March 13, 2024 Man wearing crown of thorns, carrying piñata, screaming profanities under arrest, cops say A call about a suspicious person ended with the arrest of a man wearing a crown of thorns on his head and carrying a piñata. It wasn’t his first arrest.
March 11, 2024 Woman accused of leaving ‘crying, emotional’ boy at Chuck E. Cheese hours after party This case started when the folks at Chuck E. Cheese called police to say they found a boy who’d been left behind, apparently after a birthday party.
January 31, 2024 Man accused of striking employees at 2 restaurants in their faces in 1 night A man seemed to really get around one night, and so did the sheriff’s deputy who had to investigate. He’s accused of punching an employee at two restaurants.
January 25, 2024 Teacher, church volunteer faces 14 criminal charges ‘related to sex abuse of minors’ A man in charge of children is accused of “14 offenses related to sex abuse of minors,” and what investigators say they discovered is disturbing.
January 10, 2024 Food Network ‘Superchef’ Darnell Ferguson charged with domestic violent felonies A man famous for hosting a show on the Food Network is now appearing in a police booking photo since he’s facing several serious criminal charges.
January 3, 2024 ‘Looking like Freddy Krueger’ and video from a traffic stop 6 days earlier led to this guy’s arrest A couple in a car described “a road rage incident” and they said the guy who did it looked like a character from a specific horror film.
November 22, 2023 Pennsylvania man tried to convince Iowa girl to send porn pics, videos of herself, police say A man in Pennsylvania is accused of “trying to convince” an underage girl in Iowa “to send him pornographic material” of herself.
November 17, 2023 DeSantis administration loses another round on drag shows, sued over banning Students for Justice in Palestine Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration are facing two challenges and they’re not related to his presidential campaign.
November 14, 2023 Disturbance at music video shoot leads to deadly attempted robbery for necklace, Rolex watch A music video shoot led authorities to an attempted armed robbery that turned deadly and eventually, three people were arrested.
November 1, 2023 Evidence and interrogation led to confessions in boy’s disappearance, brutal murder, detectives say A little boy reported missing was found dead with severe injuries in a dumpster. Now, a man and a teenager who live in makeshift bedrooms in the same multi-story home are facing criminal charges.
October 20, 2023 Man, 27, arrested for kidnapping 11-year-old girl he met playing an online video game The case of a missing 11-year-old girl from New Jersey ended with her safe return to her parents and the arrest of a man in Delaware.
October 19, 2023 Video: Man arrested after explosive device detonates, blowing teddy bear to pieces A man is behind bars for allegedly playing with dynamite in front of a business, and the victim of the explosion was a teddy bear.
October 13, 2023 Money pouring in to pay Mary Lou Retton’s medical bills The family of Mary Lou Retton has raised $400,000 to pay her medical bills, and there could be a lot more on the way.
September 15, 2023 Jewish new year 5784 begins Friday evening with Rosh Hashanah The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah starts Friday night at sundown. It marks the beginning of the new year 5784 and is the first of the two High Holidays.
September 14, 2023 Florida man charged with hiding phone in teenage roommate’s pillows to record her after shower A Florida man is accused of recording his female roommate in the nude when she walked into her bedroom after taking a shower.
September 6, 2023 Drug intoxication suspected in death of 32-year-old man at Burning Man Festival The unseasonable weather that caused chaos for tens of thousands at the 2023 Burning Man Festival is not connected to one death that occurred during the celebration.
March 17, 2023 In loving memory: ‘Redneck, SOB’ father remembered as daughter roasts him in obituary A well-written obituary can make a reader feel as though they knew the recently departed. That’s what one woman managed to do when she lost her father.
March 8, 2023 As DeSantis reshapes education in Florida, school districts struggle to find new leaders One school district’s struggle to find a new superintendent could be a sign of the times in Florida.
February 16, 2023 ‘This is painful’: Family says Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration There is sad news about actor Bruce Willis. His family revealed he now has frontotemporal dementia.
November 11, 2022 Aspiring rappers ‘Bloom Shiester,’ Derrick held 3 children under 7 at gunpoint, PBSO says It’s not every day an 18 year old is booked on one criminal charge and three probation violations. His 20-year-old alleged accomplice was booked on the same criminal charge and two probation violations.
October 25, 2022 Dad sues Palm Beach Co. schools, says teacher ‘put up 2 gay pride’ flags, ‘proselytized’ A father in Palm Beach County is suing the school district — along with his 12-year-old son’s school, the principal, and teacher — but not exactly under a controversial new Florida law.
September 6, 2022 Police: Couple invited 14-year-old girl to a movie but performed a sexual nightmare A young couple from South Florida is in trouble for allegedly playing adult games with a teenage girl. They invited her to the movies, but police say they picked her up and brought her to their apartment instead.
August 26, 2022 Lenny Cohen’s bio on cbs12.com Lenny Cohen arrived at CBS12 News as dayside digital content producer in 2021, writing news as it happens for cbs12.com and then going beyond the headlines to show why people need to read those articles on social media platforms.
July 4, 2022 2 teens losing 5 fingers among West Palm Beach fireworks accidents The 4th of July holiday ended with two teenagers in West Palm Beach without some of their fingers after accidents involving fireworks.
June 28, 2022 Some sales tax holidays coming quickly, money-savers among new laws taking effect Friday July 1 means new laws go into effect in Florida and there will be several important changes — along with new ways to save money — taking effect on Friday.
June 8, 2022 DeSantis slams Texas ‘drag show,’ deciding whether Fla. ‘child protective statutes’ enough In commenting about an inappropriate show in front of children in Texas, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s exploring new legislative ways to protect children.
June 7, 2022 Probation, community service but no jail for man who defaced Pride intersection The 20-year-old who vandalized the brand new Pride intersection in Delray Beach with his truck will not have to serve any jail time.
March 22, 2022 DeSantis says he’ll sign controversial ‘Parental Rights in Education’ bill Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will sign the controversial bill titled “Parental Rights in Education” bill soon.
February 14, 2022 Medical examiner: Brian Laundrie’s bones were under water, chewed by animals Most of Brian Laundrie’s bones were recovered, and the medical examiner revealed animals chewed on them. That’s according to his newly-released autopsy report.
February 8, 2022 Suspect in girl’s drive-by killing arrested at home of the ‘Island Boys,’ per report The man charged with killing eight-year-old Ronziyah Atkins on Friday night apparently grew up with some famous people and was arrested at their home.
December 27, 2020 I got your book, Tom Cantor And I hope you wish I didn’t! It seems most people would want everyone to be more like them, as opposed to wanting others…
April 15, 2020 A blogger’s job is never done, especially after a migration I haven’t blogged for a while because I’ve been working hard, but I’ve been on this updated website, fixing lots of problems that started…