Boca Raton FL

Featured picture for "Accused mall robbers arrested in Orange Park"

Accused mall robbers arrested in Orange Park

Investigators estimated the suspects had taken more than $65,000 worth of merchandise from Florida malls and Sunglass Hut stores.
Featured picture for "Years after falling frond killed motorman, palm tree belts installed in Pembroke Pines"

Years after falling frond killed motorman, palm tree belts installed in Pembroke Pines

The wife of a South Florida police officer killed in a motorcycle crash is lobbying to bring a simple solution to a potentially deadly problem to more cities. It's an answer to a threat literally looming over sidewalks and streets: palm fronds. Charles Herring, a motorman for the Pembroke Pines...
Featured picture for "Adopt A Pet: Meet Clarita"

Adopt A Pet: Meet Clarita

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Staff at the Humane Society of Broward County are looking for a home for Clarita, a 2-year-old, 29-pound dog. Clarita, who is shy but affectionate, arrived from another facility and needs a quiet home to adjust, staff members say. She is believed to be a...
Featured picture for "Palm Beach County Mourns Bicyclist Killed in Crash Involving Driver's Medical Episode on Forest Hill Boulevard"

Palm Beach County Mourns Bicyclist Killed in Crash Involving Driver’s Medical Episode on Forest...

A tragic incident occurred in Palm Beach County on Thursday morning when a bicyclist was killed after being struck by a vehicle whose driver suffered a medical episode. According to a report from CBS12, the accident took place at approximately 10 a.m. when 71-year-old Stephen Salansky was crossing Forest Hill...
Featured picture for "Olympian charged in Florida with battery on female fellow athlete"

Olympian charged in Florida with battery on female fellow athlete

An Olympic track medalist is charged in Florida with punching a woman, a hurdler who also competed in the Olympics. A Broward County Sheriff's Office arrest report says that Fred Kerley, 29, allegedly hit Alaysha Johnson with a closed fist at a hotel near Fort Lauderdale on Thursday. Kerley is charged with...
Featured picture for "More than 700 homes are proposed for a West Boca golf course. Residents are rallying against it."

More than 700 homes are proposed for a West Boca golf course. Residents are...

A plan for more than 700 homes is being proposed on a portion of West Boca golf course, but the idea already is receiving backlash. Now, Lennar developers want to build “a mixture of luxury home types” on nine of the 27-hole Boca Lago golf course at 8665 Juego Way between State Road 7 and Florida’s Turnpike while...
Featured picture for "Tuberculosis Concerns Rise in Florida with Cases at Miami Detention Center and Fort Lauderdale High School"

Tuberculosis Concerns Rise in Florida with Cases at Miami Detention Center and Fort Lauderdale...

Health concerns are intensifying in Miami after a confirmed case of active tuberculosis (TB) at the Federal Detention Center this past week. Officials from the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirm that an inmate tested positive for tuberculosis last Friday, as reported by Local 10. Measures to prevent further spread are...
Featured picture for "Cardiac arrest survivor meets heroes who saved him in Fort Lauderdale"

Cardiac arrest survivor meets heroes who saved him in Fort Lauderdale

Kevin Byrtus’s head was hanging over a house pool after he suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on Feb. 24 in Fort Lauderdale. Surveillance video shows when a 911 dispatcher told a woman how to perform chest compressions until Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue personnel took over. A paramedic shocked Byrtus,...
Featured picture for "Rehearsals in full swing as Fort Lauderdale gets ready for jet-powered beach weekend"

Rehearsals in full swing as Fort Lauderdale gets ready for jet-powered beach weekend

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Set to take off on the weekend of May 3 and May 4, the City of Fort Lauderdale is preparing for its hallmark event—the 2025 Fort Lauderdale Air Show. Running along Fort Lauderdale Beach, the much-awaited aerial display will include some of the best military and commercial pilots in the...
Featured picture for "While in prison, MS-13 gang leader trafficked fentanyl from California to Florida using the U.S. Postal Service; sentenced"

While in prison, MS-13 gang leader trafficked fentanyl from California to Florida using the...

Florida – A South Florida federal judge has sentenced an MS-13 gang member to more than 17 years in prison for running a huge fentanyl trafficking operation—partly while detained, in what appears to be a clear proof that prison walls are not always sufficient to stop criminal operations.

Trending Posts