prime real estate in Palm Beach and other areas. The […]
