🌱 Deputies still searching for pickup driver in Deerfield Beach hit-and-run

Coffee in hand, Deerfield Beach? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Deputies still searching for pickup driver in Deerfield Beach hit-and-run
• How a Deerfield Beach police chase turned deadly on the Turnpike
• Domestic dispute on I-95 in Deerfield Beach leaves man badly injured

Also on today's calendar: Back-to-School Spa Escape at Spa 950.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 94, low: 80.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Deerfield Beach hit-and-run victim clinging to life, search for driver continues (local10.com) — A Deerfield Beach man is in critical condition after a hit-and-run Friday night near Southwest First Terrace and Third Court, and deputies are still searching for the driver of a black pickup truck. Family members say 55-year-old Barry Charles may not survive his injuries and have launched a fundraiser for medical costs, while investigators urge anyone with information to contact Broward Crime Stoppers.
   

• Dash camera video captures PIT maneuver during pursuit on Turnpike that ended in crash, death of innocent driver (wsvn.com) — A high-speed pursuit that started in Deerfield Beach ended in a deadly crash on the Florida Turnpike near Sunrise Boulevard after troopers used a PIT maneuver on an allegedly stolen truck. Dashcam video shows the dramatic moment the suspect's vehicle was spun out, and officials say a 70-year-old uninvolved driver was tragically killed during the chaos.
   

• Florida woman bit off part of husband's ear while he was driving with 2 kids in car (cleveland.com) — A violent domestic incident on I-95 in Deerfield Beach left a man with part of his ear bitten off while he was driving with two young children in the car. Troopers say the Boca Raton woman involved faces domestic aggravated battery and child neglect charges after the family later sought treatment at a local hospital.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Chamber Breakfast
  Greater Pompano Beach Chamber South Bar & Kitchen 165 NE First Avenue Pompano Beach, FL 33060
  7:30 am
• Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feeding →
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  12:30 pm
• Resident Sea Turtle Talk →
  Boca Raton, FL Calendar
  1:00 pm
• 2026 Summer Golf League - Week 15 (GPBCC & City of Pompano Beach) May 14 - August 27
  Greater Pompano Beach Chamber See you at the course! Pompano Beach Municipal Golf Course 1101 North Federal Hwy. Pompano Beach, FL 33062 After-Golf Activity at Bru's Room 235 S Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, FL 33062 Bru's room is on the West side of Federal Hwy, 2 blocks south of A
  5:30 pm
• Planning & Zoning Board →
  Boca Raton Town Council and Public Meetings 6500 Building - 6500 Congress Avenue BOCA RATON FL 33487
  6:00 pm
• Community Appearance Board →
  Lighthouse Point, FL Calendar, 2200 NE 38th Street, Lighthouse Point
  6:28 pm
Saturday August 22
• Zumba at the Beach →
  Boca Raton Events and Activities South Beach Park Pavilion - 400 N State Road A1A BOCA RATON FL 33
  10:00 am
• Nature Connections →
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  11:30 am
• Education Explorations →
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  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Coconut Creek

• City of Coconut Creek Celebrates Florida's First Fully Electric Residential Recycling and Waste Collection Fleet (bocaratontribune.com)
• Coconut Creek and Seminole Coconut Creek Education Foundation Offer Free AI Classes (coconutcreektalk.com)
• Coconut Creek Crime Blotter: Massage Therapist Accused of Inappropriately Touching 2 Women (coconutcreektalk.com)

Pompano Beach

• Man Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run Near Pompano Beach (tapinto.net)

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