Cloud Lake, FL

Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a nuisance black bear in southeast Florida on Saturday, resulting in public outcry and a dispute with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission over the handling of the matter. Residents first spotted the black bear on June 18 around 8 a.m. in the Saratoga...

A state panel found probable cause Tuesday to revoke the law enforcement accreditation of a South Florida sheriff Gregory Tony appointed after the Parkland school shooting after investigators found he lied repeatedly about killing another teenager almost 30 years ago. The decision by the three-member Criminal Justice and Standards Training...

Local politicians blasted the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade Friday, a ruling that declared the constitutional right to an abortion—upheld by the Court for nearly 50 years—no longer exists. Abortions had been legally protected under federal law since 1973 but will no longer...

JUNO BEACH — Just over a month after its former CEO resigned, the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach has announced the hiring of a new top executive. Marine biologist Andy Dehart will take the reins as the center's new CEO on July 25. The hiring, however, is just...

ROYAL PALM BEACH — A 77-year-old Loxahatchee man died Thursday from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash that occurred last month in Royal Palm Beach, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said. Investigators on Friday identified the man as Lawrence J. Poliquin. According to a sheriff's report, Poliquin...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Health Care District of Palm Beach County will be offering appointments to give the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to children. The district's clinics received a shipment of 1,000 doses of the vaccine, authorized by the CDC, for young children. Those appointment will begin...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A strong and emotional response following the Supreme Court’s historic ruling Roe v. Wade, effectively ending the constitutional right to abortion, leaving the politically charged issue up to each, individual state. Pro-choice activist took to Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach...

Florida Atlantic has named Jordan Clark as their new head coach. Clark spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Ohio State, most recently serving as the Buckeyes’ hitting coach. Under her guidance, the Buckeye offense buoyed the program in the latter portion of the 2022 season.

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Super Bowl champion coach will bring his expertise back to Riviera Beach for the weekend. Terry Bradden, a defensive coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, will be hosting a Coaching Summit on Saturday. He will be teamed with Abe Elam's T.E.A.M. Foundation. This...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Rallies were being held throughout South Florida on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping the nation's constitutional protections for abortions and turning them over to the states. Hours after the justices voted 6-3 to uphold a restrictive Mississippi law,...

West Palm Beach, FL/CBS12 — One of the most controversial decisions in the history of the United States Supreme Court has been overturned. The court decision is being felt and debated coast to coast. The Democratic Women's Club of Palm Beach County held a rally Friday afternoon. The people...

Chuck Kenyon is coming home to South Florida after spending the last four years in the football mecca of Georgia. Royal Palm Beach High officially announced Kenyon has the latest head coach of the Wildcats late Thursday evening, but he's been reshaping 2021 head coach Darin DeCosta's program for the last few weeks. “We are...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A lawyer from West Palm Beach is the new president of the Florida Bar. Gary Lesser served more than a decade on its Board of Governors before being named president. He was sworn in as the 74th president in Orlando on Friday. Lesser...

West Palm Beach Attorney Gary S. Lesser Sworn In as. Orlando, FL (June 24, 2022) - Attorney Gary S. Lesser, Managing Partner of West Palm Beach-based Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC, was sworn in today as the 74th President of The Florida Bar. More than 500 Bar members attended the ceremony, which took place this morning at the Bar's Annual Convention at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek & Waldorf Astoria.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man back in May they say tried to bring a gun and ammunition into Disney Springs. Authorities say 35-year-old Aaron Lopez from Royal Palm Beach had a bag with a gun and ammunition with him while trying to walk through the area.

JUPITER – Adversity comes in many forms on the golf course. For Kaitlyn Schroeder of Jacksonville, it came with a bogey-par-double bogey start in Friday’s final round of the Rolex Girls Junior Championship at the Loxahatchee Club. Suddenly, Schroeder’s one-shot lead became a two-shot deficit. But the 17-year-old...

While Mary Seader has never worked in the school system in her career, she has served for 20 years on the Republican Executive Committee in West Palm Beach and for 15 years in Citrus County. “I never thought I would ever run for office,” said Seader. “But my heart is...

Former Saint Andrew's star Josh Minott was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday with the 45th overall pick, in the second round, of the 2022 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-8, 205-pound wing from Boca Raton, Florida, becomes the fourth Memphis basketball player drafted in the last three years. In 2020, James Wiseman and Precious Achiuwa were selected second and 20th overall, respectively. Earlier in Thursday's draft, center Jalen Duren was taken with the 13th pick in the first round by the Charlotte Hornets, who then traded him to the Detroit Pistons.