BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The number of people hospitalized in Palm Beach County with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 is again rising dramatically, suggesting the spread of COVID-19 in South Florida continues with increasing force as more and more people act as if […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The man shot and killed by a Broward Sheriff’s Deputy is now identified as Parkland resident Jeffrey Guy Sacks of the 800 block of Wisteria Avenue. Sacks allegedly threatened deputies with a knife before he was shot and killed […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The number of new COVID-19 infections in Florida continues to hold stead or rise, as the positivity rate remains at a concerning level that just won’t break. That’s the takeaway from today’s report from the Florida Department of Health. […]
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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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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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Pediatric Positivty Rate Also Rises In Palm Beach County, Suggesting Spread Among Young. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The just-released COVID-19 positivity rate for Florida on Sunday is a staggering 8.0 percent. That’s the highest in at least a month, and suggests a worsening […]
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Palm Beach County Hospitalizations Rise BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — At least 3,186 people are now hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida as of mid-day Monday, and the COVID-19 situation in Palm Beach County appears to be disintegrating. It is too early to know whether […]
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No Social Distancing. Many Not Masking. No Enforcement As Cancelations, Delays Continue. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The crowds are large, the social distancing largely non-existent, mask use is sporadic. Welcome to the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport early Monday morning. A day after […]
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Now More Than 2-Million COVID Cases In Florida. Are Unmasked Restaurant Workers Contributing To Spread? BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — It is another bad report from the Florida Department of Health. (News app readers access our full report here). The positivity rate for the […]
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Notable Increase Mirrors Florida Increase In New COVID-19 Infections. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The number of people hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 is again rising in Palm Beach County — a number that is mirroring a major increase in the number […]
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Palm Beach County School District FSA Testing Already Taking Place. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran today issued an executive order instruction school districts to disregard a student’s standardized test scores in most situations. (News app readers use this to […]
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Child Arrested Just South Of Boca Raton BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) (BSO Media Advisory Verbatim) — A 12-year-old boy used a fictitious email address to make a bomb threat at his school this past Wednesday. (News app readers access our full report). At approximately […]
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Police Helicopter Responds, Aviation Officers See Man With Gun BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Two Boca Raton men are in custody in Broward County after BSO’s new “Shot Spotter” alerted police when shots were fired, and a police helicopter saw one of the men […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Florida Department of Health just reported a massive increase in new COVID-19 cases. (News App readers access the full story here). The state added 7,886 cases on Wednesday. That is the highest new case count in at least […]
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