Palm Beach County

Gov. Ron DeSantis in early May blocked cities and counties from requiring people to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But that hasn’t stopped legal battles over mask mandates.

The lawsuit claims the district has deprived children of educational opportunities and inflicted unnecessary trauma by forcing them into mental health centers over unthreatening behavioral incidents.

If the report by the HHS Office of Inspector General is sustained, Humana could face a record penalty for overcharges in a Medicare Advantage plan.

People have been registering on more than one list as a hedge against the slow vaccine rollout. That strategy will backfire, says Dr. Alina Alonso.

The change comes after a public outcry over a decision to give Publix sole distribution rights in the county, leaving the rural population isolated with the nearest store 25 miles away.

Palm Beach County on Tuesday became the first county in Florida to pass a needle exchange bill after the governor’s signature last week paved the way...

Authorities say five people are dead after a small plane crashed in Florida's Lake Okeechobee. A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office news release says…

Palm Beach County has been the epicenter of the opioid crisis in Florida. But data from the county’s state attorney office shows opioid deaths decreased...

The recent Red Tide outbreak in Palm Beach and Miami Dade county this week drew concern of another devasting bloom in Florida's waters, but some...

An appeals court Wednesday upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a man who said he should be shielded from prosecution under the state’s “stand...

Hundreds of students from West Boca Raton High School walked out of class Tuesday morning and headed toward Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to show...

Palm Beach County is the first county in Florida to ban conversion therapy for minors. County commissioners voted 5-2 Tuesday to ban the controversial...