A lucky woman hit the jackpot in South Florida after playing a lottery scratch-off game this week, Lottery officials announced this week.

A woman from Palm Beach County hit the jackpot after playing a lottery scratch-off game, Lottery officials announced Tuesday.

A Royal Palm Beach man faced an attempted murder charge in Miami-Dade County after authorities accused him of purposely hitting a police lieutenant who was trying to stop him after he participated in an illegal “intersection takeover” early Sunday morning.

The shooter who critically injured a 44-year-old Royal Palm Beach woman Sunday was arrested by police Wednesday afternoon at her job in Palm Beach Gardens, authorities said.

A woman managed to drive all the way into Martin County after being shot and critically wounded in a West Palm Beach road rage incident, according to police.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is defending its decision to shoot and kill a black bear over the weekend, amid mounting criticism from residents and state wildlife officials publicly signaling disagreement with the decision.

Palm Beach County deputies said they had no choice but to shoot a black bear roaming a residential neighborhood over the weekend after a trapper failed to show up, but state wildlife officials are disputing their account and rationale.

A South Florida family is seeking answers after a 14-year-old boy was found dead in a retention pond days after he failed to return home the last day of school before the holiday break.

The body of a Florida middle school student was found by family members in a retention pond on Christmas Day, several days after he was reported missing.

Timothy J. Wall is the man authorities say killed a woman and her nearly 2-year-old grandson before taking his own life in a frightening shooting at a Publix on Thursday.

Alyssa Jacobson, 23, was killed when a tree branch fell on her in Boca Raton. ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. - A funeral was held Wednesday for the Boca Raton woman who was killed when a tree branch fell on her. Contributions can be made to Friends of Youth Services & Palm Beach County Inc., indicating funding for the Alyssa Sangeeta Jacobson Scholarship. Contributions can be sent via PayPal or to: Friends of Youth Services & Palm Beach County Inc., 50 S. Military Trail, Ste. 203, West Palm Beach, FL 33415.