Palm Beach County
By MISSY DIAZ
June 7, 2026
BOCA RATON, FL— Surveillance video obtained by Boca Raton police shows a man charged in a Memorial Day weekend shooting at a downtown restaurant pulling a handgun from his waistband and firing two rounds during an argument, according to a police report released Thursday.The report provides new ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton drew some substantial corporate donations for its centennial celebrations in 2025, generated nearly $17 million in economic activity and drew tens of thousands of people to city events, according to a recent report from City Manager Mark Sohaney.The city celebrated its ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton Police announced Friday the arrest of a Boynton Beach man in connection with the April shooting death of a Plantation resident in the Camino Gardens area.Police said 42-year-old Willie Byrd Jr. was taken into custody Friday and charged with first-degree murder with a ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A documentary exploring the personal and political fallout of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel will be the focus of a special event this Sunday hosted by the Boca International Jewish Film Festival.The festival will present a screening of The Prophet on Sunday, June 7, at Movies of ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A 24-year-old man is under arrest after shooting two people outside a downtown Boca Raton restaurant and fleeing the scene, Boca Raton police announced on Thursday morning. The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. on Monday, May 25, 2026, outside The Standard Cuisine & ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — A 13-year-old e-bike rider involved in an altercation in the Lotus community in West Boca Raton that led to the arrests of two adults was involved in a similar incident a month later in a neighboring gated community, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office reports.The ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Seven models have filed suit against Cosmo’s Nightclub & Lounge, accusing the venue of misappropriating their image and likeness for the nightclub’s gain.On May 26, Marketa Lim, Jessica Killings, Katarina Van Derham, Janet Guzman, Stephanie Rao, Tiffany Toth, and Sandra ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton city officials recently released information on their efforts to combat the record-breaking sargassum blooms inundating beaches throughout the city and South Florida, with another record-breaking month expected in June. An outlook released on Sunday by the University of ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — West Boca Raton’s Tri-County Animal Rescue is now accepting applications for the adoption of some of the 50 chihuahuas it recently rescued from a Tennessee hoarding situation.The shelter is reviewing those applications, but it is not yet scheduling individual meet-and-greets ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — A man whose behavior around young children had raised concerns for at least one parent has been arrested by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on charges of lewd and lascivious molestation involving two children, ages 5 and 8.Jose Nazario Diaz, 45, is accused of touching a ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Plans for the eastern portion of North Park include more than five miles of walking and riding trails, exercise stations, a dog park, and a playground as the Boca Raton project moves closer to construction.The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District recently requested bids for ...
BOCA RATON, FL — As school lets out for the summer and the calendar turns to June, Boca Raton's free summer concert series gears up to hit the stage at Mizner Park Amphitheater.The City of Boca Raton once again is hosting its annual Summer in the City concert series beginning June 12 at Mizner Park ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A teacher at Saint Andrew’s School has been fired following his recent arrest by the FBI on charges of possessing, sending and receiving child pornography.According to media reports, the FBI notified school officials on May 28 about Patrick Conor Russell, a 37-year-old teacher at ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton residents have a chance to leave their mark on a new public art installation coming to Hughes Park — not with paint or sculpture, but with poetry.Public Art Boca has launched a community poll asking residents to help select an “Ode to Boca” poem that will be incorporated ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton-based regenerative medicine company recently announced that it has secured $2.5 million from its first institutional investor, adding to the money it received last year from city leaders.In November, the company said it planned to relocate its international ...
BOCA RATON, FL — For the second time in a week, a healthcare worker at Boca Raton Regional Hospital has been attacked by a patient.On May 24, Boca Raton Police responded to the hospital after Oleksandr Nazarenko allegedly attacked a worker who was administering an IV, according to a police ...
BOCA RATON, FL — When workers at a Boca Raton resale shop found a cardboard box sitting outside the store, they had no idea it contained what may be decades-old Japanese ceremonial garments with possible historical significance.No note was attached. No donor came forward. And no one knows exactly ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Tin Fish Boca, the seafood and sushi restaurant in West Boca Raton’s Yamato Village Center, has announced it is closing after about two years in business.The restaurant shared the news this week in a message posted on its website and social media pages, thanking customers and staff ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Florida Atlantic University has been selected as Curaçao’s official training site and team headquarters during the FIFA World Cup 2026 set to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico this summer.FAU will serve as the tiny island nation’s Team Base Camp, one of 48 ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — Many of the 50 Chihuahuas rescued from a Tennessee hoarding situation and brought to Tri-County Humane Society in West Boca Raton are suffering from severe dental disease, infections, flea infestations, and other medical issues as the shelter continues caring for the animals ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Calusa Elementary School in Boca Raton raised more than $94,000 at the school’s annual St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event fundraiser last Friday, according to school officials and media reports. The event includes students and teachers cutting or shaving their hair to support ...
BOCA RATON, FL — An 18-year-old who allegedly beat and strangled her ex-girlfriend outside the Cinemark theater recently has been charged with domestic battery by strangulation, battery, and burglary with assault.According to a Boca Raton police report, Nicola Victoria Nosek asked a friend for a ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Two people were shot outside a downtown Boca Raton restaurant early Monday morning, and police are searching for the suspect who fled the scene.The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. outside The Standard Cuisine & Cocktails along Southeast Mizner Boulevard, according to ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton man is accused of threatening multiple people with a knife during a fight at an apartment complex before later making incriminating statements to police, according to an arrest report.Boca Raton police responded May 15 to the Cynthia Gardens apartments on Northwest ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Alleging breaches of their name, image and likeness contracts, Florida Atlantic University is suing four former football players to recoup tens of thousands of dollars the university says it is owed after the student-athletes entered the transfer portal.On May 18, the university ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Fifty Chihuahuas that had been neglected for years and living in squalid conditions just arrived at Tri-County Animal Rescue after 17-hour transport from Tennessee, and now the shelter needs volunteers to help care for them.The dogs came to the shelter Thursday night after staff ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The voices speaking on behalf of developers will soon be on the record in Boca Raton.The city council is scheduled to consider a new ordinance or local law at its meeting Tuesday, May 26 that would require developers to identify anyone authorized to communicate with city officials ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Nearly six months after a 17-year-old was fatally struck by a pickup truck in a Boca Raton neighborhood, police have arrested a 19-year-old man they say fled the scene after running the teen over during a late-night confrontation.Douglas Keith Brown Jr., 19, of Boca Raton, was ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — The mascot for Eagles Landing Middle School may be a bird of prey, but it’s likely no match for a 225-pound alligator that recently showed up near the school, which neighbors the Everglades Canal Network.According to the Palm Beach Schools Police Department Facebook page, the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Composure Club, a new fitness and wellness concept, recently announced plans to open a state-of-the-art fitness facility at The Courtyard on Spanish River Boulevard in Boca Raton.The lease signing was announced last week, with the facility set to open in late 2026. The ...