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Former NBA Player Delonte West Arrested After Incident With Florida Police

NBCBayArea 21 Oct 2021

NBC affiliate WPTV-TV reports Boynton Beach Police arrested 38-year-old Delonte West, who was taken into custody Tuesday night after the incident inside the police department's lobby. Our redesigned local news and weather app is live! Download it for iOS or Android — and sign up for alerts ... U.S. & World. Minneapolis 6 hours ago ... Caught on Camera ... .

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How to watch WPTV on any device, any time from anywhere

WPTV 15 Oct 2021

If you have a streaming device like Roku or Apple TV, watching your WPTV local news is easy ... Where? Search WPTV on your streaming device like Roku, Fire ... You can watch WPTV right from your TV, just like cable or satellite, on Roku, Fire TV, Android TV or Apple TV.

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A curious case of Republicans dying of Covid

The Manila Times 28 Sep 2021

AMERICA holds the world's worst record on Covid-19 ... Go figure!. Donald Trump is no longer president ... This is his legacy. But Trump is hardly alone in this ... Backstopping the Trumpers are personalities who rule the airwaves – radio-TV ... Dick Farrel, the anchor of Newsmax TV of NBC affiliate WPTV of West Palm Beach, was known as the other Rush Limbaugh ... .

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Woman Fined More Than $100K For Parking 'Incorrectly' In Her Own Driveway

Opposing Views 27 Sep 2021

A woman has filed a lawsuit against the town of Lantana, Florida, after she was fined over $100,000 for parking incorrectly in her own driveway. Photo Credit. WPBF 25 News ... WPTV-TV reported that the town reduced the fines to $25,000 if Martinez agreed to pay them by December, but following her refusal to pay, they reinstated the full amount ... Sources.

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South Florida's coronavirus deaths rose by 2,328 over three months

WPTV 15 Sep 2021

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla ... Florida Gov ... But Dr. Jason Salemi, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of South Florida, told WPTV-TV on Tuesday he discovered numbers were being updated on the latest White House COVID-19 response report and provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... That represents a 16.8% increase ... Martin ... 5.

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Indian River County schools begin mask mandate as outbreak shuts down elementary school

WPTV 30 Aug 2021

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — Indian River County School Board is requiring masks for students in kindergarten through eighth grade ... 15 ... However, some medical exemptions will apply ... Spokesperson Cristen Maddux told WPTV-TV the school, which has roughly 500 students, was shut down because "we continued to see positive staff and student cases ... to 10.30 a.m.

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Beachland Elementary in Indian River County temporarily closed because of COVID-19 outbreak

WPTV 27 Aug 2021

VERO BEACH, Fla ... Spokesperson Cristen Maddux told WPTV-TV the school, which has roughly 500 students, was shut down because "we continued to see positive staff and student cases. Closing the school has more to do with the staff shortage.” ... David Moore told WPTV that the school year's is already proving to be challenging ... .

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Hundreds of students forced to quarantine in Florida county due to COVID-19

The Hill 13 Aug 2021

Palm Beach County School Superintendent Michael Burke said in an interview with MSNBC�on Thursday that since school began, 51 students and staff had tested positive for COVID-19, WPTV-TV reported.�In total, 440 students have had to isolate.� ... "You're talking about, little over two cases per school on average," Burke said, according to WPTV ... ....

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Florida Still Sees Record COVID-19 Surge As School Year Begins, But DeSantis Digs In

Yahoo Daily News 10 Aug 2021

Florida recorded an alarming 157,388 new cases between Aug. 2 and Aug ... children ... Dowling is a father to three school-aged children in Broward County, and told WPTV-TV that he is “alarmed by the increasing rates of COVID-19 infections in our state, while our feckless governor twiddles his fingers, runs his mouth and thumbs his nose at science.” ... .

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People walk past empty shelf at a supermarket in preventive restrictions to control coronavirus in Hong Kong

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Former Newsmax host dies of COVID after deathbed about-face on anti-vax beliefs

Alternet 09 Aug 2021

Dick Farrel, 65, was also a longtime radio host in Florida, where local TV station WPTV writes he was "known and beloved by fans for his over-the-top right-wing opinions." ... "He told me this virus is no joke and he said, "I wish I had gotten it!" Amy Leigh Hair, a close personal friend of Farrel's who spoke with WPTV, wrote on her Facebook page.

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Dick Farrel Florida radio and Newsmax host who opposed Covid vaccine dies of Covid

Democratic Underground 08 Aug 2021

Dick Farrel, a former right-wing radio host in Florida and anchor on Newsmax TV, died on Wednesday of complications from Covid-19, according to NBC News affiliate WPTV.

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Damon Weaver, child reporter who interviewed Obama at White House, dies at 23

Straits Times 16 May 2021

She told WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida, that her brother had texted her while she was at work that he was in the hospital ... His sister told WPTV that Weaver was "a light" and "the life of the party." ... "Everybody just couldn't wait to be around him," Hardy told WPTV.

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Damon Weaver, Child Reporter Who Interviewed Obama, Dies at 23

Democratic Underground 16 May 2021

At 11 years old, Mr ... He was 23 ... Weavers sister ... Ms. Hardy told WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Fla., that her brother had texted her while she was at work that he was in the hospital ... In 2009, Mr ... .

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Florida's new election law: What does it mean to voters?

WPTV 06 May 2021

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida's controversial new election law signed Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis is being touted by Republicans as legislation that will prevent potential voter fraud ... RELATED. Lawmakers, groups react to controversial new Florida voting law ... Brian Kemp in March ... Alex Hagan/WPTV. "It was on national TV. It wasn't secret," Gov ... .

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Anti-maskers freak out over Florida school mandate: ‘Give them back their childhood!’

Raw Story 22 Apr 2021

Palm Beach County school officials have no plans to drop their mask requirements in spite of a letter from the state's education commissioner urging districts to drop their mandates for the upcoming school year, and unhappy parents picketed against the decision, reported WPTV-TV. "Why are we doing this to our children, why?" said one parent ... .