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Volunteers Needed As West Boca High Courtyard Gets Home Depot Makeover
BOCA RATON, FL — Organizers are asking for community volunteers to help remake the courtyard at West Boca Raton Community High School on Saturday, Sept. 19, in a one-day project built around a Home Depot donation of 624 plants. The school's PTSA said the donation also includes bl...
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HURRICANE CENTER: New System East Of Florida May Develop, Trek West
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A new system in the Atlantic is showing signs of development and may turn into something worth watching over the next several days. The system is marked by the yellow “X” on the map, above. The oval indica...
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Kansas Man Allegedly Threatens To Kill Boca Raton’s Ben Shapiro Over Religion
SUSPECT NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE… BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Kansas man faces 23 felony counts filed in Palm Beach County after investigators say he spent three days this summer posting a countdown on social media threatening to kill...
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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...
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BOCA RUDETON: We’re Back With A JetBlue Jesus Flight
Was A Woman Magically Cured On A JetBlue Flight From West Palm To Westchester? BocaRudeton Is Back With Dog Owners, Bad Parkers… BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — We had no idea that JetBlue was operating “Jesus Flights” from West Palm Bea...
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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...
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West Palm Beach Nightclub Named In Negligent Security Complaint Over Alleged Brawl Injury
WEST PALM BEACH, FL — A West Palm Beach nightclub is facing a negligent security lawsuit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court after a woman alleged she was struck on the head by a glass object thrown during a brawl inside the club, according to a complaint filed Sept. 9, 2026. The ...
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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...
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GAS PAINS: Prices Swing From $3.99 To $5.39 In Boca, Delray, Deerfield
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Gas prices are all over the map again in South Palm Beach County and northern Broward County. A driver can find regular unleaded for $3.99 a gallon at one pump and pay $5.39 for the same grade a few miles ...
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Boca Raton Woman Sues Starbucks, Alleging Second Degree Burn From Spilled Tea
BOCA RATON, FL — Starbucks Corporation is facing a civil injury lawsuit in Palm Beach County after a Boca Raton woman alleged that a cup of hot tea served at a downtown Boca Raton store spilled onto her arm and left her with second-degree burns, according to a complaint filed in ...
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Freedom Watch Founder Sues Hasan Piker In Palm Beach County Circuit Court
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton man has sued online streamer Hasan Piker in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, alleging that Piker's broadcasts incited violence against Jewish Americans who support Israel, according to a complaint filed September 10, 2026. The plaintiff is Larry Klay...
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Boca Raton Turns Mizner Park Parking Spaces Into Pop-Up Park for Park(ing) Day
BOCA RATON, FL — A handful of parking spaces in front of Sloan's at Mizner Park will be off limits to cars for four hours on Friday, Sept. 18. They will be a park instead. The City of Boca Raton is bringing back Park(ing) Day, an afternoon event that converts curbside parking int...
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PBSO: Man Called Deputies and Said He Killed His Mother at West Delray Beach Home
DELRAY BEACH, FL — The man now charged in a west Delray Beach killing is the one who called law enforcement to report it, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Alexander Harrington, 50, is charged with first degree murder after deputies were sent to the 5100 block ...
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MURDER IN WEST DELRAY BEACH, MAN SAYS HE STABBED HIS MOM TO DEATH
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A West Delray Beach man is in custody Saturday after the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office tells BocaNewsNow.com that the man said he killed his mother. This is the official statement issued by PBSO: >>...
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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...
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What to Know About FAU’s New Pregame Concerts in Boca Raton
BOCA RATON, FL — The concert is free, the food trucks are outside the gates, and the whole thing shuts down 30 minutes before kickoff. Florida Atlantic is reworking what happens before its home football games this season with Owls Pregame Live, a free concert series in the Publix...
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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...
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PBSO Detectives Investigate Woman’s Death Near 10th Avenue North In Greenacres
GREENACRES, FL — The call came in to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office dispatch shortly after 2 p.m. A man was reporting a body near a Greenacres intersection. Deputies who responded found an adult woman dead at the scene, according to PBSO. The Sheriff's Office said the locatio...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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School Bus Driven By Boca Man Hits, Kills Margate Resident
BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A 69-year-old Margate man is dead after a Broward County school bus driven by a Boca Raton man struck him early Wednesday at a bus lot in Pompano Beach, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office in a s...
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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...
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Palm Beach County Civil Filings – September 10, 2026
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL — New civil lawsuits recorded in Palm Beach County Circuit Court on September 10, 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...
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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, ...