UPDATE: Animal Cruelty Charges Filed After Vet Tried To Save. Owner Allegedly Only Fed Dog Weekly Due To Financial Problems. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A challenging financial situation for Boca Raton resident Dalton Jones allegedly led him to only feed his dog “Yara” weekly, according to a police report obtained by BocaNewsNow.com. The dog […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County School District added 554 COVID-19 cases in just 21 calendar days. The school district ended 2020 with 1,268 COVID-19 cases. That number, as Monday, January 25th gets underway, is now 1,822. The disturbing case increase comes as another 15,000 students are expected to be sent by […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The owner of a Boca Raton gym is facing a major lawsuit from a landlord who claims the gym owes more than $1M in rent. “Michael’s Powered By Busy Body Fitness” owes $1,332,329 according to the suit filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court. The gym is located at 5994 […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Palm Beach County is exceptionally bad, confirmed by the latest numbers released by the Florida Department of Health. In a county of 1.5-million people, only 117,742 shots have been administered. Just 7,313 of those shots are second doses. And only 13,815 of all the shots administered […]
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Animal Control Says It Wasn’t Shot. Residents Say It Was. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A small group of West Boca Raton residents says the cat it cared for, loved and cherished was shot in the face or head and dumped in a canal near Sacco Drive. The residents want justice and have offered a […]
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Hospitalizations Continue To Rise, Many ICUs At Or Near Capacity BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — While COVID seems to be plateauing in some areas, that appears to not be the case in Palm Beach County. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration reports that the number of people hospitalized with “a primary diagnosis of COVID-19” […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — We are awaiting the affidavit of probable cause but the Palm Beach County Jail reports that a Boca Raton man is a new resident — booked on animal cruelty charges. Dalton Jones of the 21300 block of Town Lakes Drive in Boca is facing two charges that speak for themselves: […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Source: Boca Raton Fire Rescue Verbatim Advisory) — On Friday, January 22, 2021 at 12:43pm, Boca Raton Firefighters and Paramedics responded to a call for a fire at 900 NE Spanish River Blvd, a residential midrise building on the west shore of the Intracoastal waterway in Boca Raton. Firefighters arrived to […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The number of people in area ICUs appears to be at — or near — a record for the year since COVID began, as the number of people hospitalized with COVID in Palm Beach County is now at 442. At 10 a.m. Saturday, West Boca Medical Center reports NO ICU […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A Boca Raton real estate agent, unhappy that her soon-to-be-ex-husband was using Tinder — allegedly battered him in the house they still share. Leslie Gladney was jailed for battery early Friday morning. She was released Friday afternoon on her own recognizance. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report reviewed by […]
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Open Restaurants, Open Bars, Closed Caskets BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is promoting employment numbers in Florida but not mentioning how keeping businesses open without legitimate COVID restrictions led in part to 25,000 COVID deaths in the state. The official count according to the Florida Department of Health: 25,011 through 11:59 […]
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Response Part Of Allegations Made By Defendants In Lawsuit DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Mizner Country Club General Manager Larry Savvides wants you to know that Mizner Country Club is not involved in illegal drug sales. Savvides also asserts that he is not personally involved in any illegal activities. The unsolicited email sent to the […]
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Man, Woman Arrested In 11300 Block Of Whisper Sound Drive BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office jailed two people with the same address on drug charges. Charity Hinckle and James Coulter, both of 11393 Whisper Sound Drive, are in the Palm Beach County Jail Friday afternoon. Charity Hinckle is charged […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The story is horrific. A defenseless kitty cat, lured from its longtime home in West Boca Raton, shot in the face only to have its lifeless, bloodied, furry remains dumped in a nearby canal. It’s a story that was pitched repeatedly to BocaNewsNow.com as the cat was featured on fliers […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Area ICUs are full or nearly full as the number of people hospitalized in Palm Beach County with COVID-19 continues to rise. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration reports that 444 people are hospitalized in Palm Beach County with a “primary diagnosis of COVID-19” as of 5:45 a.m. Friday, […]
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