Ari Hait
Reporter at WPBF-TV (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
I'm a reporter at WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach. Even after 30 yrs on the job, I still love telling stories. Links & RTs aren't endorsements. Opinions are my own.
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6 days ago |
wpbf.com | Ari Hait
A Boca Raton teenager who almost died last year met Friday with the medics who saved her life. Forty-year-old Celina and her mother, Barbara, just wanted to say thank you. The family has asked that their last names be kept confidential for privacy reasons. “Sept. 23,” Barbara said. “A day I will always remember.”Barbara told the story at a ceremony honoring the medics who saved Celina. “She didn’t eat her breakfast. She was vomiting. She was scared,” Barbara said. “I thought it was anxiety.
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1 week ago |
wpbf.com | Ari Hait
A local organization that advocates for migrants was vandalized over the weekend, something officials there say is the latest in a long line of abuse. Employees found the damage when they arrived Saturday morning at the Guatemalan-Maya Center in Lake Worth. “We came out here and realized that we had been vandalized,” said Mariana Blanco, the Director of Operations at the center. Someone had spray-painted profanity on the side of the center.
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1 week ago |
kesq.com | John Iz |Ari Hait
By John Iz & Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story HOBE SOUND, Florida ( WPBF) - In a crime the Martin County Sheriff called "bizarre," a Russian national was arrested Monday evening and charged with stealing a multimillion-dollar yacht from a marina in Jupiter. "This is a first for me and a first for the Sheriff's Office that I'm aware of where we had a situation like this," said Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek.
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2 weeks ago |
wpbf.com | Ari Hait
Crowds of hundreds of people rallied at separate locations across south Florida Thursday, part of a nationally organized effort to protest President Donald Trump and his policies. The effort was collectively called "May Day 2025: National Day of Action."“I’m here because I love my country,” said Michele Monahan, a protester at the West Palm Beach event. “And I don’t like what’s happening to my country.”“To fight for our democracy,” said Tina Dunshee, a protester at the Stuart event.
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2 weeks ago |
wpbf.com | Ari Hait
Two Stuart residents were arrested Sunday, including a woman the Martin County Sheriff called one of the biggest drug dealers in Martin County history. Julianne Perez was arrested at her home on Nimrod Lane Sunday evening. Sheriff John Budensiek said she was known on the street as Candyman. “She could get anything, and I mean anything,” Budensiek said. “Fentanyl, primarily. She could get crystal methamphetamine.
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Strong storms ripped through the Acreage tonight. Some neighbors think it was a tornado, but that is not confirmed. From what we’ve seen, damage has fortunately been very minor: just a few downed trees and power lines. @WPBF25News https://t.co/zzB9cBGwKE
A large crowd has gathered in Boynton Beach to watch a hometown hero get drafted into the NFL. Travis Hunter played football in Boynton until he moved to GA for high school. Family members are here along with the men who coached him as early as 4 years old. @WPBF25News at 11 https://t.co/wzQBrvZMdR
Custodians, bus drivers, food service staff, and maintenance crews with @pbcsd are protesting right now, demanding more money and better insurance. The district says they’ve given what they can. Negotiations are ongoing. @WPBF25News at 11 https://t.co/xDdR09337U
