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The owner of a Worth Avenue gallery in Palm Beach appeared in Miami's federal court Friday to face charges he carried out an elaborate art fraud scheme.

The pilot who passed out leaving a passenger to land a plane has had a remarkable recovery, Palm Beach surgeon says.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Friday morning with DEO Secretary Dane Eagle in West Palm Beach.

A South Florida murder trial has been delayed for a sixth time in the case of a woman accused of dressing like a clown to kill the wife of her lover.

A Florida man with no flying experience who kept his cool while landing a small plane says the “hand of God" was with him after the pilot collapsed at the controls

A Florida registered sex offender was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to persuading a woman to sexually abuse a 6-year-old boy, authorities announced Monday.

A father drops his groceries in the store after getting a frantic text from his 16-year-old daughter during shooting at Dreyfoos School of the Arts.

A person driving a van erratically crashed onto the campus of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts about noon in downtown West Palm Beach, where he was shot by police.

An air traffic controller coached a passenger through the plane landing on Tuesday.

Air traffic controllers in two Florida cities helped a passenger land a plane in West Palm Beach after the pilot became ill. “I’ve got a serious situation here,” the passenger said. “My pilot has gone incoherent. I have no idea how to fly the airplane.”

A passenger with no flying experience landed a small plane Tuesday afternoon in West Palm Beach after the pilot suffered a medical emergency.

A Hialeah man was arrested on Saturday after officers accused him of stealing phones at the SunFest Music Festival in West Palm Beach.

Those looking forward to a weekend full of live music at SunFest in West Palm Beach or the air-and-sea spectacle of the Fort Lauderdale Air Show should bring umbrellas along.

It’s the opening day of SunFest, and forecasters say there's potential for rain showers — and possibly localized flooding — around West Palm Beach.

The FBI announced Wednesday that it is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the fatal shooting of a 16-month-old boy.

Guns surpassed car crashes as the top cause of death in America for those aged 19 and under in 2020.

Guns surpassed car crashes as the top cause of death in America for those aged 19 and under in 2020.

If you're planning to attend the Palm Beach Jerk festival with your family, there's something for the whole family to look forward to

A 16-month-old boy died on Friday after undergoing surgery for a gunshot wound he suffered in the chest in Palm Beach County.

Justin Verlander will pitch for Houston for the first time since having Tommy John surgery late in 2020.

A 4-month-old baby is in critical condition after being shot Thursday while sitting in a car with its parents. The mother was grazed and the father wasn't shot. Police think it was a targeted attack.

A 16-month-old boy who was shot Thursday evening while sitting in a car with its parents died Friday morning. Police say it was a targeted attack at the family.

The bonuses are included in the 2022-23 budget passed by the Florida Legislature during the 2022 Legislative Session.

Washington Nationals fans have reasons to doubt 2022 will be their year. Pitchers Anibal Sanchez and Cade Cavalli allowed 10 runs each while the Nationals were shellacked 29-8 by the St. Louis Cardinals in a spring training game — a laugher even by exhibition standards. “Things just got a little bit out of hand,” Washington manager Dave Martinez said.

Former President Trump on Monday touted in a statement hitting a hole-in-one while playing at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday after some social media users questioned his abilities. "Trump just made a hole-in-one!" Tim Swain, a Republican running for Senate in South Carolina, captioned a photo posted to Twitter over the weekend. The photo showed Trump celebrating on the green with Hall of Fame golfer Ernie Els, Gene Sauers,...

Carol Wright, 79, was pushing her bike across the Royal Park Bridge when the bridge tender lifted the bridge to allow boat traffic. She plunged some 60 feet to her death.

As 79-year-old Carol Wright toppled from the sky, plunging some 60 feet to her death from a drawbridge, tender Artissua Paulk, it appears, was oblivious to the chaos right outside her window.

Police say a Florida bridgetender is facing a manslaughter charge in the death last month of a 79-year-old woman who was walking her bicycle across a draw bridge as it opened.

