Joel Isaias Leiniz, 39, was driving a Audi Q7 SUV southbound at the 2600 block of South Military Trail on Jan. 17, struck a concrete pole with such force that it caught fire, burning the windshield and dashboard
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The Atlantic hurricane season has its second named storm. Tropical Track.(WPEC)Tropical Storm Bertha formed Monday in the Gulf of and is expected to track westw
Families across the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast are heading to stores to take advantage of the savings and the deals.
Dorothy Bass of Delray Beach shares why she joined the WPTV First Alert Weather Spotters program and her love of storm photography.
A Fellsmere animal sanctuary is rebuilding after a fire with $100K raised by the community it has served for over a decade.
A disturbing hoarding situation involving animals has drawn a large-scale rescue operation to a Stuart neighborhood.
Martin County authorities are investigating an extreme hoarding and animal rescue case at a Stuart home on Southwest Meadowlark Circle.
Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies issued more than 700 traffic citations during a six-day enforcement campaign targeting speeding and other dangerous driving
A major crash blocked two left lanes on I-95 northbound in Martin County on Monday afternoon near Hobe Sound.
A South Florida youth pastor is facing DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges after investigators say he was impaired, driving 104 mph when he crashed.
Joel Isaias Leiniz, 39, was driving a Audi Q7 SUV southbound at the 2600 block of South Military Trail on Jan. 17, struck a concrete pole with such force that it caught fire, burning the windshield and dashboard
A wildfire burning in remote western Palm Beach County has grown to about 11,200 acres and was 75% contained as of Sunday evening.
20 years after the late Palm Beach financier Jeffrey Epstein first faced criminal charges for the sexual exploitation of young girls, a team of journalists at WPTV continues to examine his impact.
New Fort Pierce school opening in August offers students a head start on their careers. SouthTech is expanding its career-focused education model from Boynton Beach to Fort Pierce.
When most people think about Stuff the Bus, they think about backpacks, notebooks and pencils.But at Santaluces Community High School, the impact of those donat
Deputies are asking for the public's help finding a 73-year-old West Palm Beach man with Alzheimer's who has been missing since Sunday morning.
A 70-year-old man was rescued after falling into a barge at the Port of Palm Beach, prompting a multi-agency technical rescue.
Technical rescue crews pulled a man from inside a barge at the Port of Palm Beach after he fell 30 feet below deck level.
South Florida will see another hot and humid day with scattered afternoon thunderstorms, while forecasters continue to monitor a developing area of low pressure
The Berger Fire in western Palm Beach County has burned 2,500 acres and is 30% contained, the Florida Forest Service reports.
As families prepare for the start of the new school year, 1,000 students in Palm Beach County received backpacks filled with school supplies.
A crash at the intersection of Northlake Boulevard and Congress Avenue prompted a large police response Saturday and shut down part of Congress Avenue.
Emergency vehicles are responding to an incident on I-95 southbound at Forest Hill Boulevard on Saturday morning, south of downtown West Palm Beach.
Severe storms hit the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County Friday, bringing waterspouts, lightning strikes, and fires.
A wildfire burning in remote western Palm Beach County has grown to about 1,500 acres and was 30% contained as of Friday evening, according to a report from the
South Florida will see another typical summer weather day today, with scattered afternoon thunderstorms developing inland while heat and humidity continue to cr
A dog fell 10 to 12 feet into a lift station holding about 2 feet of raw sewage Thursday, prompting a Special Operations confined space rescue.
FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8:15 PM THIS EVENING Flood Advisory in effect for St. Lucie County.(WPEC)* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expect
Outbreaks linked to lettuce, including at Taco Bell locations, have prompted shoppers and diners in Palm Beach County to rethink what they eat.
A Wellington teen says a dirt bike rider intentionally struck him near Lion Country Safari. His family wants answers.
An Orlando man is behind bars after he was accused of abusing two juveniles in Juno Beach over the course of several years.
Priority Evac sells memberships for guaranteed chartered flights out of Florida when a hurricane threatens. Here's how it works.
Boynton Beach police arrested a Boca Raton man for soliciting photos from a 14-year-old. Police believe there may be more victims.
The free resource fair connects veterans with VA healthcare, benefits, service dog and adoption programs, among other resources.
A judge declined to accept a plea offer for John Domnick Panicci, who is accused of stealing an encrypted USB key from the Palm Beach County election office.
After years of planning, a highrise luxury apartment building beside the West Palm Beach Brightline Station is officially moving from blueprints to construction
A lit cigarette tossed from a U-Haul window during a Boynton Beach traffic stop led to a 63-year-old man's arrest on cocaine and drug paraphernalia charges.
A woman is accused of stealing more than $2,700 worth of merchandise from Target stores in Palm Beach County through a self-checkout "skip-scan" scheme.
A Boca Raton man was arrested after Boynton Beach police said he tried to meet an undercover officer he believed was a 14-year-old child.
B’nai Torah Congregation’s TLC Program in Boca Raton invites South Florida families to volunteer through food, literacy, pantry and community projects.
South Florida will contend with another day of dangerous heat before scattered thunderstorms develop later this afternoon and evening, with the greatest coverag
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