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1 month ago | 
wptv.com | Scott Sutton |Michael Hoffman
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A loaded handgun was found Thursday in a student's backpack at an elementary school in Palm Beach County. The firearm was found at Panther Run Elementary School, located at 10775 Lake Worth Road near Wellington, according to Principal Risa Suarez.
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1 month ago | 
wflx.com | Michael Hoffman |Samantha Roesler |Emma Romano
Impacts of severe weather on Monday were felt across South Florida, especially in Palm Beach County from The Acreage down to Boynton Beach. Localized flooding and broken branches were seen around the area, and WPTV reporter Michael Hoffman documented some of the damage sent in by viewers.
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2 months ago | 
wflx.com | Scott Sutton |Michael Hoffman
A Treasure Coast judge is facing charges after he was arrested Wednesday night in Martin County. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said that 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida Judge Brett Waronicki was one of the three people arrested in a traffic stop in Jensen Beach. WATCH: Sheriff says arrest comes after 2 people came forward with concerns about judgeWaronicki, 46, faces charges of possession of paraphernalia and DUI refusal, the sheriff's office said.
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2 months ago | 
wflx.com | Audra Schroeder |Michael Hoffman
One man is dead after investigators say a possible fight between cousins took a deadly turn in Hobe Sound. According to the Martin County Sheriff's Office, a man was shot and killed in the Banner Lake community off Southeast Begonia Way. The shooter, another adult male, stayed on the scene and was questioned at the sheriff's office. The victim, identified as Ernie Smith, died at the hospital.
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2 months ago | 
wptv.com | Michael Hoffman |Scott Sutton |Samantha Roesler
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The 911 calls from last week's fatal plane crash in Boca Raton that killed three people have been released. The Cessna 310 went down at about 10:20 a.m. on Military Trail near Glades Road after departing the airport, according to the FAA. The plane took off from the Boca Raton Airport, heading for the Tallahassee Airport, and crashed 11 minutes later. The crash killed Robert Stark, 81, of Boca Raton; Stephen Stark, 54, of Delray Beach and Brooke Stark, 17, also from Delray Beach.
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2 months ago | 
wptv.com | Audra Schroeder |Michael Hoffman
A Delray Beach Fire Rescue employee involved in December's Brightline crash has been fired. Driver-engineer David Wyatt is no longer employed by Delray Beach Fire Rescue, after an investigation was launched by the city. The decision to terminate Wyatt came from City Manager Terrence R. Moore, who said in a statement to WPTV: "The train collision on December 28 was more than a traffic incident.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
wptv.com | Samantha Roesler |Kate Hussey |Kayla McDermott |Michael Hoffman
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A nurse who was brutally beaten at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Palm Beach County last month is back at St. Mary's Medical Center due to medical complications, according to a representative of the family's lawyer. Leelamma Lal, 67, had been at Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville since last Tuesday after undergoing surgery on the right side of her face. Lal is now blind in one eye.
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
wptv.com | Michael Hoffman |Ethan Stein
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Now that President Trump hassigned an order to begin the process of closing the Department of Education, WPTV's Michael Hoffman went searching for answers. Trump's executive order does not fully close the Department of Education — that requires an act of Congress. But the order does, according to the White House, whittle the DOE down to basic functions such as administering student loans, Pell Grants and resources for children with special needs.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
wptv.com | Michael Hoffman |Joel Lopez
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In Gov. Ron DeSantis’ State of the State address on Tuesday, he made it clear that he wants to do away with Florida’s red flag law. The law, enacted in 2018 and signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott, came after the 17 lives lost in the mass shooting in Parkland, and 49 people were gunned down at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. WATCH: What would Florida look like if red flag laws repealed? What would Florida look like if red flag laws are repealed?
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
wptv.com | Jamie Ostroff |Michael Hoffman
LAKE PARK, Fla. — Nurses in Palm Beach County are standing up for safety in the wake of an attack on one of their own. Leelamma Lal is recovering from serious injuries after she was attacked by a patient earlier this month at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital.