Carol Wright was walking her bike across the bridge connecting West Palm Beach to the Town of Palm Beach when it opened. She grabbed a railing and held on as long as she could, then fell 60 feet to the pavement.

"We can't rule out the possibility that somebody fell in the water and died of natural causes out here, but it doesn't look like that to us," the sheriff said.

A traffic stop leads to a driving under the influence arrest and a slew of Right Guard spray cans.

West Palm Beach police released the 911 call regarding Carol Wright, the 79-year-old woman who died after falling from an Intracoastal Waterway bridge while she was attempting to cross.

Florida's "freedoms" to suffer bad behaviors, evictions, gun violence and homelessness take a terrible toll on state

Micro-apartments are an option for people who want to live in downtown urban areas but can't afford the rent of standard or studio apartments.

A West Palm Beach police officer was arrested Tuesday, more than two years after a man was left bloodied following his arrest.

Brightline’s high-speed route continues to be deadly. The privately-owned railroad company released a video hours after a camera on a high-speed train recorded a crash today.

Police said the man broke into a home through the window in the 500 block of Avon Road while the two residents were sleeping.

Police say a 79-year-old bicyclist fell to her death when a drawbridge connecting Palm Beach to the Florida mainland began rising before she could reach the other side.

A Sunday bike ride ended in tragedy in West Palm Beach on Sunday afternoon.

Authorities closed the Royal Park Bridge linking Palm Beach to downtown West Palm Beach on Sunday afternoon after a cyclist fell to her death.

Why the bridge tender began raising the span before it was cleared of pedestrians will be a focus of the investigation, police said.

A woman fell to her death Sunday when a draw bridge in West Palm Beach, Florida, was raised as she was walking across with her bike, according to police.

A 29-year-old man from Hollywood was arrested Wednesday, months after a fatal shooting occurred at a motel in West Palm Beach.

It could feel like 28 degrees in West Palm Beach, according to forecasters.

The coldest period will be Saturday night and Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service. The Everglades and western areas of Palm Beach County, which are farthest from the moderating effect of the ocean, could see temperatures fall to 32 degrees or below.

The Connecticut opera singer who drew fire from law enforcement when she sped through a checkpoint outside then-President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida two years ago was found not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday.

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Black-owned Victor George Spirits (VGS) has closed on a deal to buy an equity stake in Palm Beach Distillery (PBD).

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced an initiative to increase access to at-home COVID testing, delivering about a million self-administered units, first to nursing homes and then to senior centers.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state will be sending out 1 million at-home COVID-19 tests, prioritizing nursing homes, long-term care facilities and senior citizens in need of tests.

Demonstrators outside the Boynton Beach, Florida police headquarters also demanded transparency about how Stanley David Jr. died.

Palm Beach County, which has used the 561 area code for almost 25 years, will start using a new area code next summer, the Florida Public Service Commission said.

“It’s got hand-painted, graffiti-like murals on the walls that depict certain parts of the owner’s life,” the listing agent said.

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Intuition Robotics, the empathetic digital companion™ company, launched its ElliQ Care Program in South Florid

Expect wind gusts to 35mph along the coast. Heavy downpours will ride on the breeze, continuing this week's flooding threat into the weekend.

The company has resumed its full schedule, quickly transporting passengers between West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

Citing unspecified examples of election fraud, Gov. Ron DeSantis has pledged to create a law enforcement agency to investigate election crimes as part of a new package of voting laws.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Wednesday morning at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport hotel in in West Palm Beach.

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has put $2.1 million of her own money into her campaign to win a vacant South Florida congressional vacancy and Barbara Sharief has put in $926,000 of her own into her campaign. Both candidates are leaders of home health care companies. One result of the money: lots of TV ads. The other candidates have far less money to spend.

A terrifying crash was caught on camera in West Palm Beach, just feet away from a group of West Palm Beach Police officers.

