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Boca Raton City Council adopts final budget, adds $1.8 million to replace damaged fire truck
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The Boca Raton City Council unanimously adopted its final budget and property tax rate for the 2026-27 fiscal year Tuesday night. The budget includes a last-minute $1.8 million addition to replace a Fire Rescue truck that was struck while crews worked a crash o...
Police: Armed California Man Broke Into Cars, Clubhouse At Boca Condo
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A California man is facing a long list of felony charges after Boca Raton Police say he went car to car at a condominium complex, forced his way into the clubhouse, and was carrying a 9mm handgun when offi...
Boca Raton Police Seek More Victims After Trafficking Arrests Tied to Federal Highway Studio
BOCA RATON, FL — The job, as detectives describe it, was paid photos of a woman's feet, legs and hands. The woman has an intellectual disability, and Boca Raton Police say a relative drove her to a studio on North Federal Highway twice in July 2025 and left her alone with the man...
Boca Raton Police Make Human Trafficking Arrest, Seek Additional Victims
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Boca Raton Police Department Tuesday says it has made a human trafficking arrest, and is asking other potential victims to come forward. We are publishing the official announcement from Boca PD — as re...
Westbound Spanish River Boulevard Closed at Airport Road After Crash, Boca Raton Police Say
Developing story: This report may be updated as additional information is confirmed. Updates will appear at the bottom of the article. BOCA RATON, FL — Westbound lanes of Spanish River Boulevard at Airport Road were closed Tuesday morning because of a crash, according to a traffi...
Boca Raton Police Issue Traffic Advisory for Spanish River Blvd and Broken Sound Lane Closures
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 11:09 a.m. Tuesday warning drivers to avoid the area of Spanish River Blvd and Br...
Suspended Boca Raton Psychiatrist Faces Second Lawsuit
BOCA RATON, FL — A second lawsuit has been filed against a Boca Raton psychiatrist and the practice where he worked, and state records show Florida health officials have kept his medical license under emergency suspension since January while pursuing misconduct cases involving fi...
Kings Point Resident Arrested, Tells Cops Her Religion Is “Mother Nature”
NOW 107 ARRESTS OF KINGS POINT RESIDENTS SINCE 2023. DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Two more Kings Point Delray Beach residents have been arrested over the past several days, bringing our latest total to 107 since 2023. Among the arre...
West Palm Beach Woman Arrested in Fatal Jog Road DUI Crash
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A West Palm Beach woman was arrested Sept. 18 and booked into the Palm Beach County jail in connection with an Aug. 23 crash on Southern Boulevard and the Jog Road overpass that killed a Lantana man...
Boca Raton Man “Embarrassed,” Allegedly Steals Woman’s Cell Phone
Boca Raton police say a 42-year-old man grabbed a woman's cellphone during an argument in his pickup truck, deleted her video and refused to give it back....
PBSO: Wrong Way Driver Charged With DUI Manslaughter In Southern Boulevard Crash
WEST PALM BEACH, FL — The first 911 call came in about six minutes before the crash. According to the probable cause affidavit, a caller told the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office at roughly 6 a.m. on Aug. 23, 2026, that a car was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of So...
Eastbound Lanes Closed at Palmetto and Wavecrest Way After Crash
Developing story: This report may be updated as additional information is confirmed. Updates will appear at the bottom of the article. BOCA RATON, FL — Eastbound lanes at Palmetto and Wavecrest Way were closed Sunday afternoon because of a crash, according to a traffic advisory f...
Boca Raton Woman Allegedly Admits To Drinking Wine, Arrested In Tesla On Palmetto Park Road
A 32-year-old Boca Raton woman was arrested for DUI after a speeding stop on West Palmetto Park Road. Two breath tests registered above 0.15.
Flooding Closes Lanes on Nw 2nd Avenue in Boca Raton, Police Advise Detours
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 a stretch of NW 2nd Avenue after flooding was reported in both directions....
Fire At Century Village Boca Raton Saturday Evening
UPDATE at 7:57 p.m. — Palm Beach County Fire Rescue shared this update with BocaNewsNow.com: “At approximately 18:18 PBCFR Units were dispatched to the 200 block of Mansfield G for a reported high rise structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found smoke coming from an apartment. Crew...
