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Loxahatchee Man Killed In Dirt Bike Crash On Okeechobee Boulevard
LOXAHATCHEE, FL — A dirt bike rider died after a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Okeechobee Boulevard and B Road in Loxahatchee, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. The crash happened at 9:12 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2026, in western Palm Beach County, accord...
Man On E-Bicycle Critically Injured In Jog Road Crash Outside Boynton Beach Temple
BOYNTON BEACH, FL — A Delray Beach man riding an electric bicycle was critically injured in a crash with an SUV at a driveway entrance on South Jog Road west of Boynton Beach, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. PBSO identified the rider as Thomas Klett, 46, of D...
Crash Near Boynton Beach Synagogue Leaves E-Bike Rider In Critical Condition
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Delray Beach man remains in critical condition after his e-bike slammed into the side of an SUV near Temple Torah of Boynton Beach on Thursday evening. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office tells Boc...
Man Accused Of Driving Over 100 MPH In Boynton Beach Crash That Killed 14-Year-Old
BOYNTON BEACH, FL — Boynton Beach police say the driver was going more than 100 mph when his BMW struck a 14-year-old crossing North Congress Avenue. Three months later, that driver is facing a felony charge. Michael Scott Bates, 35, of Lake Worth, has been arrested and charged w...
Lake Worth Man Arrested in Boynton Beach Teen’s Death
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Lake Worth man has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a crash that killed a 14-year-old Boynton Beach boy back in June. Boynton Beach Police say 35-year-old Michael S...
Delray Beach Man To Spend Weekends In Jail After DUI Guilty Plea
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Delray Beach man arrested in Boca Raton earlier this year and charged with DUI will spend several weekends in jail after entering a guilty plea. Robert Forchette of Sherwood Boulevard in Delray Beach, ...
Serious Boca Raton Crash Leads To Pregnant Woman Being Airlifted
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A serious crash Friday night near Palmetto Park Road and North Dixie Highway led to a pregnant woman being airlifted to St. Mary’s Medical Center, and a child being transported to another hospital. Boca Ra...
Dixie Highway Lanes Closed at Palmetto Park Road 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 — Drivers in central Boca Raton are being diverted off Dixie Highway at Palmetto Park Road after a crash shut down traffic in both...
Woman’s Body Found, Police Launch Death Investigation
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A woman’s body was found Thursday afternoon in Greenacres. PBSO is now investigating, and shared this statement with BocaNewsNow.com: >> Shortly after 2:00 p.m. today, PBSO dispatch received a call ...
DO YOU KNOW THEM? Cops Seek Help Following Mass Stabbing
LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The photos aren’t great but if you know anyone in the images above, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office would like to hear from you. Police believe the people above may know something about the st...
Boca Raton Council Approves Fire Assessment Increase for Homes, Cuts for Businesses
BBOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton homeowners will pay $224 a year for fire protection starting Oct. 1, a 44.5 percent increase, after the City Council adopted a new fire services assessment Tuesday night that lowers the rate for nearly every commercial and industrial property in the c...
Boca Raton Police Move to Internal Review in Morey Clemmons Shooting Case
BOCA RATON, FL — The criminal side of a fatal Boca Raton police shooting took more than 20 months to close. The internal side is just beginning. The Boca Raton Police Services Department announced September 8, 2026, that it will move forward with an administrative review of a Dec...
Westbound Palmetto Park Road at Dixie Highway Closed 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 — Drivers in central Boca Raton were being rerouted Tuesday evening after a crash shut down a key westbound corridor. Boca Raton P...
Northbound Lanes Closed on Ne 32nd Street at Federal Highway 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 — Northbound lanes on NE 32nd Street at Federal Highway were closed Tuesday evening because of a crash, Boca Raton Police said. Th...
Boca Raton Police Department Issues New Statement On Officer’s Deadly Shooting
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Boca Raton Police Department is now reviewing an officer-involved shooting from 2024. The Department issued this update Tuesday afternoon. We are publishing it in its entirety and unedited: >> Followin...
Crash Closes Lanes at Dixie Highway and Northwest 20th Street 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 Boca Raton are being told to avoid the area of Dixie Highway and Northwest 20th Street after a crash shut down multip...
