Statewide and Palm Beach County Numbers Jump. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Several days of good news is behind us as the Florida Department of Health just reported a significant jump in the COVID-19 positivity rate. After hitting a recent low of 4.66 percent […]
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City Officials Warning Employees Of Potential For Issues Sunday Afternoon. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A group calling itself “Florida Freedom Keepers” is planning a rally this afternoon at Patch Reef Park. Multiple sources tell BocaNewsNow.com that officials with the City of Boca Raton […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Florida Highway Patrol troopers found and arrested a Delray Beach man Saturday night after an alleged hit and run crash. Michael Balog of the 200 block of SE 1st Avenue in Delray Beach was jailed just before 10:30 p.m. […]
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Positivity Rate Just 3.69 Percent In Palm Beach County, Lowest In A Year. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Keeping in mind that good Florida numbers often seem to run in sync with COVID narratives being presented by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his administration, […]
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Vickilynn Gajewski Already Facing Court Action Over Alleged Speed In School Zone. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Boca Raton woman is facing an enhanced DUI charge following her arrest by Boca Raton Police early Saturday morning. (News app readers access our full report). […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A woman was critically injured when she tripped and fell on broken asphalt in the parking lot of Boca Raton’s Town Center, according to a lawsuit just filed in circuit court. (News app readers access our full report). The […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The classroom teachers association which represents teachers in the Palm Beach County School District wants masks to remain mandatory through the end of the school year. The school year ends in mid-June. This email was just sent to the […]
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Some Parents Apoplectic Over Possibility Of Masks Next Year. New Policy Involves Outdoor Play This Year. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District officially today updated its mask policy. (News app readers access our full report). While the mask mandate […]
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Lawsuit Filed When Home Depot Promises Fix, Then Ghosts Customer. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A lawsuit just filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court alleges that Home Depot’s installation of impact windows on an area home was so bad, an inspector from Palm […]
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Police: Half Of Woman’s Body Hanging Out Of Car. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Coral Gables woman is facing a DUI charge following her arrest by a Boca Raton Police officer who allegedly saw her hanging out of her Lexus — in the […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — It’s another mixed bag of COVID-19 news for Florida, but there is a potentially very good sign. First, the bad news: the number of new COVID-19 infections has risen steadily every day for the past four days. The “new […]
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Staffers At West Boca Raton Store Do Nothing. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Even with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ bizarre declaration that COVID is essentially a non-issue in Florida, stores still have mask mandates in place. Violators can be charged with trespassing. Unless, apparently, […]
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Lawsuit Alleges Jail Cell Door Left Open By Guards, Inmate Attacked While Sleeping. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Boca Raton-based Geo Group, which runs private prisons and lockup facilities, is facing a lawsuit after an inmate was allegedly beaten at a facility in Palm […]
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Mask Order Is Now A “Policy.” Police May Cite, Arrest For Trespass. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — How do you get around Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ removal of emergency COVID-19 orders requiring mask use? You call a mask mandate a “policy” and tell police […]
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BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher UPDATE: 7:17 p.m. Twitter reports that her account no longer exists. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A former Boca Raton High School cheerleading coach, now teaching at an area private school, is the subject of scrutiny for her tweets about President Biden, […]
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