Northbound Lanes Closed on S. Military Trail at N. Conference Drive in Boca Raton After Crash
Developing story: This report may be updated as additional information is confirmed. Updates will appear at the bottom of the article. BOCA RATON, FL — Northbound traffic is shut down on S. Military Trail at N. Conference Drive after a crash, according to a Saturday morning advis...
Boynton Beach Police Announce Second Arrest In Nigel Beckford Homicide
Boca Post does not normally identify juveniles accused of crimes. The Boynton Beach Police Department publicly identified Jean-Baptiste by name in its September 17 announcement. BOYNTON BEACH, FL — When Boynton Beach police first described what happened on Northwest 8th Avenue, t...
Delray Beach Downtown Pickpocketing Problem Less Of A Problem
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Pickpocketing is still a thing in Delray Beach, but it’s less of a thing, according to the Delray Beach Police Department in a statement to BocaNewsNow.com. Through Sept. 14, officers logged 14 incidents...
Downtown Delray Beach Pickpocketing Reports Down 56%, Police Department Says
DELRAY BEACH, FL — Pickpocketing reports in Delray Beach's downtown entertainment district are running at about half of last year's pace, and the Police Department says that is the result of a deliberate push rather than a quiet stretch. The Delray Beach Police Department recorde...
Canceled – Silver Alert Issued for Missing Boynton Beach Man, 77
UPDATE: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled this Silver Alert. You can view the FDLE cancellation notice here . FLORIDA — A Florida Silver Alert has been issued for a missing man last known to be in Boynton Beach, according to the Florida Department of Law Enfo...
Eastbound Lanes Closed at Yamato Road and St. Andrews Boulevard After Crash
Developing story: This report may be updated as additional information is confirmed. Updates will appear at the bottom of the article. BOCA RATON, FL — Eastbound lanes at the intersection of Yamato Road and St. Andrews Boulevard were closed Friday morning because of an accident, ...
Delray Beach Man Accused In Drug Busts By Boca PD, DEA
Gabriel Rosenfeld Held On $175,000 Bond. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A 24-year-old Delray Beach man is facing three separate drug trafficking cases after Boca Raton Police say he sold cocaine, counterfeit Adderall pills and THC vape ...
Second Teen Arrested in Boynton Beach Beckford Murder
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A second teenager is behind bars in the murder of 19-year-old Nigel Beckford, less than two weeks after Boynton Beach Police arrested the first suspect. Detectives say 17-year-old Jamill Jean-Baptiste o...
Traffic Lights Out at Jog Road and Equestrian Drive in Boca Raton
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 west Boca Raton should expect a signal outage at a busy intersection and plan for slower, more cautious travel. Boca ...
Boynton Beach Man Accused Of Slamming Dog In Service Vest On Federal Highway
BOYNTON BEACH, FL — The first witness was stopped in traffic on South Federal Highway when she saw it happen, according to a police affidavit. (Video at bottom of this article) A man near a bus stop in front of Taco Bell picked up a black Labrador wearing a red "service dog" vest...
Driver Charged With Manslaughter Months After Deadly West Palm Beach Crash, PBSO Cites Seizure History
WEST PALM BEACH, FL — Traffic was stopped at a red light on South Military Trail when a silver Mazda SUV came up from behind without braking or swerving, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office probable cause affidavit. Fourteen months later, the woman behind the wheel ...
BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL EVACUATED, POSSIBLE SWATTING INCIDENT
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Boca Raton High School was evacuated this morning after the school received a bomb threat. The school returned to normal a short time later. Boca Raton Police issued this statement: “Shortly after 11:30 th...
Boynton Beach Man Arrested for Violently Abusing Service Dog
WATCH THE VIDEO: MAN THROWS DOG ON VIDEO RELEASED BY POLICE. BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Boynton Beach Police arrested a man they say repeatedly and violently abused a service dog in two separate attacks along South Federal Highwa...
FHP Investigating Crash Involving Boca Raton Fire Rescue Truck on I-95
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton firefighters were clearing one crash on Interstate 95 when their own truck ended up in another. A Boca Raton Fire Rescue truck was involved in what the department described as a serious collision in the southbound express lanes of I-95 early Wednesday,...
