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08/12/2025

First day fits and first day feels to kick off the 2025 school year.

Looks like a pup named Chubby is ready to be the No. 1 teacher’s pet! 🐶 🍎

08/12/2025

FIRST DAY DISASTER | A teen spent his first day of school in the hospital after he was hit by a car while riding an e-bike and then dragged 15 feet, becoming trapped under the car.

A teen spent his first day of school in the hospital after he was hit by a car while riding an e-bike and then dragged 15 feet, becoming trapped under the car.

08/12/2025

'LAND SWAPPING' | Ceding territory is something Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has long rejected, and Pres. Trump has Europe's backing.

Days before President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for what Trump called a "feel-out meeting."

08/12/2025

DEADLOCK | Indian River County Commissioners are still at odds with the Sheriff’s Office over funding.

Indian River County Commissioners are still at odds with the Sheriff's Office over funding.

08/12/2025

In 2015, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Now, the high court is formally asked to overturn that decision, for the first time.

In 2015, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

08/11/2025

Seven-year-old boy finds gun in older brother's room, accidentally shoots himself in the lower abdomen.

A seven-year-old boy had a close call after he found his teenage brother's gun and shot himself in the lower abdomen.

08/11/2025

$100K SCAM | Thinking that she was speaking with a legitimate bank representative, deputies say she provided her banking information.

A call from “the bank” ended with a $100,000 cashier's check in the hands of two unidentified women investigators suspect of being tied to a larger scheme.

08/11/2025

THRICE STRUCK | Man struck by three vehicles in deadly hit-and-run; South Florida deputies seek drivers.

A man was killed after he crouched down in the middle of a roadway and was struck by three passing vehicles.

08/11/2025

UPDATE | The woman has been identified.

LOST WOMAN | Deputies are trying to reunite an elderly woman called “Elizabeth,” found Monday in Palm Beach Country Estates, with her family.

Deputies are trying to reunite an elderly woman called “Elizabeth,” found Sunday in Palm Beach Country Estates, with her family.

08/11/2025

Here's a look at a story Carlos Mahecha is working on for CBS12 En Español at 6:30 p.m. on MY 15 WTCN.

Un trágico episodio de violencia armada se registró la noche del domingo en una zona no incorporada de Boynton Beach, dejando como saldo un hombre fallecido y

08/11/2025

CRIME SPREE CLOSED | Stolen truck, loaded gun, and a crime spree: Two arrested after overnight burglaries in Palm Beach County.

A truck was stolen, and as the suspects scoped out a second neighborhood, they were caught before sunrise.

08/11/2025

DEPUTY ARRESTED | A Treasure Coast deputy is behind bars — for allegedly ignoring a judge.

A subpoena, two missed depositions, and one court order later, a St. Lucie County deputy found himself on the wrong side of the law.

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