A lucky lottery ticket bought at Publix has made a 69-year-old West Palm Beach man quite a bit of extra spending cash.

Where to find an event where you can honor the military in South Florida. Veterans Day is Nov. 11.

Turnout so far for in-person early voting in the special primary elections that will determine Florida’s next member of Congress has been exceedingly low. The 11 early voting sites in Broward and Palm Beach counties have averaged about one voter an hour. Broward is planning to reduce staffing at the sites.

A plea deal between British rock icon Rod Stewart and Florida prosecutors fell through Friday, meaning he and his adult son are again scheduled to stand trial on charges they battered a security guard during a New Year's Eve bash nearly two years ago. Neither Rod Stewart nor his son, Sean, were present when Judge August Bonavita announced that a hearing in which a deal was expected to be finalized had been canceled. The Stewarts face a maximum penalty of a year in jail, although such a lengthy term would be unlikely.

After months of waiting, Brightline has officially announced it will relaunch its service beginning on Nov. 8 between its Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach stations.

AUGUSTEFuneral services for the Gracia Auguste – 60 were held October 16th at First Haitian Church of God of West Palm Beach. BENEBYFuneral services for the late Richard Beneby – 65 were held at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel. HOLMESFuneral services for the late Tona Elizabeth Prince Holmes were held October 16th at Berean Church of God. HOWARDFuneral services for the late Essie M. Howard – 83 were held October 16th at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel. MULLINGS – Not PicturedFuneral services for the Albert Q. Mullings – 74 were held October 9th at McWhite’s Funeral HomeSMITHFuneral services for the late Brian Smith – 57 were held October 16th at McWhite’s Funeral Chapel.

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Just in time for Halloween decorating, Uber Eats has launched The Holiday Shop, a one-click Halloween-lover’s dream where users in certain cities can order pumpkins, carving kits, and decorating kits delivered right to their door from now until Oct. 31.

A West Palm Beach teenager was under the influence of drugs when he ran through a red light and caused a crash that killed four people, Palm Beach County sheriff’s officials said.

A Florida judge has canceled the trial for rock icon Rod Stewart and his adult son and scheduled a hearing next month to discuss a plea deal to resolve charges stemming from a New Year's Eve altercation with a hotel security guard nearly two years ago. Court records show the hearing with Judge August Bonavita is set for Oct. 22 regarding a plea agreement to close the case without them needing to appear in court. If convicted, the Stewarts were facing a year in jail, or probation and a $1,000 fine.

A federal court in the Southern District of Florida has permanently enjoined a West Palm Beach tax return preparer from preparing federal income tax returns for others and from owning, operating, managing, assisting or working at any tax return preparation business in the future. Return preparer fraud is one of the IRS’ Dirty Dozen Tax Scams and taxpayers seeking a return preparer should remain vigilant. The IRS also has a list of important reminders for taxpayers who are about to file their 2020 tax returns, including how to prepare for a smooth filing process. An alphabetical listing of persons enjoined from preparing returns and promoting tax schemes can be found this page. If you believe that one of the enjoined persons or businesses may be violating an injunction, please contact the Tax Division with details

Gov. Ron DeSantis is in South Florida on Thursday and scheduled to hold a news conference from West Palm Beach.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a live press conference at the Palm Beach County Department of Health.

A 29-year-old Mexican national who has been living in South Florida and who prosecutors say pretended to be a 9-year-old girl during online chats to solicit minors for sexually explicit material has pleaded guilty to committing child exploitation crimes and being in the United States illegally following deportation.

A South Florida suburb holds deep ties to the town in southwestern Haiti that was hard hit by Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

Once inside the business, authorities said the suspect used a white Ford pickup truck to pull an ATM machine out of the store.

Brightline halted its high-speed trains when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, laying off more than 250 people. Whether people are ready to ride the train again remains to be seen.

A recent report from the Alzheimer’s Association International Council found that transgender adults are more likely to express feelings of depression and cognitive decline.

