A 44-year-old Altamonte Springs man walking across a road in West Palm Beach was struck and killed by a vehicle that took off, according to police.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office announces that Deputy Ignacio “Dan” Diaz has died.

On Thursday, Publix celebrated the opening of its latest remodeled grocery store, and it’s offering a few interesting features for customers.

Two Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office motorcycle deputies were killed and a third deputy suffered critical injuries when a vehicle struck them all near Loxahatchee.

A man accused of impersonating an officer and forcing his way into a woman’s hotel room in Orlando has been taken into custody.

According to court records, he took a couple out on his boat for their first dive back in 2020, though the wife was sucked under into the propeller when he put it in reverse.

It was a weekend to celebrate a beloved family matriarch, surrounded by generations of her loved ones at her disco-themed 80th birthday party.

Nine people have died after a vehicle crashed into a canal in Palm Beach County Monday night, according to News 6 partner WPLG.

While more are set to be introduced, Florida already has over 170 different specialty plates for drivers to choose from.

A Palm Beach County circuit judge on Monday ordered the release of grand jury testimony about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, nearly two decades after a probe into allegations the wealthy financier sexually abused young women at his Palm Beach mansion.

Suppliers of baby arugula sold by Publix have voluntarily recalled one lot of the leafy greens which have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, according to Green Life Farms.

A man arrested last year in connection to multiple sex attacks in Orlando was booked again this week, accused of raping a 41-year-old woman in South Florida.

Detectives said that she wanted someone to kill those “responsible for having her son sent to prison.”

According to the FDOH, tests on Monday showed that the water in these locations was contaminated with Enterococcus bacteria.

Images released by law enforcement shows investigators digging through the trash with rakes and other tools.

Beyond thrilled to welcome Deputy Chief Robin Griffin-Kitzerow into Results-1 today. She joined UCF Police as deputy chief in March 2022 as the highest-ranking woman in the agency’s history.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning signed a bill in Palm Beach that he said would greenlight the disclosure of grand jury materials regarding the Jeffrey Epstein case that are nearly two decades old.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement canceled an Amber Alert on Sunday for a 7-year-old boy that was reported missing in Palm Beach County.

The transcripts of a 2006 grand jury that investigated Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual assaults of underage girls would be released to the public under a bill heading to Florida’s governor after it was unanimously passed by the Legislature.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will give remarks Thursday morning at a ribbon cutting in Palm Beach County.

Officials said that the man — Michael Shapiro, 72 — left five voicemails for the Congressperson from his home in Greenacres on Dec. 19.

A couple was killed just days after getting married.

A Florida man is still on the mend about a week after he was bitten by a shark while swimming in Juno Beach.

Deputies said that last month, a Jupiter police officer pulled over Henry Horton after spotting that his truck’s passenger headlight was broken.

A Florida man was bitten by a rabid otter.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued an Amber Alert for two children out of Palm Beach County.

A Volusia County man was found dead on the side of a West Palm Beach road on Sunday, according to WPEC.

Check out the Player of the Week featuring Averie Schweitzer from Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy.

A 78-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of his wife, whose remains were found inside three suitcases last week that were floating in the Intracoastal Waterway in Delray Beach, authorities announced Thursday.

A Florida mother is going to prison for 14 years for the death of her newborn daughter who was found floating off the Palm Beach County coast five years ago.

Five teachers at a Florida high school were arrested earlier this week after an investigation into a 15-year-old’s molestation, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials say a seventh case of malaria has been documented in a southwest Florida county.

Upon arrival, deputies found that the apartment was covered in blood, with “streaks leading into the bedroom,” the affidavit states.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a news conference at Florida Atlantic University’s MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.

One Florida beachgoer found a marijuana bale on the Palm Beach shore over the weekend, the U.S. Border Patrol told WFLA-TV.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a train crash involving a Brightline train that left two dead, according to a release from NTSB officials.

