Suffered Medical Emergency During Training Exercise. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A young police officer working in Palm Beach County has died. The West Palm Beach Police Department issued an advisory to BocaNewsNow.com mid-day Tuesday. Officer Boykins, 29, a West Palm Beach resident,… Read More »Young Palm Beach County Police Officer Dies

Restaurant Ordered Shut By Florida Health Inspector. Read What Was Found… BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Cafe Lavie in Boca Raton was ordered closed by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation on September 5th after a health inspector allegedly found 13 violations… Read More »Rodents, Flying Insects, Objection Odors Lead To Boca Raton Restaurant’s Closure

FRANCINE TO BECOME HURRICANE. LOUISIANA STRIKE POSSIBLE. BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — It’s starting to get busy for forecasters at the National Hurricane Center who Tuesday morning are tracking Tropical Storm Francine and two systems east of Florida. Francine will almost assuredly be a… Read More »HURRICANE CENTER: Tropical Storm Francine And Two Systems East Of Florida Being Tracked

BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — It may not be something you think about every day, or every week, but there is a crack cocaine problem in Palm Beach County and it has a huge impact on a significant part of the population. That’s why… Read More »Palm Beach County To Hold Crack Cocaine Meeting In Delray Beach

Latest Threat Involves School In North Broward County. BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Another threat has led to another lockdown of an area school. The threat, involving a school in Pompano Beach, follows threats received last week and over the weekend that led… Read More »ANOTHER SCHOOL THREAT: School Locked Down After New Threat Received

BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A pedestrian was struck by a Brightline Train around 10:15 Monday morning. The pedestrian is dead and police remain on the scene mid-day investigating the incident. The body was found just south of Atlantic Avenue. According to police providing… Read More »One Person Dead In Delray Beach Train Incident, Road Closed Mid-Day

BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Tropical Storm Francine had its official naming ceremony at 11 a.m. ET Monday. The storm may be an issue for Texas and several Gulf Coast states, but South Florida is unlikely to experience anything relating to the system. Here’s… Read More »TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE: Storm Forms, See The Latest Path From The National Hurricane Center

Here Are The Roadways To Avoid in South Palm Beach County This Week. BY: TRAFFIC CENTER | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Several roads are closed across South Palm Beach County as we get into another work week. Thanks to updates from the Florida Department of Transportation, and… Read More »TRAFFIC: Closures, Delays In Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton, Wellington, Lake Worth

Forecasters Watching “Potential Tropical Cyclone Six.” BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The system now known as “Potential Tropical Cyclone Six” is being watched closely by the National Hurricane Center Monday as it nearly hugs the coast of Mexico and potentially Texas. That system could… Read More »HURRICANE CENTER: Two Tropical Depressions Likely East Of Florida, Concern Now For Gulf

Public Facilities Running Out Of Boat Storage Space, Providing Fewer Services. Public Ramps, Marinas Can’t Compete With Private Offerings. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — If you own a boat and are constantly trying to figure out the best ramp to use and the best… Read More »CONSUMER ALERT: We Say Mizner Marina Is The Right Place For Your Boat, Better Than Public

Broward Sheriff’s Office Announces Arrest Following Saturday Night Alert. BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A teen is in custody after police say she made several mass shooting threats to schools in Broward County. The threats were received on Saturday and the Broward Sheriff’s… Read More »Teen Arrested For Making School Shooting Threats

BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Boca Raton man is being held in the Palm Beach County Sunday morning after his arrest Saturday evening by the Boca Raton Police Department. The Palm Beach County Jail tells BocaNewsNow.com that Andrew Elnomany was booked into… Read More »Boca Raton Man Allegedly Batters Pregnant Woman, Jailed

AFTERNOON UPDATE: ODDS INCREASING FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS… BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — There are three systems on the National Hurricane Center tracking map Sunday afternoon, and two may become tropical depressions within days. At least one may be of interest to Florida. Here’s the… Read More »HURRICANE CENTER: Tropical Depressions May Form Within Days East Of Florida

South Florida Schools Targeted. Broward Sheriff’s Office Issues Statement. BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Broward Sheriff’s Office Saturday evening revealed that it is investigating multiple threats against schools in Broward County. It was not immediately clear if schools in Palm Beach County… Read More »POLICE INVESTIGATING ONLINE SCHOOL THREATS

Murder-Suicide Outside BurgerFi Months Ago. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Major food news in Delray Beach and Boca Raton, if you’re into fast casual food. A longtime popular burger place is closing after a murder-suicide, and the New York invasion into Boca Raton continues… Read More »BurgerFi Closes In Delray, H&H Bagel Opening In Boca Raton

Ryan Lewis Remains In Jail. Unclear Why Alleged Victim Kept Compromising Photos In Cloud. BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Don’t keep compromising photos of yourself in the cloud. That’s one of the take-aways from the arrest of Ryan Lewis, a Boca Raton man… Read More »Boca Raton Man Accused Of Hacking Woman’s Instagram, Posting Her Naked Photos

AFTERNOON UPDATE: Back To Three Systems. BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com UPDATE: This report was updated Saturday afternoon to reflect three systems now being watched as opposed to two early Saturday morning. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The “Extremely Active” hurricane season predicted by most of the major agencies… Read More »HURRICANE CENTER: System East Of Florida May Develop, Just Two Monitored Saturday

One Dead. One Injured. Investigation Underway. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — One person is dead and another injured following a shooting in Unincorporated Lake Worth Thursday evening. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the shootings to BocaNewsNow.com and issued this statement: “PBSO… Read More »SHOTS FIRED: Police Respond, Find Multiple Victims In Lake Worth

Allegedly Yelled “Death To America” In Patrol Car. Whispering Pines Elementary School Parent “Poses A Threat Of Harm To Community.” BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Chirag Patel, the West Boca Raton man accused of burglary, voyeurism, injuring a police officer, yelling anti-Semitic… Read More »Prosecutors Reveal New Details In Case Against Chirag Patel

We Mocked The Name Change Back In 2021. Seems It Needed More Than A New Name. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — We reported in July of 2021 that “The Boca Resort” was changing its name to “The Boca Raton.” At the time, we questioned… Read More »After One Of Worst Name Changes Ever, “The Boca Raton” Spends Money To Fix Itself