Dr. Leon L. Haley Jr., CEO of UF Health Jacksonville, was ejected from a personal watercraft in Palm Beach Inlet on Saturday, Florida Fish and Wildlife officials say.

The hospital near West Palm Beach, Florida, has seen a huge spike in COVID-19 patients.

Eddy Alvarez, a Miami Marlins minor leaguer who won a silver medal in speedskating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, was chosen by a vote of fellow U.S. athletes along with basketball star Sue Bird.

Joel Daves, who served as West Palm Beach mayor from 1999 to 2003, died at the age of 93 Tuesday.

A former Florida deputy has been sentenced to three years in prison for trying to rape a woman.

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AdvertisementBrightline is actively constructing a new rail line to bring passengers from their Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach stops to Orlando. Their team is hard at work to continue their exciting expansion plans, with service connecting South Florida to Central Florida expected to open in 2022. Brightline recently announced another three additional stops along their South Florida Express line including stations in Aventura, Boca Raton and PortMiami. Brightline’s new South Terminal at the Orlando International Airport (MCO) is a part of the company’s Phase 2 expansion into Central Florida including a Tampa extension. The massive infrastructure project is making progress and encompasses four zones including the area of the Orlando International Airport and the Brightline Vehicle Maintenance Facility.

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A judge has rejected the “stand your ground” defense of a Florida man who said he beat an iguana to death only after it attacked him.

Casey Anthony’s weekend outing at a West Palm Beach bar was interrupted when she and another woman started arguing about a man they were both dating at the same time, police say.

Sixty-four-year-old John Monroque was arrested back in November of 2019 and was left with a battered and bloody face, which can be seen clearly in his mugshot taken from that very night.

The student reporter who gained national acclaim when he interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009 has died of natural causes.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the controversial elections bill, Senate Bill 90, into law Thursday morning during an event in West Palm Beach.

Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor learned from phone messages that the New York Mets had fired hitting coach Chili Davis and assistant Tom Slater, a move that left players unhappy.

An appeals court has upheld the manslaughter and attempted murder convictions of a Florida police officer who gunned down a stranded Black motorist.

A woman from West Palm Beach was arrested Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred February 18, 2019, in the city of Miami.

Left fielder Kyle Schwarber, first baseman Josh Bell and infielder Josh Harrison have been reinstated from the injured list by the Washington Nationals.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A South Florida city fired one of its computer managers after he legally used medical marijuana. West Palm Beach recently fired Jason McCarty after he tested positive for marijuana, something he admitted using. The 50-year-old has a medical marijuana card from his doctor that allows him to legally purchase pot. The city, however, has a strict policy against any marijuana use. The news comes on the heels of a Central Florida county’s school board firing a teacher for using medical marijuana.

The Nationals slugger drew an 11-pitch walk from Sixto Sánchez with one out in the top of the first. He then was replaced in right field in the bottom half of the inning by Gerardo Parra. AdOpening day of the 2021 baseball season is a week away; Washington hosts the New York Mets at night on April 1. We can do some different things to keep them ready as far as the swing and things of that nature,” Martinez said. “But we want to make sure this doesn’t become a bigger issue.”___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The family of a 19-year-old student with autism will receive a $2 million settlement from a South Florida school district a year and a half after he choked on a chicken nugget and died. The settlement was approved by the Palm Beach County School Board on Wednesday. He had a form of autism that made him mostly non-verbal, and he also had a condition that made him prone to choking. An aide was supposed to be assigned only to Williams, who attended a program for special needs students at William T. Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens. But video showed the aide was tending to another student when Williams choked.

Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and the Houston Astros have agreed to an $85 million, five-year contract covering 2022-26, a deal awaiting announcement by the team. McCullers agreed on Jan. 15 to a $6.5 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. “Houston is where I want to be," he said at spring training on Feb. 28. who broke his left ring finger in his first spring training appearance. McCullers is 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA over seven innings in three spring training games.