BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — This is the week set aside to honor police and emergency dispatchers nationwide. In Broward County, the shine of good work by quick-thinking emergency communicators is being tarnished by the apparent fraud committed by one of their own. (News […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com ORLANDO, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A Broward County man will spend more than three years in federal prison following his conviction on charges related to committing fraud at Universal Studios Orlando. (News app readers access our full report). This is the official advisory from the United States Attorney’s Office for the […]
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UPDATED 8:30 a.m. ET to correct single family home numbers in Boca Raton. Condo sales were initially listed. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The latest Elliman Report reveals a stunning increase in average sales price for single family homes in Delray Beach. With the […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A reminder to parents and guardians in the Palm Beach County School District: there is no school on Friday, April 16th. (News app readers access our complete report). The long-scheduled day off for students is a teacher professional development […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Delray Beach woman is facing multiple charges following her late Wednesday evening arrest by Delray Beach Police. Kaitlyn Sheppard of the 100 block of NW 11th Avenue in Delray Beach is charged with “fraud — impersonate — false […]
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ER Visits For “Flu Like Symptoms” Rising In Palm Beach County BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Not quite as a bad as yesterday but certainly not good. The Florida COVID-19 new infection count, and positivity rate, are both high — according to Florida’s Department […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A woman leaning on a stool that allegedly “collapsed” underneath her is suing Simon Properties (NYSE: SPG). Simon owns Boca Raton Town Center Mall where the incident allegedly occurred. In a complaint just filed in Palm Beach County Circuit […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Health Care District of Palm Beach County is set to accept appointments for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine starting Thursday morning. Vaccine providers state and nationwide are now switching quickly to Pfizer and Moderna after the CDC and FDA […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — More than a full week of FSA testing in the Palm Beach County School District has brought an increase in COVID-19 cases. Thousands of children stopped — or are stopping — distance learning for several days as they are […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A resident of the Dakota community in West Delray Beach is facing a child abuse charge following his arrested by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. News app readers access our full report here. Gregg Fredman who lists the […]
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The Hon. Sandra Feuerstein Was Killed Friday. Boca Raton Police Didn’t Issue Advisory Until Monday. UPDATE: 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 13th, 2021, see end of report for latest. BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Boca Raton Police Department waited nearly 72 hours […]
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Numbers Dramatically Heading In Wrong Direction. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Florida’s COVID-19 progress is rapidly disintegrating into a disaster zone. The Florida Department of Health reported 9,130 new COVID-19 cases recorded on Monday, with a positivity rate soaring to 8.10 percent. Both numbers […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Pompano Beach just announced that J&J shots scheduled in its jurisdiction have been canceled. Expect J&J vaccinations to be canceled throughout the region as the CDC and FDA investigate potential issues with the vaccine. Moderna and Pfizer continue to be administered at several locations. […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Two very difficult days of travel are now giving way to a bit of normalcy at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. Scores of flights on Sunday were canceled or delayed by several hours when heavy storms — uncharacteristic for […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Health inspectors from Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation were so concerned with the live and dead roaches found at an area frozen yogurt shop that they shut it down. The store was permitted to reopen several days […]
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