ALLEGEDLY UNDER INFLUENCE OF MARIJUANA WHEN STRIKES, KILLS PERSON ON MOTOR SCOOTER. $100,000 BOND. BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher | BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Jacob Etan Leighton, 17, of Boca Raton, has been charged with DUI manslaughter f...
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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 — Boca Raton Police issued a traffic advisory at 5:13 p.m. Saturday after flooding was reported on a stretch of NW 2nd Avenue. The...
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IS WOODFIELD COUNTRY CLUB VIOLATING FLORIDA STATUTE AND ITS OWN PERMIT? BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher | BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Just two days after an attorney claiming to represent Woodfield Country Club threatened Bo...
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Palm Beach County man says he bit into a McNugget and swallowed something that never should have been there. Now he’s suing McDonald’s. JJ Current just filed the complaint in Palm Beach County Cir...
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL — New civil lawsuits recorded in Palm Beach County Circuit Court on October 16, 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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BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Some families zoned for Crystal Lakes Elementary could find themselves headed to a different school. Palm Beach County School District staff will present an initial proposal Thursday, Oct. 22, that woul...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Office of Florida State Representative Peggy Gossett-Seidman late Friday said a “credible death threat” was received against the Boca Raton-based lawmaker. Luke David Schlauder is in the Palm Beach Cou...
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BOCA RATON, FL — The breach letters are going out. Here's what they say, who should expect one, and how to spot a fake. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said Oct. 16 that its September data breach may have exposed driver license and motor vehicle data, ...
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BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton is going to need a new city manager. City Manager Mark Sohaney has resigned to take a new job that will return him to serving the military community, the City of Boca Raton announced Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. The city's announcement did not name his new e...
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UPDATE FROM DELRAY BEACH PD AT 4:30 p.m. — “At 2:52 PM Delray Beach police and Delray Beach Fire Rescue responded to a crash by a construction site on E. Atlantic Avenue and NE 7th Avenue. A commercial truck struck a construction worker who was operating an 80-foot boom lift. The...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A 21-year-old Boca Raton woman is facing charges after police say she knocked down a city road sign with her white Porsche early Sunday and drove off, leaving a trail of car parts behind her. Officers on p...