A woman driving a stolen U-Haul pickup truck was shot by a deputy after hitting him with the vehicle, according to sheriff’s officials.

What was supposed to be a happy day at the lottery office turned into a financial gut punch for Florida couple Dolly Kountz and Dave Kreshpane.

A 41-year-old man faces a host of felony charges after a 13-year-old girl’s visit to a South Florida hospital led police to accuse him of impregnating her.

A former UCF football player was killed in a crash in Orange County, troopers confirm.

Tropical Storm Nicole will continue to track westward toward the east coast of Florida, with anticipated landfall near north Palm Beach County.

A 55-year-old Loxahatchee woman was arrested Friday by inspectors of the state’s Election Crime Unit.

Margaritaville at Sea cruise line is honoring those that serve our communities with a free cruise.

Lawyers for a group of parents, students and a non-profit organization have asked a federal judge to halt school districts from carrying out a controversial state law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation.

Sylvester Stallone’s wife Jennifer Flavin Stallone has filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday at least 20 people across Florida were charged with voter fraud after an investigation conducted by the newly created Office of Election Crimes and Security.

Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. on Wednesday gave his staff the go-ahead to "pull" LGBTQ support documents at all school districts, after a State Board of Education member asserted that some could violate a controversial new law.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a new justice to the Florida Supreme Court — one he tried to appoint in 2020.

An Amber Alert issued for a 15-year-old girl who was last seen in Jupiter has been canceled after she was found safe, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

First Lady Jill Biden will arrive at the Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach Thursday afternoon as part of the administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, according to a news release.

The remains of a Florida teenager who went missing nearly 50 years ago have been identified through advanced DNA technology.

Kenneth Allen, 64, of Lake Wales, spoke at a news conference for the first time Thursday since the incident May 10 that made national news.

Surgeons who tended to a pilot after he suffered a medical event in flight, forcing his passenger to land the single-engine plane with no flight experience, said it was a “miracle” he survived.

A 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.

Authorities say three Florida middle school students were taken to a hospital after police used pepper spray to break up a fight.

A passenger landed a private plane at Palm Beach International Airport Tuesday after an incident with the pilot.

The last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials received a Medal of Honor from Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday afternoon at Florida Atlantic University.

Two psychologists have found a homeless man accused of fatally stabbing a Florida teenager competent to stand trial.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday will hold a news conference at the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

Nicole Hayden, a recent victim of a romance scam, said it’s important to trust your gut, pay attention to red flags and not send anyone money.

The man who killed three women in Daytona Beach was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday night.

Newly released video shows the moments a Florida drawbridge opened while a car was still on it.

Closing arguments are set to get underway in the trial of a man accused of killing three women in Daytona Beach.

Authorities have identified a couple found dead in what investigators said was an apparent murder-suicide in Florida as the sister of Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff and her husband.

Authorities in Florida say a Brightline train killed a man who walked onto the tracks.

An 8-year-old girl was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in South Florida, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

Sylvia Intelisano, 74, of Palm County, Florida said she will never forget the overpayment notice she received from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, alongside other local and state leaders, discussed the recent progress Florida has made in its Everglades restoration projects at a news conference in Palm Beach County Monday afternoon.

Officials say a teenager who was driving under the influence of either drugs or alcohol crashed into another vehicle at “a high rate of speed,” killing six people in Palm Beach County.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday the state will send “up to a million” at-home COVID-19 tests to nursing homes and long-term care facilities this week.

The Argentine black and white tegu is multiplying and mobilizing in the backwoods and backyards of the Sunshine State — a creature more ominous than pythons because of its cold hardiness and indiscriminate palate.

Authorities say two toddlers were found dead in the backyard pool of a Florida home.

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

Authorities say a man fatally shot a woman and child inside a Florida supermarket before killing himself.

Authorities say an 86-year-old sugar mill worker with 31 years on the job fatally shot his boss after he was refused another year at the mill.

