BOCA RATON, FL — Residents came to Mayor Andy Thomson's town hall asking how to stop new development. He told them the city likely can't. Speaking to residents Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Spanish River Library, Thomson said a citywide ban on new residential construction would almost certainly be i...
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Early Voting in the 2026 General Election runs October 19 through November 1 at 28 Palm Beach County locations, open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
safety
UPDATE AT 9:15 a.m — As many as eight people were injured in the crash. Traffic that was south of Boynton Beach Boulevard, but north of the scene, is being turned around on the Turnpike. The image above shows NB and SB traffic converging at the exit. UPDATE AT 9:02 a.m. — At leas...
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL — Boca Post reviewed new Palm Beach County Circuit Civil filings recorded on October 14, 2026 . These cases include auto negligence claims, medical malpractice actions, premises liability incidents, insurance disputes, business litigation, foreclosure action...
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DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted what are believed multiple operations Wednesday in the West Delray Beach community of Seven Bridges. Agents and Deputies from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Florida Department of Education has named 45 Palm Beach County public schools to its 2026 “School of Excellence” list, a designation reserved for schools that stay near the top of the state year after ...
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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 — A stretch of NW 7th St was closed Wednesday afternoon after a vehicle accident, according to a traffic advisory from the Boca Ra...
government
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton City Council members voted 4-1 Tuesday to repeal the city's ban on feeding pigeons, iguanas, rats and mice, less than two months after the council adopted it, and approved an eight-story, 97-unit apartment building in the Park at Broken Sound. Both vot...
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BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The man shot and killed by a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tuesday afternoon in West Boynton Beach is now identified as as Gregory Dobkins. We are publishing an arrest photo of Dobkins from ...
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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 are being told to avoid left turns at Yamato Road and T-Rex Avenue after traffic signals at the in...
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BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton City Council members on Tuesday steered a proposed $125 million police headquarters bond toward ballot language that would include a dedicated downtown police facility, while leaving the location of a new headquarters to be settled after voters decide ...
safety
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The owner of a downtown Boca Raton e-moto shop is back in jail, and police say a rush-hour wheelie on Federal Highway is what put him there. Colton Tagle Ralston, 46, of Boca Raton, was arrested Saturday o...
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BOYNTON BEACH, FL — A pursuit that began with a pizza delivery robbery in Lake Worth Beach ended Tuesday with a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy shooting and killing the suspect on Jog Road south of Woolbright Road, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. PBSO said...
