Jamie Ostroff
Chief Investigative Reporter at WPTV-TV (West Palm Beach, FL)
Chief Investigative Reporter @wptv. Emmy winner. @UnivMiami & @PeppLawOnline alum. ❤️ Pilates, coffee, dogs & deep dives. News tip? [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
wptv.com | Jamie Ostroff
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — WPTV is examining the West Palm Beach Police Department's vehicle pursuit policy following the arrest of seven officers charged in connection with a crash last summer that killed a mother and her pregnant daughter. The deaths of Jenice Woods and her mother, Marcia Pochette, are allegedly the result of a suspect crashing into them while speeding from the officers the evening of July 30, 2024.
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3 weeks ago |
wptv.com | Jamie Ostroff
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — It's a problem officials at Tenet Health, known locally as the Palm Beach Health Network, say happens all too often: a patient is discharged from the hospital and has no place to go. Thanks to a new partnership between Tenet and the Salvation Army, 24 dedicated beds at the Salvation Army's Center of Hope in West Palm Beach are dedicated to addressing that need.
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3 weeks ago |
wptv.com | Jamie Ostroff
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Job seekers on the Treasure Coast were turning to an advertised resource for help, only to be greeted by locked doors. CareerSource centers are set up throughout the state to provide an array of services for job seekers. CareerSource is not a government agency, but it receives funding from the Florida Department of Commerce, which administers the state's Reemployment Assistance program.
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4 weeks ago |
wptv.com | Jamie Ostroff
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — WPTV is tracking the turmoil in the federal workforce amid job cuts and how it's impacting people here in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. The Department of Veterans Affairs told WPTV chief investigator Jamie Ostroff that it's planning to cut tens of thousands of jobs from its payroll. We learned that some local VA workers have chosen not to wait to see if they'll be let go.
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1 month ago |
wptv.com | Jamie Ostroff
VALDOSTA, Ga. — A group of abuse survivors at Florida's reform schools is feeling unheard and seeking answers to why they're not eligible for compensation. They reached out to WPTV after the debut of "The Okeechobee Boys," an hour-long special report examining the compensation program for survivors of abuse at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and the Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee during the middle of the 20th century.
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