LANTANA, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Fifteen months after a pedestrian was struck and left lying in a Lantana front yard, the driver is in custody. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says the State Attorney’s Office authorized an arrest warrant on Sept. 30 f...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — More than 1.7 million people across South Florida are expected to face food insecurity this holiday season. Feeding South Florida, the hunger-relief organization serving Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Passengers checking on scheduled JetBlue flights out of South Florida for October 13th and 14th may have had minor heart issues Wednesday as they learned their flights were cancelled. They were apparently ...
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL — New civil lawsuits recorded in Palm Beach County Circuit Court on October 06, 2026 span a range of issues, including auto negligence, alleged medical malpractice, slip-and-fall and premises liability claims, insurance coverage disputes, contract and debt l...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A huge number of Boca Raton Firefighters spent much of the hot overnight battling a fire in a warehouse near Glades Road and First Avenue. Smoke was seen billowing from the one floor building just before m...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) (Published as received from The Office of Gov. Ron DeSantis): Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 26-202 declaring a state of emergency for 25 Florida counties in preparation for Tropical Depression...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Tropical Depression just formed in the Gulf of Mexico and it is likely that it will soon become a hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. This is the Tuesday afternoon advisory: BULLETINTr...
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Palm Beach County’s Election Canvassing Board is welcoming the public to view a test of election equipment for the November vote. We are a long ways from the 2000 election and the dangling chads tha...
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Developing story: This report may be updated as additional information is confirmed. Updates will appear at the bottom of the article. BOCA RATON, FL — Drivers in central Boca Raton were being told to steer clear of a major intersection Tuesday afternoon after a crash led to mult...
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UPDATE: Delray Beach PD confirms to BocaNewsNow.com that the deceased is a pedestrian and not someone in a vehicle. DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — One person is dead after apparently being struck by a Tri-Rail train around 1:50 this a...
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Developing story: This report may be updated as additional information is confirmed. Updates will appear at the bottom of the article. BOCA RATON, FL — The northbound lanes of NW 4th Avenue are closed between NW 4th Diagonal and Glades Road due to a gas leak, Boca Raton Police sa...
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WPTV is working to get answers to questions residents raised about a controversial Islamic center approved in Palm Beach County's Agricultural Reserve. After Friday's heated public meeting , many viewers reached out asking who is behind the project, how it was approved and what h...
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UPDATE (Wednesday, October 7, 2026) — We’ve learned that this was a multi-car incident. A driver apparently stopped for a motor scooter, but the vehicle behind the stopped vehicle drove around that car and hit the scooter. It is being called an “accident” and no criminal charges ...