Palm Beach County School Cop Suspended Over Student Relationship Violations
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Palm Beach County School District police officer is facing a 40-hour suspension after an internal affairs investigation sustained findings that he violated department policy on his relationship wi...
WEATHER: Expect Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms For Several Days
Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, Wellington: Wet. UPDATE @ 3:49 p.m. — Alert From National Weather Service:The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Southeastern Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida… * Until 430...
Boynton Beach Woman Allegedly Runs Red, Performs U-Turn, Refuses DUI Test
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A 38-year-old Boynton Beach woman is facing DUI and resisting arrest charges after police say she ran a red light, made a U-turn, and then refused a battery of field sobriety and breath tests. Megan Ann...
Boca Raton Scooter Crash Lawsuit Points To Construction Near One Park Place Garage
BOCA RATON, FL — A construction company is facing a civil negligence lawsuit in Palm Beach County after a scooter rider alleged that debris left on a Boca Raton roadway near a work site caused him to lose control and crash, according to a complaint filed in circuit court. Jose Ro...
TRAFFIC ALERT: There Really Are 186 Traffic Problems That May Affect You This Week
Boca Raton. Boynton Beach. Delray Beach. And Why Woodfield Country Club Is Causing Problems For So Many People… (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Palm Beach County drivers get 186 fresh reasons to leave early this week, courtesy of the Florida Department...
Boca Raton Costco Faces Court Petition Seeking Scooter Crash Video, Member Identity
BOCA RATON, FL — A shopper is asking a Palm Beach County judge to order Costco to hand over surveillance video and the name of the member she says ran into her with a motorized shopping cart at the warehouse store on Congress Avenue in Boca Raton. Laura Sanchez filed a petition f...
Boynton Beach Man Arrested in Prostitution Sting
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Boynton Beach man is facing a prostitution solicitation charge after West Palm Beach police say he agreed to pay an undercover officer $40 for oral sex. Nicholas Rigazio Digilio, 34, was arrested afte...
Traffic Advisory: Avoid Yamato Road Intersections Near Nw 2nd Avenue and Nw Dixie Highway Due to Train Arm Malfunction
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 non-emergency traffic advisory at 7:23 p.m. Saturday telling drivers to avoid two intersections along...
Canceled – Silver Alert Issued for Missing 87-year-old in Boynton Beach
UPDATE: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled this Silver Alert. You can view the FDLE cancellation notice here . FLORIDA — BOYNTON BEACH — A Florida Silver Alert has been issued for an 87-year-old man last known to be in Boynton Beach, according to the Florida D...
POLICE: Boynton Beach Massage Sting Arrest Followed Two Month Investigation
BOYNTON BEACH, FL — The tip came in July, and it was anonymous. Someone told Boynton Beach police that narcotics and sex acts were happening inside a suite on South Federal Highway. Two months later, an undercover officer knocked on the door of Suite 408. Boynton Beach police arr...
Motorcyclist Killed In Boca Raton Crash As SUV “Improperly” Pulls Out of Lotus Edge
A motorcyclist died Friday afternoon after an SUV turned left across his path at State Road 7 west of Boca Raton. PBSO says the rider was ejected and came to rest in the SUV's back seat....
Motorcyclist Killed In West Boca Raton Crash On State Road 7, PBSO Says
BOCA RATON, FL — A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with an SUV at State Road 7 and EF Johns Parkway in Boca Raton on Friday, Sept. 4, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. PBSO's log entry lists the crash at 2:58 p.m. and the fatality at 3:06 p.m. The motorcycli...
Illegal Massage Operation — Yes, With Extras — Busted In Boynton Beach
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A massage operation allegedly offering more than just massages was just busted in Boynton Beach. Boynton Beach Police shared this announcement with BocaNewsNow.com: >> The Boynton Beach Police Departmen...
Man Allegeldy Hits 117 MPH On Florida Turnpike Near Boynton Beach, Busted
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Loxahatchee man was arrested on the southbound Florida Turnpike near Boynton Beach after a Florida Highway Patrol trooper clocked him at 117 miles per hour. Jefferey Loyd Boatwright Jr., 29, was taken...
Man Allegedly Hits 117 MPH On Florida Turnpike Near Boynton Beach, Busted
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Loxahatchee man was arrested on the southbound Florida Turnpike near Boynton Beach after a Florida Highway Patrol trooper clocked him at 117 miles per hour. Jefferey Loyd Boatwright Jr., 29, was taken...