Officials say an off-duty police detective in Palm Beach County is facing a DUI charge after crashing his unmarked patrol car into a sheriff’s office vehicle.

When is the last time you went to Palm Beach County? It’s really only a short drive from Orlando.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is making a food bank announcement Thursday morning, according to the governor’s office.

Authorities say former Florida State star football player Travis Rudolph has been arrested in South Florida for a shooting that left one man dead and another wounded.

LANTANA, Fla. – A dramatic attack and robbery was captured on camera at a Popeyes restaurant in Palm Beach County, News 6 partner Local 10 reports. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office released the video as they try to track down the suspects. Two of the women in the car are accused of spitting on the worker and attacking her. Two other women got out of the car and began attacking other employees inside the restaurant. Deputies said one woman reached through the drive-thru window, grabbing cash from the register before the car took off.

(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Palm Beach County defied Gov. Ron DeSantis' Tuesday afternoon order directing its U.S. and Florida flags to be flown at half-staff. He also ordered the Town of Palm Beach and the State Capitol in Tallahassee to fly their flags at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday. Trump also lives in Palm Beach at his Mar-a-Lago club and he and Limbaugh were close friends. DeSantis called Limbaugh a legend during a news conference two days later and indicated he would direct flags to be flown at half-staff to honor him.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Publix supermarkets have again expanded the counties where the grocer is offering coronavirus vaccine appointments and with the latest addition now all of Central Florida’s 10 counties have Publix pharmacies with shots. Publix updated its vaccine registration website Tuesday with an update saying beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday, eligible residents would be able to make vaccine appointments. By 10 a.m. Wednesday all new appointments were filled at the new Central Florida locations. With the latest expansion, the supermarket based out of Lakeland is now vaccinating people in 41 out of Florida’s 67 counties at 593 Publix pharmacies throughout the state. In addition to Publix pharmacies, Winn-Dixie, Walmart and Sam’s Club stores will also begin offering vaccine appointments in Central Florida soon.

MIAMI – More than 1,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were reported damaged last week in Palm Beach County, prompting Florida health officials on Wednesday to call for an audit into how the life-saving vaccines are being handled. Ron DeSantis said health officials wanted to inquire after receiving reports of doses that were spoiled because they were improperly stored. The Florida Department of Health has asked the Palm Beach County Health Care District to conduct a full accounting of all vaccine-related equipment and procedures to store and handle the vaccine. The audit must be completed by Feb. 12, and findings and actions must be reported to the health department. “Get it in someone’s arm, don’t let any of it go to waste, especially given how much demand there is for it.”

PAHOKEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new vaccine pod in Palm Beach County Wednesday afternoon. [TRENDING: How to get a vaccine in Fla. | Wanted: Man accused of shooting at detective | Cops: Fla. man decapitated hamster]The need for a vaccine pod in this community was brought to the governor’s attention by Boldin himself, according to the governor. Boldin, a Pahokee native, reached out to the Secretary of the Florida Lottery, John Davis, to discuss the need in the community. Eligible activities include acquisition of public property for public works facilities and sites; public improvements; business and microenterprise assistance; public services; project planning; and, broadband planning and public infrastructure.

Publix reopened its online portal Wednesday morning for eligible people to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. The available appointments, which will take place later this week, were all booked in Brevard, Volusia, Flagler and Marion counties in less than 90 minutes. [TRENDING: How to get a vaccine in Fla. | Wanted: Man accused of shooting at detective | Cops: Fla. man decapitated hamster]The Publix portal next reopens at 7 a.m. Friday. “We’re happy to announce we’re expanding the program to include eight Publix pharmacies in Indian River County and 11 Publix pharmacies in St. Lucie County,” DeSantis said. To make an appointment when the portal reopens, click here.

