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POLICE: MAN JUMPS ON MOVING TRACTOR TRAILER ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE IN BOYNTON

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BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com)(Source: Florida Highway Patrol Verbatim Advisory) — At approximately1:01 PM, The Florida Highway Patrol received a call reference a white male that was driving a Toyota SUV with a male passenger traveling southbound on the Florida’s Turnpike around the 86 Mile Post. According to the passenger, the driver began acting strange and stopped the vehicle southbound on the exit ramp to Boynton […]

HURRICANE ISAIAS: PALM BEACH COUNTY STILL A TARGET, EXPECT WORSENING CONDITIONS

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2PM SATURDAY UPDATE SHOWS STORM IS APPROACHING BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The 2pm update from the National Hurricane Center shows little change in the track or strength of Hurricane Isaias. Expect worsening conditions in Palm Beach County late this afternoon — with hurricane winds and rain overnight into Sunday. This is still a category […]

HURRICANE ISAIAS HEADING FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, SLOWLY

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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Hurricane Isaias has slowed just a bit but intensity remains strong as the storm approaches Palm Beach County. Here is the complete update from the National Hurricane Center as of 11 a.m. BULLETIN Hurricane Isaias Advisory Number 18 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092020 1100 AM EDT Sat Aug […]

BYE BYE BUBBIES! FLORIDA RECORDS ANOTHER 179 COVID DEATHS

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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Florida COVID-19 death count increased by 179 on Friday through 11:59 p.m., according to the Florida Dept. of Health. The infection count increased by 9,658. The positivity rate for Florida on Friday is 11.08 percent. Note that several testing locations closed as early as Thursday due to Hurricane Isaias. […]

PALM BEACH COUNTY PEDIATRIC POSITIVITY RATE AMONG HIGHEST IN STATE

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TRUMP SAYS KIDS ARE “ALMOST” IMMUNE. 36,046 CHILDREN IN FLORIDA KNOW HE’S WRONG. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County pediatric positivity rate for COVID-19 continues to be extremely high. The weekly cumulative report, just released by the Florida Department of Health, shows the pediatric positivity rate for Palm Beach County is 14.6 […]

HURRICANE WARNING FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY

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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A HURRICANE WARNING is now in effect for Palm Beach County (as of 5 pm Friday, July 31, 2020). Here is the update from the National Hurricane Center: A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the east coast of Florida from Boca Raton to the Volusia/Brevard County Line. A Hurricane […]

HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY

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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A hurricane watch is now in effect for Palm Beach County. The watch zone — as of late afternoon Friday — stretches from Deerfield Beach in Broward north to the Volusia-Brevard County Line. From the National Hurricane Center: A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the […]

DYING, DYING, DEAD: FLORIDA RECORDS ANOTHER 257 COVID DEATHS

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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The deaths just keep coming in Florida. Another 257 COVID-19 deaths were recorded by the Florida Department of Health on Thursday through 11:59 p.m. At least 8,983 new COVID-19 cases were logged statewide. The positivity rate for Thursday’s reporting is 10.57-percent. In Palm Beach County another 9 deaths were added […]

TROUBLE: PALM BEACH COUNTY AGAIN NEAR ICU DANGER ZONE

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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Palm Beach County and state health officials have made it clear: anything under 25 percent ICU bed availability is a problem. That problem lurks. As of 10:12 Friday morning, Palm Beach County ICU availability is just 25.36 percent. While some hospitals are showing significant availability, others are not. The numbers […]

TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY

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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (NHC UPDATE 5 PM JULY 30, 2020) — We are publishing the National Hurricane Center 5 p.m. update which now includes a Tropical Storm Watch for Palm Beach County. FROM THE NHC: A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for East coast of Florida from Ocean Reef to Sebastian Inlet The […]

FLORIDEAD: FLORIDA LOGS ANOTHER 253 COVID DEATHS, NEARLY 10K NEW CASES

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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — COVID-19 claimed another 253 lives in Florida as Florida’s Governor DeSantis still refuses to issue a statewide mask mandate but is again pushing schools to open for in person learning. The latest 253 deaths were logged Wednesday through 11:59. Florida added 9,943 new infections as well. The positivity rare for […]

PALM BEACH COUNTY STATE ATTORNEY: HANDCUFFS NEEDED FOR MASK VIOLATORS

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ALL BLUSTER FOR MSNBC? PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS CITED NO ONE FOR NOT WEARING FACIAL COVERING. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg Thursday morning appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and stated that passive enforcement of facial covering orders isn’t working. “You don’t the compliance you need unless you threaten […]

REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SEVEN BRIDGES: SECOND LAWSUIT FILED, CLAIMS ANTI-SEMITIC POSTS

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COUNTER CLAIM: WOMAN SUING IN FEDERAL COURT BERATED HOMEOWNER ON FACEBOOK, POSTING “I SUPPORT JEWISH CALL GIRLS TOO!!!” DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — BocaNewsNow.com reported Wednesday that a Seven Bridges Delray Beach homeowner filed a federal lawsuit claiming harassment, infliction of emotional distress, and violation of the Federal Fair Housing Act after she and her […]

TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS: PALM BEACH COUNTY IN CONE FOR WEEKEND

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NHC: Too Early To Predict Precise Impact Location, Magnitude BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Expect a wet weekend as Tropical Storm Isaias, as of early Thursday morning, has Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and all of Palm Beach County in its track. The good news at this point, no one is yet forecasting doom […]

SEVEN BRIDGES DELRAY: FEDERAL LAWSUIT SEEKS $7M, ALLEGES HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION

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ALLEGED RECORDINGS, TEXTS: “YOU MOVED IN SOMEWHERE WHICH IS 80 PERCENT JEWISH AND YOU DO NOT BELONG HERE…MOVE OUT YOU STUPID SHIKSA!” DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A Federal lawsuit is seeking $7M from the Seven Bridges Homeowners Association — as well as a homeowner — as a family claims it was harassed, discriminated against, […]

FLORIDA DEATH DAYS: 216 COVID DEATHS ADDED, NEARLY 9500 NEW INFECTIONS

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ANOTHER MILESTONE AS COVID KEEPS KILLING IN FLORIDA. STILL NO MANDATORY MASKS FROM DESANTIS. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida added 216 COVID-19 deaths to the body books on Tuesday through 11:59 p.m., according to the Florida Dept. of Health. The state added 9448 new COVID-19 infections during the same time frame. The positivity rate […]

KINGS POINT MAN HELD ON $500,000 BOND, UNDER MILITARY GUARD

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DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A Delray Beach man is being held in a Veterans Affair Hospital under “continuous Military Guard” following his arrest Monday by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office in Kings Point. The arrest follows a “SWAT” team standoff Monday in the same location. It is unclear if the arrest and SWAT […]

DEATH EVERYWHERE: FLORIDA ADDS 186 COVID DEATHS, RECORD SET

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PALM BEACH COUNTY ADDS 21 DEATHS BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A few days of subtle decreases in deaths and infection counts in Florida and Palm Beach County have been blown out of the water. Florida added 186 COVID-19 deaths on Monday, July 27th, through 11:59 pm. The infection count increased by 9,243. The positivity […]