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Nov 6, 2023 | 
wptv.com | Jay Cashmere
BELLE GLADE, Fla. — Creating an appetite for food distribution in western Palm Beach County has filled more than just plates at the kitchen table. For many in the Glades communities, it's the single source of nutrition for those less fortunate. Lois Monroe has a front row seat to a sizeable problem facing Belle Glade. "There's clients coming at 1 o'clock in the morning to get numbers because they want to make sure the food does not run out," Monroe said.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
wptv.com | Jay Cashmere
GREENACRES, Fla. — Pickleball has become the fastest growing sport around the world and it’s the talk of the town in Greenacres. The ink is dry on a new deal to bring a state-of-the-art, world class indoor pickleball facility to the city. The parcel of land is located at 5234 South Haverhill Road. The Pickleball Club secured a deal to bring a private, membership-based high-amenity experience to the site. It’s the ninth location in Florida for the club, and for Greenacres it’s a match made in heaven.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
wptv.com | Jay Cashmere |Victor Jorges
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The emotional and physical toll from the Israel-Gaza conflict carries an extraordinary burden in South Florida as each hour brings more uncertainty. The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County has an ear to the ground and a hand in need for those here and those suffering in the chaos overseas.
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
wptv.com | Jay Cashmere |Peter Burke
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Prosecutors are expected to rest their case Friday in the trial of a Jupiter father accused of locking his adopted son in a box-like structure in the garage. Tim Ferriter, 48, is on trial facing charges of child abuse, false imprisonment and child neglect. His wife is facing the same charges in a separate trial that has not yet begun.
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Oct 5, 2023 | 
wptv.com | Jay Cashmere |Peter Burke
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The state will continue to present evidence Thursday in the ongoing trial of a Jupiter father accused of locking his son in a box-like structure in the garage. Tim Ferriter, 48, is on trial facing charges of child abuse, false imprisonment and child neglect. His wife, Tracy Ferriter, is facing the same charges in a separate trial.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
wptv.com | Jay Cashmere |Peter Burke
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The adopted daughter of Tim Ferriter will be cross-examined Wednesday morning in her father's child abuse trial. Ferriter, 48, is accused of locking the girl's teenage brother, who was also adopted, in a box-like structure in the garage of their Jupiter home. WATCH LIVE IN VIDEO PLAYER BELOW: Ferriter's oldest daughter testified for the state Tuesday how her dad was the disciplinarian of the household.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
wptv.com | Jay Cashmere
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Opening statements were scheduled to begin Tuesday in the trial of a Jupiter man who's accused of locking his adopted son in a box-like structure for hours at a time. Tim Ferriter, 48, and his wife, Tracy Ferriter, 47, are charged with aggravated child abuse, false imprisonment and an added count of child neglect. The Ferriters, who live in the upscale Jupiter neighborhood of Egret Landing, were arrested in February 2022.
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Oct 2, 2023 | 
wptv.com | Jay Cashmere
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jury selection will continue Monday in the trial of a Jupiter man who's accused of locking his adopted son in a box-like structure for hours at a time. Tim Ferriter, 48, and his wife, Tracy Ferriter, 47, are charged with aggravated child abuse, false imprisonment and an added count of child neglect. The Ferriters, who live in the upscale Jupiter neighborhood of Egret Landing, were arrested in February 2022.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
wptv.com | Matt Papaycik |Jay Cashmere |Briana Nespral
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Friday in the trial of a Jupiter man who's accused of locking his adopted son in a box for hours at a time. Timothy Ferriter, 48, and his wife, Tracy Ferriter, 47, are charged with aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment, and are now facing a new charge of child neglect. The allegations came to light in February 2022 in the upscale Jupiter neighborhood of Egret Landing.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
wptv.com | Jay Cashmere
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A child abuse case that captured national attention heads to trial Friday morning, putting a Jupiter husband and father on the stand. Tim Ferriter and his wife, Tracy Ferriter, are accused of keeping their adopted son in a small structure in their garage for hours at a time, according to detectives. A pretrial hearing took place Tuesday as both sides carved up evidence and witnesses for this contentious trial two years in the making.