Chesneys No Shoes Reefs organization is helping to have an artificial reef installed off of Floridas Atlantic Coast. The organization and other marine groups donated and installed 13 reef balls on the ocean floor off of Delray Beach in Palm Beach County. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP, File)DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – Country music superstar Kenny Chesney's No Shoes Reefs organization is helping to install an artificial reef off of Florida's Atlantic coast. It will make up a 32-acre (13-hectare) underwater reef park known as No Shoes Reef 4. Delray Beach is located south of West Palm Beach.

Ron DeSantis has given the chain sole distribution rights for the coronavirus vaccine in Palm Beach County. “I don't understand.”Publix declined comment Wednesday on vaccine distribution in the Belle Glade area, referring questions to the governor’s office. There are 67 Palm Beach County Publix stores distributing the vaccine — but it does not have any stores in the county's northwest corner. But vaccine access has been a concern among advocates for the poor and communities of color statewide. Some say the Belle Glade issue should cause state officials to re-examine whether all Florida residents 65 and older have easy access to the vaccine.

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – All of Florida’s 67 counties now have at least one site offering a coronavirus vaccine. This will be the first large county where Publix pharmacies will be rolling out its vaccination program since partnering with the state. The governor spoke again in Brevard County on Tuesday afternoon, announcing that 22 Publix pharmacies there would also be administering shots starting on Thursday. With the inclusion of Brevard County, the governor said 242 Publix pharmacies statewide would now be providing the vaccine to people 65 and older. With plans to gain access to the next vaccine approved for use, DeSantis said, for now, Florida will stay the course and increase access to the vaccine as best as possible.

Florida is now approaching 1.6 million confirmed cases, with nearly 10,000 new cases and about 160 additional deaths reported Tuesday. Ron DeSantis said he wanted more Floridians vaccinated but the state was constrained by limited vaccine supplies of the federal government. So far, some 700,000 senior citizens have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, he said. In all, nearly 1.1 million shots have been administered in Florida, state officials said. DeSantis said 67 of the grocer's stores in Palm Beach County — the largest Florida county to take part in the program — would begin offering vaccinations by appointment.

Frustration grows for people in South Florida trying to get COVID-19 vaccineORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health released new coronavirus data following the holiday Saturday. Martin County is north of Palm Beach County, which along with Miami-Dade and Broward counties have been the state’s hardest hit region in dealing with coronavirus cases. The Florida health statement said the agency is working with the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on investigating the case. [READ PREVIOUS REPORT: Florida reports 16,000 new COVID-19 cases on New Year’s Eve]Below is a breakdown of Florida COVID-19 data reported by the state on Jan. 2:CasesThe Florida Department of Health reported 31,518 new cases on Saturday, bringing the state’s overall total to 1,354,833 cases since March. This means at least 22,210 people have died in relation to the coronavirus across the state, including 320 non-residents who died in Florida.

Lei Wang, 41, and Shen Mingbi, 60, each pleaded guilty in Palm Beach County circuit court to one count of soliciting another to commit prostitution, records show. Kraft had pleaded not guilty but issued a public apology for his actions. Hua Zhang, 59, pleaded guilty last month to two misdemeanors. Lei Chen, 45, pleaded guilty to eight counts of offering to commit prostitution in February. Police say the recordings show Kraft and other men engaging in sex acts with women and paying them.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A founder of the Salt Life clothing brand is facing a manslaughter charge in the death of an 18-year-old woman at a Florida hotel. Investigators have not said how they believe Hutto is connected to Duncan’s death or if they had a relationship. Duncan was from Lake City, a town 60 miles west of Jacksonville. Hutto and some friends started Salt Life in 2003, its brand aimed at boaters, surfers and fishermen who spend time on the ocean. He will be transferred to Palm Beach County, where he will face an initial court hearing and more details will be released.

