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“I Know My Rights”: Florida Woman Refuses Roadside Exercises During DUI Stop, Claims Friend Just Had to Pee

A Florida woman's explanation for speeding was that her friend desperately needed a bathroom, and she didn't want the passenger using her car seat. That excuse is now part of a widely viewed bodycam video involving a 2024 Hyundai Elantra, a DUI investigation, and a criminal case that recently took another turn.

Palm Beach County, FL · 2d

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Family Of Doomed Learjet's Co-Pilot Speaks Out, Attorney Says No Lawsuit

The NTSB shares another update in its investigative efforts following the deadly Learjet crash in Greenacres. Excavation work at the crash site along Military Trail continues and a portion of one of the plane's engines has been recovered, and debris was found away from the impact location and on the roofs of nearby homes and buildings. All recovered wreckage is being sent to a secure locations for further examination.

Greenacres, FL · 2d

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Ticket Alert: ‘American Idol’ Alum Lou Gazzara to Perform at Kings Point

From American Idol to the Las Vegas stage, Lou Gazzara brings his Mr. Lou Vegas show to the Kings Point Palace with a wide-ranging mix of pop, soul, rock, big-band standards, and even opera. Gazzara first gained national attention at age 17 on Season 2 of American Idol before building...

Tamarac, FL · 10h

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Lake Worth Beach Airbnb Kidnapping Suspect Arrested After Months-Long Investigation

Palm Beach County deputies arrested 26-year-old Eric Matthew Raby II after a months-long investigation into an alleged armed robbery and kidnapping at a Lake Worth Beach rental property in July. Two victims said they were separated and threatened at gunpoint during the attack. According to CBS12, the Palm Beach County...

Lake Worth, FL · 2d

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Coconut Creek Bridge Partially Collapses, Road Closed in Broward County

A bridge partially collapsed near Coconut Creek in Broward County, prompting road closures and utility disruptions as officials investigate possible structural deterioration and rainfall damage.

Broward County, FL · 2d

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Boynton Beach Police Seek Driver Who Ran Over Puppy In Parking Lot

BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Boynton Beach Police want to find the driver of a dark-colored sedan, likely a Tesla, after a 6-month-old puppy was found run over and killed in a parking lot at 1500 Southwest 8th Street. The call came in shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3. The department’s animal cruelty officer found the small white dog dead in a parking space at the back of the lot. Investigators say she was a female Jack Russell with white fur and light tan or brown spots. The sedan, in the video below, pulls into the lot around 1:35 p.m. and parks. The driver gets out and walks around the back of the car to the passenger side. While the driver circles back and climbs into the driver’s seat, the puppy wanders from the passenger side to the front of the car, then back toward the passenger side. At 1:38 p.m., the car drives off. The dog is left lying motionless on the pavement. Detectives are asking anyone who saw something suspicious near 1500 Southwest 8th Street on Nov. 3, or who knows the driver or the dog, to call BBPD at 561-742-6818.

Boynton Beach, FL · 2d

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CP, Georgetown-Led Group Team Buys Massive Boca Raton Mixed-Use Project

CP Group, The Georgetown Company and fund manager ACRE, together with investment partner StepStone, acquired Mizner Park in downtown Boca Raton. Brookfield Asset Management was the seller. The acquisition of the 838,840-square-foot office, retail, and residential property represents a full-circle moment for CP Group, which originally developed Mizner Park between...

Boca Raton, FL · 2d

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Roberto Sosa Had Only Seen CPR on TV When Lightning Struck His Son Kevin, 14, on a Boynton Beach Soccer Field, and He Got the Boy's Pulse Back

Roberto Sosa began CPR he learned from TV after lightning struck his son Kevin, 14, at a Boynton Beach soccer game, and the boy's pulse returned. The post Roberto Sosa Had Only Seen CPR on TV When Lightning Struck His Son Kevin, 14, on a Boynton Beach Soccer Field, and He Got the Boy’s Pulse Back appeared first on parentdiaries.com .

Boynton Beach, FL · 1d

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$1K grants available after Greenacres plane crash

Nearly a week after a Learjet crash killed nine people in Greenacres and forced hundreds from their homes, some residents are still waiting for an answer to the question that has consumed their lives since the crash.

Greenacres, FL · 1d

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Ask A Classic Diner Fan In Florida, And They’ll Say Oakland Park’s Peter Pan Diner, With Its Moussaka And Retro Florida Feel, Still Hits Different

Some restaurants chase trends, and some just keep the coffee coming from six in the morning until eleven at night. In Oakland Park, just north of Fort Lauderdale, one Greek diner has been doing the second thing for so long that people who ate late-night breakfast there in the 1990s say the dining room still looks the same.

Oakland Park, FL · 2d

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Local Nonprofit Proposes Veteran Housing Project at 3701 N. University Drive, Coral Springs, Florida

A South Florida-based nonprofit organization hopes to get approval for a redevelopment project that would yield housing for veterans. Plans center around transforming a 1980s-era La Quinta Inn & Suites in Coral Springs into a 100-unit community. The hotel currently hosts 122 units, but there would be a slight reduction. It stands five stories above grade and spans 81,463 square feet.

Coral Springs, FL · 1d

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911 calls of Learjet crash in Palm Beach released: ‘I think something fell from the sky'

Authorities have released the recordings of the panicked 911 calls people made after a jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood earlier this week and erupted into a giant fireball, killing everyone on board. The plane crashed Sunday in Greenacres, about 7 miles southwest of West Palm...

Greenacres, FL · 1d

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Important News from Broward County Property Appraiser

Florida voters amended the Florida Constitution by approving Amendment 3 with 62% of the vote. Amendment 3 increases the Homestead Exemption amount and reduces the assessment cap from 10% to 5% for non-Homestead properties beginning next year. These changes take effect January 1, 2027 and will be reflected on your August TRIM (proposed tax) Notice and the November tax bill sent by the Tax Collector’s Office.

Hillsboro Beach, FL · 2d

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Broward caregiver arrested in alleged $217,000 theft from elderly client

Police say Maureen Wade made 354 cash withdrawals over four years, and her son says investigators have the wrong person.

Coral Springs, FL · 2d

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This Florida Japanese Garden Has Peaceful Ponds, Bonsai And A Museum Of Art And Is Best Visited Before 2026 Ends

Japan called, and South Florida picked up. This garden borrows ideas from a 17th-century imperial villa. Then it plops them right next to palm trees and suburban traffic. Six garden styles cover about a thousand years of Japanese design. A history class you can walk through in flip-flops? Yes, please.

Delray Beach, FL · 1d

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Florida Woman Arrested After Allegedly Spraying Chemical Into Children’s Faces at Park

An 18-year-old Florida woman was arrested after allegedly spraying a mace-like chemical into the faces of two children at a Fort Lauderdale park.

Margate, FL · 1d

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Tamarac Patient Sues HCA Woodmont, Says Nurse Groped Her During Wrist Surgery

HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital — Reported Site of Alleged Conduct. A 56-year-old Palm Beach County woman has filed a lawsuit against HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital in Tamarac, claiming the hospital failed to properly vet a male nurse who she says sexually touched her during an outpatient wrist surgery in October 2024. The woman alleges nurse John Vicent Pica made sexually suggestive comments and lifted her gown in a sexual manner without her consent, both before and after her procedure.

Tamarac, FL · 1d

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Police Say a 19-Year-Old’s Ankle Monitor Put Him at a $210,000 Porsche Theft

A 19-year-old out on bond is accused of helping take a $210,000 Porsche from a Miami-Dade mansion, and detectives say his own ankle monitor gave him away.

Margate, FL · 1d