Palm Beach County
By JEFF YASTINE
November 11, 2025
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton Airport has been named among a select group of Florida airports preparing for a future that includes “flying taxis” and other next-generation aircraft, according to a new statewide transportation plan released this month by the Florida Department of Transportation.The ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The holiday season is lighting up in Boca Raton, with the city set to host a lineup of festive events throughout November and December, including a tree lighting, a parade, concerts, and community celebrations. Here's a look at what's happening: Holiday Tree LightingSaturday, Nov.
BOCA RATON, FL — A Margate woman has been arrested five times since Oct. 31 in connection with a string of retail thefts across Palm Beach County, including at Bloomingdale’s in Boca Raton, police said.According to a Boynton Beach police report, members of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton police arrested a 69-year-old woman after she struck a Porsche with a metal cane and threatened the driver during a confrontation at a red light.According to a Boca Raton Police report, the incident happened on Nov. 5 near the 2000 block of North Federal Highway. The ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The retired Boca Raton lawyer who sued Save Boca and its founder to try to stop two ballot initiatives that would limit the city’s ability to sell or lease land withdrew the lawsuit but re-filed it again last week. The citizens’ initiatives, if passed, would most likely end the ...
BOCA RATON - A cutting-edge biotech firm specializing in regenerative medicine is relocating its international headquarters to Boca Raton, a move that city officials say will bring new high-paying jobs and strengthen the city’s growing life sciences sector.BioStem Technologies, which develops ...
BOCA RATON — A 47-year-old man was killed early Thursday morning following a two-car crash on West Glades Road, according to the Boca Raton Police Services Department.The collision occurred around 6 a.m. on Nov. 6 in the 2400 block of West Glades Road, police said.Police closed Glades Road in front ...
BOCA RATON, FL — An 85-year-old Boca Raton woman was arrested for threatening her husband with a kitchen knife during a domestic dispute, according to a police report.Officers said they responded to the home of Constantine and Dolores Disimo in the early morning hours of Oct. 27, after Constantine ...
BOCA RATON — The Boca Raton City Council is moving ahead with plans to expand and modernize the city’s public works and engineering complex, approving a design contract worth more than $815,000 during a Tuesday meeting.City officials said the plan calls for demolishing an existing 8,000-square-foot ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — A 15-year-old boy was treated at West Boca Medical Center after he told deputies he was attacked on Halloween by a group of about 20 people near the clubhouse at The Oaks of Boca Raton, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies responded to the hospital ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Plans for a proposed surfing complex at North Park were scrapped Monday night after strong neighborhood opposition led the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District to end consideration of the project.The District’s board voted 3-2 to halt all discussions about the proposed Boca ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County on Monday found elevated levels of bacteria at the beach at Spanish River Park in Boca Raton, closing it to swimmers.Health officials found high levels of enterococci bacteria, which are normally found in the intestines of animals and ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Broward County assistant public defender has been arrested on charges of domestic battery by strangulation and aggravated battery on a known pregnant woman after allegedly attacking his pregnant girlfriend during an argument in Parkland, according to the Broward Sheriff’s ...
WEST BOCA RATON — Tri-County Animal Rescue says its shelter is at capacity in West Boca Raton, while noting a troubling trend - people are leaving cats and puppies outside their building even when it's closed, in makeshift boxes.Tri-County emphasized that its facility currently has no more ...
BOCA RATON — Boca Raton’s microtransit program, BocaConnect, has seen steady growth since launching in 2024, even as the city begins limited testing of an autonomous vehicle shuttle downtown, officials said this week. Public Works Director Zach Bihr said that rides on BocaConnect nearly doubled on ...
BOCA RATON, FL – Sea turtle nesting season officially ended Friday, with Boca Raton conservationists reporting a modest increase in nests compared to last year.According to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton, a total of 1,083 nests were documented along the city’s shoreline in 2025 — up from ...
BOCA RATON — The torrential storm that drenched Boca Raton on Sunday night was among the most intense rainfall events the city has seen in half a century, Public Works Director Zach Bihr told city officials this week.Speaking at a City Council workshop after the storm ended, Bihr detailed his ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton woman was arrested this week after her baby tested positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, according to a Boca Raton police report.According to the report, officers responded Oct. 29 to the home of Vanessa Arlyn Lopez in the 400 block of Lancaster Street ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A 26-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday after a reported road rage shooting on Interstate 95 near Palmetto Park Road and Hillsboro Boulevard, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said Breanna Evans was taken into custody and booked into the Broward County Main ...
BOCA RATON — The Steinway Piano Gallery in Boca Raton, a fixture in South Florida’s music community for nearly 25 years, is closing its doors permanently.The Steinway gallery was founded in 1999 by its president and owner Bob Luptak, a longtime Steinway executive who spent nearly two decades in New ...
WEST BOCA RATON — The former Shadowood 16 movie theater in West Boca Raton was demolished in recent days — the latest step in a sweeping redevelopment of the venerable shopping center complex.EDENS, the developer transforming the longtime plaza at State Road 7 and Glades Road, acquired the property ...
BOCA RATON, FL - As fall migration season fills the skies with movement, bird enthusiasts are once again invited to greet the morning with a free “Early Birding” adventure at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton this Thursday at 8:30 a.m.The program offers locals a chance to learn about ...
BOCA RATON, FL - A Neiman Marcus employee confessed to stealing nearly $2,000 worth of designer merchandise from the luxury retailer’s Town Center at Boca Raton location, according to a police report. Juliana De Villiers, 40, admitted to police that she took multiple items over several months. She ...
BOCA RATON — Drivers caught speeding in a school zone in Boca Raton are already on the hook for a $100 fine.But under a proposal heading to the Boca Raton City Council next week, motorists who challenge the citation must pay a $125 “administrative hearing fee" — bringing the total to $225 if they ...
BOCA RATON — You never know what long-hidden treasures might surface at an antique appraisal event like the one held this week by the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library In this case, the standout item was a baseball signed by Babe Ruth. The patron who brought the baseball told the assembled ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Two homeless men were arrested in separate vandalism incidents weeks apart at the same Barnes & Noble store on Glades Road, according to Boca Raton police reports.On Sept. 11, 2025, officers responded to a trespassing complaint at the bookstore, located at 1400 Glades Road. A ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL— Nearly 22 years to the day after a 16-year-old Boca Raton boy was fatally shot by a homeowner during a game of ding-dong-ditch, a 15-year-old West Boca Raton boy playing the same game had a gun pulled on him by a homeowner.On Oct. 16, 2025, about 8 p.m., in the 6300 block of ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A proposed surf park for the city's North Park complex drew sharp debate among residents, who appear divided over whether the project would enhance recreation or disrupt their neighborhood’s peace.More than two dozen residents spoke at a Monday meeting of the Greater Boca Raton ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A.D. Henderson University School and Florida Atlantic University High School have been named 2025 Cognia Schools of Distinction, Florida Atlantic University recently announced.The FAU Lab Schools were selected from 1,350 reviewed institutions. Twenty-four schools from 14 states ...
BOCA RATON, FL — As sea turtle nesting season winds down, conservationists at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton are stepping up efforts to protect shoreline nests from raccoons and other animals that prey on eggs and hatchlings.Each morning, the center’s sea turtle conservation team surveys ...