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Seventy percent of people experiencing homelessness in Palm Beach County are facing it for the first time, a trend highlighted at the annual Sen. Philip D. Lewis Bruncheon in West Palm Beach. cbs12.com/news/local/pbc…

Nicholas Brendon, star of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and recurring actor on ‘Criminal Minds,’ dead at 54. cbs12.com/news/entertain…

As the weather improves in South Florida, multiple counties have begun lifting burn bans originally put in place in February due to fire risk. cbs12.com/news/local/pal…

DEAD RAT & ROACHES | Four Palm Beach County restaurants were just shut down after inspectors found rats, roaches and even a dead rodent in the kitchen — see which spots made the list. cbs12.com/news/local/rat…

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SNOW IN FLORIDA ❄️ | Forget the forecast—South Florida just got hit with 6,570 pounds of ‘snow’ thanks to a huge Coast Guard bust. Read more: bit.ly/3NRWny2 ⬅️👆

COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU | Drivers on I-95 in St. Lucie County are getting teased by new billboards hinting a Buc-ee’s is coming, even though construction hasn’t started yet. cbs12.com/news/local/buc…

SEDATED ASSAULT | A South Florida doctor is behind bars after a patient reportedly discovered a video on her phone showing him sexually assaulting her while she was sedated. Read more: bit.ly/4uEI7cA

SCHOOL PICKUP GONE WRONG | A man was accused of DUI while attempting to pick up his children at Donna Klein Jewish Academy in Boca Raton. cbs12.com/news/local/dad…

President Trump arrived in Palm Beach County on Friday where he will stay at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

SHOCKING ASSAULT | A brutal Wellington neighborhood feud ended with a father and son trauma-alerted after a man allegedly attacked them with a pistol and a flashlight. Read more: bit.ly/4lGNxzy

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 Follow: @Mahechanews Read More: bit.ly/4sgfrFp

EPSTEIN LOOK-ALIKE | Viral I‑95 video sparks wild conspiracy chatter as “Palm Beach Pete” breaks his silence, insisting he’s not Jeffrey Epstein, CBS12's @katievbentetv reports. Read more: bit.ly/3NuX5RQ

"You know what, I should have just let it go," the DoorDash driver told Palm Beach County deputies after allegedly hitting a man while trying to push his way into a Royal Palm Beach gated community. cbs12.com/news/local/foo…

TENSE LIVING SITUATION | A fractured marriage, a new boyfriend, and a stabbing that stunned a Daytona Beach neighborhood. cbs12.com/news/florida/f…

FLYING SAUCER LANDING | West Palm Beach residents spotted something unusual — a massive Flying Saucer outside the longtime Carvel shoppe. Read more: bit.ly/4svnkqE

FROM BADGE TO BANNED A 21-year veteran deputy’s career has come to an abrupt end after an internal affairs report says she ran a paid fetish account, used sick leave to film content, and even appeared in parts of her official uniform in explicit posts. bit.ly/4uxAjJA

HIT-AND-RUN | A 70-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly hitting an 87-year-old man with her car in a Delray Beach parking lot and then claiming the victim was lying. cbs12.com/news/local/the…

QUESTION OF THE DAY | Do you think AI should be regulated by the federal government? Vote here: bit.ly/4srb9Lo

AVOID THE AREA | There is a heavy presence of law enforcement in Palm City after a crash suspect bolted from the crash scene into a senior care facility, and deputies found nitrous oxide in his car. cbs12.com/news/local/law…