Boca Raton Fire Truck Struck On I-95
TEEN APPARENTLY SLAMS INTO FIRE TRUCK. SERIOUSLY INJURED. FIREFIGHTER ALSO HURT. UPDATE #4 at 8:28 a.m. — Florida Highway Patrol confirms all information just provided to us by Boca Raton Fire Rescue and adds the investigation continues. UPDATE #3 at 8:12 a.m. — Boca Raton Fire R...
Mom Arrested In West Boca Raton, DUI With Young Son In Car
Child, 8, Allegedly Found Unbuckled, Asleep, In Seat After Soccer Game. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Deerfield Beach woman is facing a DUI charge after deputies say she swerved through traffic, ran a red light, and nearly caused a c...
FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE SILENT ON CRITICAL BOCA WAVE RUNNER CRASH
TEEN FOUND NEAR DEATH IN WATER. WHY IS FWC REFUSING TO COMMENT? BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The critical crash off the coast of Boca Raton that sources tell us left a teenager near death on Monday is being kept quiet by the Florida F...
Northbound Jog Road Lanes Closed at Potomac in Boca Raton After Crash
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 Jog Road at Potomac are closed due to an accident, Boca Raton Police said in a traffic advisory issued a...
Boynton Beach Tri-Rail Sexual Battery Case Ends With 12-Year Sentence After 31 Years
BOYNTON BEACH, FL — The 15-year-old got off the southbound Tri-Rail train at the Boynton Beach station on the afternoon of June 8, 1992. According to police, the man who had followed her for most of the day stepped off right behind her. Thirty-four years later, that man is headed...
Kings Point Resident Accused of Ramming Stranger With Car At “The Boys”
“WANTED TO HURT SOMEONE.” Allegedly Slammed Man At Farmers Market. 24th Kings Point Arrest This Year. DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A 73-year-old resident of the Kings Point Delray Beach senior community is facing a felony charge aft...
Boynton Beach Commission to Weigh Protecting Golf View Harbour, Girl Scout Park Land
BOYNTON BEACH, FL — Boynton Beach city commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 11 to bring back two separate discussions on permanently protecting city-owned land near Golf View Harbour and the Girl Scout Park parcel, after residents turned out to oppose a proposed police training f...
Boynton Cops Get Justice For Victim After 1992 Attack, Suspect Flees To Mexico
Jose Santos Arrested When Entering U.S. Along Texas Border… BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in 1992 will now spend 12 years in prison. Boynton Beach PD issued this statement to BocaN...
Two Dead After High-Speed Crash at Jog and Woolbright
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Two men are dead after a high-speed crash at Jog Road and Woolbright Road in Boynton Beach Sunday morning, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened just before 6:45 a.m. I...
West Boynton Crash At Jog Road And Woolbright Road Kills Two Drivers, PBSO Says
BOYNTON BEACH, FL — Two drivers were killed in a crash at Jog Road and Woolbright Road west of Boynton Beach early Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. PBSO identified the drivers as George Edward Armas, 43, and Mark Alan Resnick, 78, of Bo...
TRAFFIC ALERT: We Have 187 Reasons That You Want To Work From Home This Week
The Woodfield Country Club Obnoxiousness Continues. Also, Big Problems In Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Wellington, Lake Worth. (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Palm Beach County has, once again, assembled an absolutely staggering pile of ora...
Northbound Spanish River/ocean Blvd Lanes Closed in Boca Raton After Crash
Developing story: This report may be updated as additional information is confirmed. Updates will appear at the bottom of the article. BOCA RATON, FL — Northbound lanes of Spanish River/Ocean Blvd were closed Sunday morning because of a crash, according to a traffic advisory from...
Boynton Beach Woman Accused of Threatening Man With Mirror
MIRROR MIRROR ON YOUR HEAD? Makeup Artist Arrested In Boca Raton. BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A 46-year-old Boynton Beach makeup artist is facing domestic battery and assault charges after Boca Raton police say she threatened a ma...
KINGS POINT ARRESTS CONTINUE: Now 104 Residents Jailed In Three Years
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Kings Point arrests are back after what seems to have been a summer lull. The senior living community that — by the numbers — appears to end up with more residents in jail than any other South Palm B...
Wellington Man Killed In Military Trail Crash Near West Palm Beach, PBSO Says
WEST PALM BEACH, FL — A Wellington man died three days after he was struck by a car while crossing Military Trail near Kelmar Drive, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Paul Andreacchio, 65, was crossing Military Trail eastbound just north of Kelmar Drive at abou...