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Cold weather is set to return to South Palm Beach County, with temperatures dipping into the low 50s starting Sunday night and continuing throughout the week. Monday will see a high of just 66, with lows dropping to the upper 40s, and the pattern of low 70s highs and low 50s lows will continue through Thursday and Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
A fuel tanker truck crashed and exploded on Florida's Turnpike in west Boynton Beach, causing a massive fire and shutting down all lanes of the highway. The driver miraculously escaped without injuries. The crash split the tanker open, releasing fuel and causing a large plume of black smoke. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours, eventually extinguishing it. The Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Transportation will assess the damage, and drivers should expect delays throughout the day.
A man in Boynton Beach, Florida, has been arrested for stealing a car with a 2-year-old child inside. The incident occurred when the child's mother left the vehicle running with the key fob inside while she went inside a gas station to pay. The suspect drove off with the car and the child, but eventually abandoned the vehicle and tried to give the toddler to a stranger before leaving him with two other individuals. The child was later found unharmed. The suspect has been charged with kidnapping, grand theft auto, and grand theft.
A man suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting in Boynton Beach, Florida, following three other people being injured in a separate shooting earlier in the day. Police are searching for two suspects connected to the shooting. The incidents come after a teenager was killed in a fight involving two groups in Boynton Beach on Sunday night.