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A slow-speed, minimum-wake zone is now posted on the Intracoastal Waterway between the Oakland Park Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard bridges as Florida wildlife officers begin a 30-day warning period for violators.
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Railroad crossings just west of I-95 on Palmetto Park Road and Camino Real are closed again in Boca Raton due to a gate arm malfunction, with additional impacts at Palmetto and Military Trail.
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A 14-year-old boy died three days after being struck while crossing Jackson Avenue in Greenacres, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
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Palm Beach County Fire Rescue has issued a countywide burn ban, barring most outdoor burning as drought conditions push the Keetch-Byram Drought Index near the “extreme” range.
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A 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed late Sunday after a collision with a pickup truck on North Federal Highway in Lighthouse Point, according to investigators.
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Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office cold case detectives are asking for tips after forensic DNA work identified a woman found slain in unincorporated Boca Raton in 1978 as Patricia Ann Ritchie of Virginia.
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A pedestrian died days after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing South Military Trail in West Palm Beach, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
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Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office traffic deputies reported 12 DUI arrests and 73 traffic stops during DUI saturation patrols on Feb. 6 and Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 8.
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A railroad crossing just west of I-95/Palmetto is closed due to a gate arm malfunction, and drivers should use an alternate route.
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Fort Lauderdale police say they have identified the juveniles and a parent tied to a Ring-captured duck killing now being investigated as aggravated animal abuse.
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