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. – Sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a suspected carjacker who came at deputies with a filet knife during a traffic stop Tuesday night in Palm Beach County, the sheriff said in a late night news conference. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the white man in his 20s had carjacked and stabbed an Uber driver earlier Tuesday evening in neighboring Broward County. Deputies stopped the vehicle around 8 p.m. and the man got out holding the knife, Bradshaw said. The sheriff did not identify or say how many deputies fired at the man. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office will investigate.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida municipal worker was suspended without pay for flying a flag supporting President Donald Trump’s re-election from his government truck. Palm Beach County suspended construction project specialist Randall Williams for five days for violating its rules against engaging in political activity during work hours. Trump's official residence, Mar-a-Lago, is in Palm Beach County. The resident who spotted the truck told the Post in an email that Williams can support the president or any other candidate, but not by using a taxpayer-funded truck. “But on a county vehicle, I think it’s trying to do some provocation.”Want more news like this?

Pawn shops, for example, saw business increase in Broward and Miami-Dade but drop in Palm Beach County, according to the data. Sales increased at Delaware Chicken & Seafood as “people went crazy stocking up on meat and eggs and all that,” manager Linda Cenko said. - Skilled crafts flourished in Palm Beach County as sales increased in numerous categories of home and business services. - Paint, wallpaper and hardware dealers in Palm Beach County were also hard at work. Pawn, which has nine stores in Broward County, said families came in to the company’s nine Broward County stores looking for anything that would keep the kids occupied.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. A white Florida sheriff's deputy has been placed on administrative leave after he was caught on camera shoving a handcuffed 19-year-old Black man against a wall outside a fast food restaurant. In the cellphone video, which was tweeted by Florida-based civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, Kevin Wygant asserts his First Amendment right to the Palm Beach County deputy, asking, I don't have the freedom of speech to you?" The deputy, identified by news outlets as Deputy Charles Rhoads, responds, not to us you don't," and pushes him face first against a wall and uses an expletive. The deputy turns and tells them to leave before the video stops. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradhaw said on Twitter than he's ordered an internal affairs investigation.

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. Florida police arrested a man after finding more than two dozen pipe bombs, including some that contained nails, screws and metal pellets. Gregory Haasze, 34, is facing 26 felony counts of making, possessing and placing a destructive device after his arrest Wednesday night in Palm Beach County. They sealed off the area and the Palm Beach County sheriff's bomb squad disabled the devices. He was being held Thursday at the Palm Beach County jail on $26,000 bond. The Palm Beach County Public Defenders Office had no immediate comment.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. School nurses are being furloughed in Palm Beach County as the district prepares to open the school year with remote learning for all students. The Palm Beach Health Care District informed the 223 school heath employees on Monday of the difficult decision" to furlough them, the Palm Beach Post reported. The reason cited was the school district's decision to go with distance learning when school resumes next month. Last week, the health care district told employees that 60 of the most senior nurses and supervisors will be offered buyouts. Once the school district releases its plan to return to school, the Health Care District will respond accordingly, including plans to staff the same number of public schools, nearly 170, with a full-time registered nurse, the Health Care District said in a statement.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Florida reported more than 10,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases for the first time Thursday, an unwanted milestone eclipsed hours before Vice President Mike Pence and Gov. The Health Department also tallied 325 new coronavirus hospitalizations Thursday, one of the biggest 24-hour jumps since the pandemic began. Before June 11, the states worst day for reported cases had been 1,601, set in mid-May. The outbreak also forced Pence and DeSantis to curtail their visit, which was supposed to be part of the vice president's now-canceled Faith In America campaign tour. Pence and DeSantis encouraged everyone, especially young adults, to wear masks in public spaces and avoid large gatherings.

Trump International Golf Club asked Palm Beach County to defer an unspecified amount of its $88,338 monthly rent, something the county has done for other tenants at properties it owns. Palm Beach County ordered the closure of golf courses in March as part of its pandemic response. The request was first reported by the Palm Beach Post. Officials at the golf club and Trump International headquarters in New York did not return calls Wednesday seeking comment. Trump usually spends about five hours at the course most days he is at Mar-a-Lago, which is about five miles (eight kilometers) from the course.