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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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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 ...
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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 — Eastbound traffic at Potomac Road and Jog Road was shut down Tuesday morning after a crash, according to Boca Raton Police. In a...
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL — New civil lawsuits recorded in Palm Beach County Circuit Court on October 05, 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) — The system that continues to develop in the Gulf of Mexico is likely to become a tropical depression within days. It is then expected to head northeast — towards Florida — before likely turning north. It’s...
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Says Hilton, Palm Beach County Knew Suspect Was A Problem Before He Exposed Himself… WEST PALM BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A woman who says a man sexually gratified himself in front of her inside a women’s restroom at the Hilton West Palm...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A 37-year-old Jensen Beach man died Sunday night after his motorcycle slammed into the back of a van on Southern Boulevard in Loxahatchee, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. PBSO tells Bo...
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WEST PALM BEACH, FL — The room was booked until 10:45 a.m. because it was needed for voting. By the end, Palm Beach County Commissioner Maria Sachs was talking over a crowd and warning she would shut the meeting down. The Oct. 2 workshop at the Andre Fladell Civic Center was bill...
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Police say a Delray Beach woman found asleep in a running car in a Boynton Beach Chili's parking lot blew 0.246 and 0.247.
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Western Delray Beach residents are voicing concerns about growth and development in the Agricultural Reserve as three major projects move forward along Lyons Road, including a new driver's license office, a nursing home and an Islamic school and daycare. The debate intensified Fr...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Palm Beach County Fire Rescue around 6:25 p.m. is on the scene of a horrific-looking crash in front of Whisper Walk. That’s the area of Lyons Road just north of Yamato. Witnesses tell BocaNewsNow.com that ...
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Woodfield Country Club’s Facelift Still Causing Problems On Clint Moore. Plus Lots Of Problems In Boca, Delray, Boynton, Wellington, Lake Worth, Palm Beach County… PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Two hundred and three. That’s how ...
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All 119 cases on the Palm Beach County Code Compliance Special Magistrate agenda for Oct. 7, 2026, organized by city, with the alleged code violations, respondent and status....
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A system appears to be forming in the Gulf of Mexico as the National Hurricane Center is watching that area and several others. We are publishing both the “tropical weather discussion” and the “tropical we...
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ROACH ACTIVITY. FACIAL HAIR. POOR HANDWASHING. NOT ORDERED TO CLOSE. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Long Island Bagel and Deli at 21667 State Road 7 in Boca Raton just received 21 health code violations over two days. The health inspect...
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Former Lotus Palm racquet director William Ljungstrom says the HOA and three board members falsely told the entire community he took money.
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Fall is not here quite yet. Expect extreme heat Sunday with rain, then slightly cooler the rest of the week with more rain. Here is the BocaNewsNow.com/National Weather Service forecast for Boca Raton, Del...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Dead authors are back in Palm Beach County libraries this fall, and it won’t cost you a thing to see them. “I Read Dead People,” the Palm Beach County Library System’s haunted literary show, returns for a ...
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DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The angry Anti-Islamists who packed Friday’s Agricultural Reserve meeting in West Delray Beach are getting national attention. United States Senate Candidate Angie Nixon took to social media Saturday to ...
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POLICE: Wife Throws Eggs At Husband When Returns Home. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Boca Raton resident Andrew Gold is facing four felony counts of child neglect after deputies say he walked out of the house with two duffle bags and l...
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL — New civil lawsuits recorded in Palm Beach County Circuit Court on October 02, 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 woman just filed a lawsuit against President Donald J. Trump, claiming that she was raped by Trump in a Florida hotel room. Jeffrey Epstein, according to the complaint, was present during the 1997 incide...
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Halloween is almost here, and Delray Marketplace is getting into the spooky spirit! The shopping center will host a free Trick or Treat event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at 14851 Lyons Road in Delray Beach. Kids 10 and under can come dressed in costume and trick-or-tre...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Palm Beach County Attorney Darryl Kogan — once part of the “Kogan and DiSalvo” law firm — is facing a federal charge relating to the possession of child pornography. The federal “information” document was ...
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Area Schools Lock Down As Protestors Protest Outside Meeting At Convention Center On Jog. BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher | DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A raucous public meeting set to discuss the Agricultural Reserve clari...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — We are providing the Palm Beach County livestream of Friday’s Agricultural Reserve Public Meeting. The meeting is to discuss the future of the Agricultural Reserve which spans the western parts of Boynton ...
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Poster Creator Could Face Legal Action From Subject Of “Alert.” NOT A SEXUAL PREDATOR. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The dangerous intersection of vigilantism and AI is on full display in Boca Raton as someone apparently created an off...
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BOCA RATON, FL — The Office Depot sign is staying. Almost everything around it is changing. Construction is underway on The Eclipse, the mixed-use redevelopment of the Office Depot headquarters campus at 6600 N. Military Trail. The project's developers, BH Group and PEBB Enterpri...
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BOYNTON BEACH, FL — Downtown Boynton Beach is going full pirate for Halloween weekend, and the city is encouraging festivalgoers to take a rideshare or a shuttle to get there. Pirate Fest 2026 runs from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in down...
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BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton's second attempt at a new police headquarters is smaller and cheaper than the first. City staff also want the main building out of downtown. In March 2026, voters rejected a $175 million bond for a new police complex. The City of Boca Raton is now weig...
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DELRAY BEACH, FL — SWAT, K9 and police drone displays will share Old School Square with a kid zone and a live DJ on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The Delray Beach Police Department and the City of Delray Beach are hosting National Night Out 2026 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Old School Square, ...
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DELRAY BEACH, FL — In Delray Beach's Halloween parade, there are no floats to watch. The kids in costume are the parade. The parade is one of three Halloween events planned for downtown Delray Beach on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, alongside trick-or-treating with Atlantic Avenue merc...
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL — On October 01, 2026 , the Palm Beach County Circuit Civil docket reflected a mix of new filings, from auto negligence and personal injury lawsuits to medical malpractice claims, premises liability cases, insurance and property disputes, business litigation...
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BOCA RATON, FL — If your tap water smells a little like a swimming pool, the city says that is expected, and it will last until Oct. 11. The City of Boca Raton's Utility Services Department is treating drinking water with free chlorine instead of chloramine during a two-week peri...
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“WE DEFEND COMMUNITY’S RIGHT TO BUILD HOUSES OF WORSHIP…” BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Boca Raton Interfaith Clergy Association — which counts clergy from multiple religions, including Judaism, is calling online comments regarding...
