Palm Beach County

Palm Beach County defied Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, refusing to lower its courthouse flags to half-staff in honor of the late conservative broadcaster Rush Limbaugh — a move that the governor’s office called “petty.” The county’s courthouse flags remained at full staff, ignoring Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Tuesday afternoon order directing its U.S. and Florida flags to be flown at...

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order to lower flags at half-staff for Rush Limbaugh has received pushback from local lawmakers. NBC 6’s Stephanie Bertini reports

Officials in Palm Beach County are investigating whether an event Friday featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the county’s mask mandate. DeSantis was at the Hilton Airport Hotel in West Palm Beach, giving an update on the COVID vaccine effort and praising his administration’s effort to a crowd of over 100 people – many of them seen without wearing masks….

The site will open in early March and administer about 2,000 vaccinations per day.

Rush Limbaugh, the conservative radio host and one of the most influential voices of American right-wing politics, has died. He was 70.

Crews on Tuesday removed the helipad constructed at the Mar-a-Lago resort of former President Donald Trump that was built during his years in office. NBC affiliate WPTV-TV reports the helipad, between 40 and 50 feet in width, was built in 2017 but was rarely used during his presidency. Trump was known for taking the drive from Palm Beach International Airport…

Courtesy WPTV-TV

A group of deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office got a chance to meet an acting legend all by simply going out to lunch this week. The agency posted the photo on social media with four of their deputies posing for a photo with Sylvester Stallone, star of the “Rocky” series as well as “Rambo.” NBC affiliate...

A high school teacher in South Florida found himself behind bars after telling a student he wanted to “make out” with her, police say. NBC affiliate WPTV-TV reports police arrested 56-year-old Israel Gonzalez, a teacher and Navy JROTC instructor at Royal Palm Beach Community High School after the comments were made inside a classroom on campus. According to police, the…

The Florida Department of Health is calling for an audit of the Palm Beach County Health Care District after more than 1,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were damaged last week. In a Wednesday news release, the department of health said they’re asking for the district to perform a full accounting of all vaccine-related equipment and procedures it has in place…

Pfizer announced on Tuesday that it is months ahead of schedule to deliver 200 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine to the U.S. The shipment should be available to Americans starting in May.

Lawyers for Rod Stewart and his son say they’ve worked out details for a plea deal to settle misdemeanor battery charges stemming from an altercation at a posh Florida hotel

The predominantly Black farming communities on the shore of Florida’s Lake Okeechobee are getting a coronavirus vaccine station

The residents of a South Florida condo complex want former President Donald Trump’s name officially removed from their home following the siege at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month

The United States Coast Guard continues to search for a small plane that reportedly crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off of the South Florida coast

Courtesy WPTV-TV

Officials reported a small plane crash Sunday evening in Boynton Beach. A single-engine Piper PA-28 was reportedly lost shortly after 8 p.m. as it was traveling from Palm Beach County Park Airport to Merritt Island Airport. The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Department is handling the search. This is a breaking news story. Please check back for more updates.

For the final time Wednesday, Donald Trump made the flight from Washington, D.C. to South Florida as the Commander-in-Chief before turning over the title to President Joe Biden. Trump delivered his farewell remarks at Joint Base Andrews moments before boarding Air Force One bound for Florida. “We’ve gotten so much done that nobody thought would be possible,” he said...

As now-former President Donald Trump headed home to Palm Beach, his supporters rallied the streets of South Florida in support of the former commander-in-chief. NBC 6’s Alyssa Hyman reports

For the final time Wednesday, Donald Trump made the flight from Washington, D.C. to South Florida as the Commander-in-Chief before turning over the title to President Joe Biden. NBC 6’s Steve Litz reports.