West Palm Beach FL

A student at Wellington Community High School is facing criminal charges after a firearm was found in their backpack during a routine entry screening, the principal said. The incident occurred Thursday morning. The school said the student arrived late to school and went through a metal detector, which detected the...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Several Palm Beach County restaurants had to temporarily shut their doors last week after state inspectors found serious sanitation and food safety problems during routine visits. Belle & Maxwell’s, at 3700 S. Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach, was ordered closed on April...

FLORIDA — A Wellington High School student is facing criminal charges after bringing a firearm onto campus, according to school officials. The Palm Beach County School District said the incident occurred when the student arrived late to school and passed through the campus’ single point of entry security screening. A metal detector was triggered, prompting […] The post Student charged after gun found at Florida high...

Austin Pare is accused of pushing his ex-girlfriend from a moving pickup truck and running her over before telling a witness “she did it to herself.” The post Man who pushed ex from moving pickup and then ran her over actually tried to convince cops 'she did it to herself,' police say first appeared on Law & Crime .

FLORIDA — A deadly crash on Interstate 95 North shut down an off-ramp in Delray Beach Tuesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Authorities said the crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. and forced the closure of the Linton Boulevard exit. Drivers traveling northbound on I-95 were being directed to continue to Atlantic Avenue to exit […] The post Part of I-95 in...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A proposal to transform a historic West Palm Beach cemetery into a mixed-use park is drawing strong reactions from residents, particularly those with loved ones buried there. Woodlawn Cemetery, located along South Dixie Highway just south of downtown, has stood for nearly a...

JUPITER, Fla. — A fishing captain’s video highlighting a dangerous sandbar in Jupiter Inlet has gone viral. Captain Tyler Baruch is saying the sandbar is shifting and a hazard to boaters. Baruch said he has been a boat captain for 15 years and that one particular sandbar in...

Delray Beach's Blue Anchor British Pub, a decades-old Atlantic Avenue fixture, is now in bankruptcy, according to court records and local reporting. Luv Shak Hospitality Inc., the operating company behind the pub, filed a Chapter 11 petition in late April as landlord claims and state-ordered temporary closures piled up. Regulars and nearby businesses are watching to see whether the historic spot can...

Hitting the road as the weekend approaches? Prepare yourself for rising gas prices. On Thursday, April 30, prices in South Florida are up by double digits from the start of the week, and have soared past $4 a gallon again. Here’s what to know: Gas prices in South Florida Miami-Dade: The average price: $4.14 on Thursday, April 30, a 15-cent increase since...

Boynton, Manalapan like drawbridge idea, but old doubts persist. Enlarging the inlet and installing a drawbridge would improve boat access to the ocean and possibly improve Intracoastal water quality. ISTOCK photo BELOW LEFT: In 2007, town representatives from Lantana, Manalapan, Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes and environmental groups all expressed concerns over the potential of increased flooding if the inlet were widened. Staff map...