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The restaurant industry continues to add jobs now for the 24th consecutive month, and it’s still the industry with the largest employment deficit.

Two former South Florida police officers turned themselves in Thursday morning to face felony charges over the beating of a homeless man.

A pair of South Florida lawmakers are trying to expand Florida's "red flag" law meant to keep firearms away from those who pose a threat to themselves or others.

A small electrical fire forced the evacuation of Palm Springs Community Middle School Friday morning.

When it comes to the Holocaust, the phrase "never again" is spoken by the Jewish community. It resonates with the commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

A 14-year-old boy is arrested one day after telling another he was planning to bring a gun to an Okeechobee middle school.

The Miami Hurricanes have fired offensive coordinator Josh Gattis after just one season, head coach Mario Cristobal announced.

Palm Beach Gardens police confirmed Friday one person died in a crash the day before on Northlake Boulevard, which caused a mess for drivers during the morning commute.

Family and friends will gather Friday for the viewing of Nikkitia Bryant, a mother killed in a mass shooting at Ilous Ellis Park in Fort Pierce on MLK Day.

Johnell Davis scored 25 points as No. 21 Florida Atlantic won its school-record 19th straight game, beating Middle Tennessee 85-67 Thursday night.

The name of a woman who died in a Wellington murder-suicide last week was released Thursday. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office identified the female victim as Brittany Carter, 34.

A newly introduced antisemitism bill would allow law enforcement to arrest individuals spreading hateful messages, including flyers, by making that type of littering a criminal penalty.

Rising tuition costs can place a huge burden on families and students, and one local couple is working to lessen the load by empowering future generations.

Traffic backs up every day along Northlake Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens while city and county leaders look for solutions.

Florida's Senate president thinks she has a plan to tackle the state's affordable housing crisis, but Democrats already have concerns about the plan.

The fight over who will operate and manage the historic and publicly funded Sunset Lounge in West Palm Beach landed in a courtroom and a trial Thursday.

WPTV looked into what makes the COVID-19 vaccine series complicated for many people, and the impact a model similar to annual flu shots might have.

Police in Palm Springs are looking for a man who robbed a bank last week while brandishing a firearm.

Apple Watches and similar devices are under more scrutiny after a class action lawsuit claims there is a racial bias built into some of their products.

A 36-year-old Florida woman is accused in a years-long scheme that defrauding an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor of his life savings, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Traffic was diverted for hours Thursday morning after a serious two-vehicle crash on Northlake Boulevard at Bay Hill Drive near Palm Beach Gardens.

There are several cats up for adoption at Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control. We met three of them in hopes of finding them each a fur-ever home.

Port St. Lucie police are searching for the driver who hit a 16-year-old student on Thursday morning, then took off.

A man suspected of being the "pillowcase rapist" in connection with a string of South Florida rapes back in the 1980s was convicted Wednesday in one of the attacks.

A mailbox bandit is on the loose after surveillance caught him using a postal key to steal from local businesses in Riviera Beach, the second time in six weeks where thieves have targeted the cluster.

Twenty-five have been charged in a wire fraud scheme that created illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses at three now-closed schools, including the Palm Beach School of Nursing.

A famed civil rights attorney has threatened to sue the governor if the state bans teaching a controversial AP course on African American studies.

Amid big tech layoffs, there is a sector in desperate need of more employees — cybersecurity. WPTV looked into the boom in demand and the ramifications of a small workforce pool.

The Martin County Sheriff's Office met with the CEO of the SandyPines treatment facility in Tequesta, after yet another juvenile was able to escape the facility this week.

The growth in West Palm Beach is likely to continue and accelerate, at least according to one South Florida billionaire.