Man accused of stealing vehicle, leading West Palm Beach officers on chase
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A man is behind bars after driving erratically and fleeing law enforcement in a stolen vehicle, which led to his passenger getting out of the car and being temporarily detained. According to an arrest affidavit from the West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD),...
District employees jailed for using Broward school facilities for personal gain, cops say
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two Broward County Public Schools employees who were arrested for fraud went before a judge on Thursday. Deputies said Henry McNabb, 42, of Deerfield Beach, and Brenton Hankerson, 43, of North Lauderdale, were using the district’s facilities without authorization and for his own personal gain.
Florida golf club to install cell tower disguised as 100-foot pine tree
BOCA RATON — A Verizon cell phone tower will soon be coming to the Polo Club of Boca Raton, but you will need excellent eyesight to see it. And even then, it won't be easy to spot. That is because it will be hidden inside a 100-foot-tall fake tree designed to look like a Florida Slash Pine, covered with fake leaves...
FAA extends Mar-a-Lago flight restrictions until December 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new letter that formally resets and extends flight restrictions around Mar-a-Lago for another full year, effective Dec. 10, 2025
New Boca Raton village project to bring nearly 800 residences, hotel, and retail spaces
BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — Nearly 800 residences, a hotel, and a mix of shops and restaurants could soon reshape Boca Raton as part of a proposed village-style development. According to our news partners at the Sun Sentinel on Thursday, the ambitious project, University Village, aims to create a walkable community...
West Palm Beach Man Sentenced to Life for 2020 Fentanyl-Cocaine Overdose Death
A West Palm Beach man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him responsible for a woman’s drug overdose death. Jahvon McFarlane, 40, was sentenced Thursday in Indian River County following his conviction for unlawful distribution of fentanyl or cocaine causing death. Court...
BiCE manager, nephew taken in custody in apparent immigration case
Law-enforcement officers have detained the longtime manager of an upscale Palm Beach restaurant in an apparent immigration case . They took him and his 22-year-old nephew into custody during a Dec. 10 traffic stop in West Palm Beach . Jose Gonzalez, a 53-year-old native of Mexico, is the popular manager at BiCE...
West Palm Beach food truck owner detained despite legal status, family says
The family of José Gonzalez, a longtime West Palm Beach resident originally from Mexico, says they are still trying to understand why he was taken into custody this week.
Venus and Serena Williams Party at Louis Vuitton in Palm Beach
With Christmas just a few weeks away, Louis Vuitton put the Palm Beach, Fla., crowd in a festive holiday spirit with a night of partying on Thursday celebrating the luxury brand’s newest store, a two-level unit located at 222 Worth Avenue. Chloe Bailey's Louis Vuitton Boots Elevate Her Festive Outfit The site...
Eartha Kitt and James Brown: Hollywood’s Liberia brought Black celebrity and community
From Palm Beach County to Miami-Dade, 11 cities are celebrating their centennials in 2025 and 2026. WLRN News' series "History We Call Home" spotlights the moments, ideas and people that made these cities part of our community's fabric over the past century. Before the city of Hollywood was founded in...