Coconut Creek Police Say All Ten Flock Cameras Stay Up After FDOT Order
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Boca Raton is taking 27 license plate readers down. Coconut Creek is taking none down. Police Chief Fred Hofer said in a video statement posted by the Coconut Creek Police Department that all 10 of the city's Flock license plate reader cameras sit outside the ...
Boca Raton Crash Caught On Tesla Camera, Crack Cocaine Pipe Allegedly Found
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A woman allegedly driving with crack is facing DUI and hit-and-run charges after police say she plowed into the back of a Tesla on North Dixie Highway, threw her SUV in reverse and hit a second car, then d...
Delray Beach Fire Captain Joseph Falcone Named State Firefighter Safety Award Recipient
DELRAY BEACH, FL — The award is not for a rescue. It is for the work that happens between the calls. Delray Beach Fire Rescue Captain Joseph Falcone has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Florida Fire Chiefs Association Safety and Health Award of Excellence, according to ...
Boca Raton Council Weighs Pension Refunds for Firefighters Whose Buybacks Were Capped
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton council members introduced an ordinance Tuesday that would refund some city firefighters part of what they paid years ago to buy extra pension credit, after a cap on retirement benefits adopted in 2015 reduced what those purchases are worth. Ordinance ...
Airbnb Sued Over Slippery Stairs Fall at Palm Beach County Rental
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Palm Beach County man is suing Airbnb, claiming the company booked him into a vacation rental with dangerously defective stairs that sent him crashing to the ground and shattered his wrist. Ariel Ruiz fi...
COPS: Delray Beach Woman With Crack Pipe In Bra Gave Fake Names
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A 60-year-old woman camping out on a Delray Beach sidewalk gave police three different names before officers finally figured out who she was. Then they found a crack pipe tucked in her bra. Delray Beach ...
Boynton Beach Police Investigate Death After Woolbright Road Bridge Search
BOYNTON BEACH, FL — Multiple callers told Boynton Beach police the same thing on the evening of Tuesday, September 1. A male had gone into the water from the Woolbright Road Bridge, and he had not resurfaced. Boynton Beach Police and Boynton Beach Fire Rescue crews responded. Pol...
Boca Raton Teen Charged As Adult In DUI Manslaughter Case After Fatal Scooter Crash
BOCA RATON, FL — The Jeep never braked. That finding sits at the center of a Boca Raton Police Services Department probable cause affidavit filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, where a Boca Raton 17-year-old is now charged as an adult with DUI manslaughter in a crash that ki...
Boca Teen Charged With DUI Manslaughter After Fatal Dixie Highway Crash
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 D...
Delray Beach Fire Rescue Captain Joseph Falcone Honored
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A round of applause is due for Delray Beach Fire Rescue Captain Joseph Falcone. He was just selected as the recipient of the 2026 Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association (FFCA) Safety and Health Award of Excell...
COPS: Man Jumps From Bridge In Boynton Beach, Body Recovered
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A man jumped to his death from the Woolbright Road Bridge Tuesday evening, according to Boynton Beach Police. While BocaNewsNow.com does not routinely report suicides, the police department issued a sta...
Crash Blocks Right Lane on I-95 South Off Ramp at Spanish River Boulevard in Boca Raton
BOCA RATON, FL — The blocked lane is on the off ramp, not on the interstate itself. That is the point where drivers leaving I-95 for north Boca Raton will run into it. A crash on southbound Interstate 95 at the ramp to Exit 48A, Spanish River Boulevard, has the right lane of the ...
Bond Broker Charged With DUI After Boca Raton Maggiano’s Crash
Allegedly Told Boca Cops: “F All Of You. F-Ing Arrest Me.” BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Delray Beach bond broker is facing DUI and hit-and-run charges after Boca Raton police say he crashed into another vehicle outside Maggiano’s at...
Boca Raton Police Will Pull 27 License Plate Readers Off State Roads
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton police will take 27 license plate readers off state roads by the end of September. The Florida Department of Transportation revoked every active permit for automated license plate recognition systems on Aug. 31, 2026, and gave local law enforcement age...