WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Here are the stories with the most viewed photos from this week. <\/p>\n
See also: Stormier afternoons ahead as tropical moisture builds across South Florida <\/a><\/p>\n Florida community on edge as large sinkhole forms near neighborhood<\/p>\n MAITLAND, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014People living along a road in Florida woke up to unsettling news Friday: a growing sinkhole forming just steps from their neighborhood.<\/p>\n \u201cWe turned on the TV, and it said a sinkhole at Hope Road. My husband was like, ‘That\u2019s right here,’\u201d Maitland Club resident Susan Jaffee told WESH.<\/p>\n Jaffee lives in the Maitland Club neighborhood, adjacent to the growing sinkhole. She told reporters that the sinkhole is so close to her home that it’s difficult not to worry.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s really just on the other side,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n For Jaffee, the situation brings back memories of other sinkholes in Central Florida history, including the one that formed Lake Rose in Winter Park.<\/p>\n 5 nabbed in staged crash scam as Florida authorities cite nearly $31K insurance haul: CFO<\/p>\n MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Five people have been arrested in connection with what investigators<\/a> say was a staged motor vehicle crash scheme designed to fraudulently collect insurance payments, Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia<\/a> announced.<\/p>\n The arrests were announced by the Department of Financial Services\u2019 Criminal Investigations Division (CID) on Monday, stemming from an investigation into a suspicious crash reported by an insurance company tip. Authorities identified the suspects as:<\/p>\n Yumilka Melendez PaganYancenia DiazMilaimi Gonzalez AcostaAlfredo Ernesto Phinney EstradaVidal Jose Rojas Balbas<\/p>\n Each faces charges tied to allegedly billing insurers for injuries that never occurred.<\/p>\n Fight erupts after Fort Pierce MLK Day shooting gunman is sentenced to life<\/p>\n ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A man convicted in connection<\/a> with the deadly 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day shooting in Fort Pierce received his sentence on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n Kemmye Parson, 31<\/a>, appeared in a St. Lucie County courtroom on May 19, where a judge sentenced him to two concurrent life sentences, plus an additional 15 years in prison.<\/p>\n According to court records, Parson received:<\/p>\n Life in prison on multiple counts, including a mandatory minimum term attached to one of those life sentencesA separate 15-year sentence, which includes a 3-year mandatory minimumAll major sentences will run concurrently<\/p>\n Parson was also credited with 1,160 days of time served since his 2023 arrest.<\/p>\n ‘Paper dope’ pipeline: 25+ overdoses tied to alleged staff-inmate drug ring at PBC jail<\/p>\n PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 An alleged drug trafficking ring centered within the Palm Beach County West Detention Center<\/a> has unraveled, exposing a collaboration between jail staff and inmates that has led to a surge of synthetic cannabinoid overdoses and health crises among the incarcerated population.<\/p>\n The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said that between September 2025 and January 2026, deputies launched an extensive investigation into the trafficking of synthetic drugs, commonly referred to as \u201cK2,” \u201cSpice,\u201d or “paper dope,” after there were more than 25 incidents involving inmates overdosing or experiencing medical issues as a result of taking drugs within a 4-month period.<\/p>\n Serial rental fraud: Alleged ‘squatters’ leave landlords facing major losses<\/p>\n WELLINGTON, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 The CBS 12 News I-Team is uncovering new details about a Wellington woman <\/a>accused of carrying out a years-long rental fraud scheme that investigators say targeted landlords across Wellington.<\/p>\n