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Dec 21, 2024 | 
kbindependent.org | Terry Spencer
As the stars of Friday’s show in downtown Miami, baby pigs Glinda and Elphaba will never have to worry about gracing the dinner table at a Cuban American family’s home on Christmas Eve. Public pardons for the two piglets were granted by the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Daniella Levine Cava, in a seven-year South Florida riff on the White House tradition of pardoning two turkeys at Thanksgiving.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
kbindependent.org | Terry Spencer |John Pacenti
An 18-year-old Donald Trump supporter is facing a felony charge after police say he threatened two Kamala Harris supporters with a two-foot (60-centimeter) machete as they campaigned outside a Florida early voting site. Caleb James Williams is charged with felony aggravated assault on a person 65 or older and misdemeanor exhibition of a dangerous weapon, Neptune Beach police records show.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
wptv.com | Scott Sutton |Mike Trim |Terry Spencer |Kate Payne
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Emergency management officials and first responders are still assessing the severe damage from Wednesday's tornado outbreak across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. In addition to at least six deaths in St. Lucie County, multiple homes and businesses were either damaged or destroyed by the storms throughout the region. WPTV has learned that at least one school in Martin County was hit hard by a tornado.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
wptv.com | Meghan McRoberts |Mike Trim |Scott Sutton |Terry Spencer
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — WPTV has confirmed through family members that a 66-year-old woman was among at least six people killed Wednesday from a tornado outbreak across the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach. The victim, identified as Deborah Kennedy, was one of those who died inside the hard-hit Spanish Lakes Country Club. She lived off San Felipe road in the senior community. Family members also told WPTV that Kennedy's boyfriend was found severely injured outside what used to be their house.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
wptv.com | Scott Sutton |Mike Trim |Terry Spencer |Kate Payne
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Officials are just beginning to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Milton as it moved across Florida Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. The deadly storm spawned a series of tornadoes across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, toppling numerous trees, damaging homes and flipping vehicles like they were toys. One of the areas particularly hard hit by the storm was the Mariner Sands community near Stuart.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
wptv.com | Meghan McRoberts |Samantha Roesler |Michael Hoffman |Terry Spencer
TERMS TO KNOWTROPICAL STORM WATCH: An announcement that tropical storm conditions (sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph) are possible within the specified coastal area within 48 hours. TROPICAL STORM WARNING: An announcement that tropical storm conditions (sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph) are expected within the specified coastal area within 36 hours.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
wptv.com | Jon Shainman |Michael Hoffman |Terry Spencer |Haven Daley
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — While Hurricane Milton is still hundreds of miles away from Florida's coast, some residents are taking no chances and are already seeking shelter on the Treasure Coast. The Treasure Coast High School gymnasium was set up as one of three shelters here in St. Lucie County. By midday Tuesday, a few people had already decided to take shelter at the gym. The doors officially opened to the county shelters at 2 p.m., and a handful of people were already outside waiting to go in.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
wptv.com | Romelo Styles |Cassandra Garcia |Michael Hoffman |Terry Spencer
TERMS TO KNOWTROPICAL STORM WATCH: An announcement that tropical storm conditions (sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph) are possible within the specified coastal area within 48 hours. TROPICAL STORM WARNING: An announcement that tropical storm conditions (sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph) are expected within the specified coastal area within 36 hours.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
wptv.com | Samantha Roesler |Michael Hoffman |Terry Spencer |Haven Daley
OCALA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis gave residents of Florida another update Tuesday afternoon on the state's preparedness efforts ahead ofHurricane Milton's landfall. "This is not just an event about the West Coast of Florida," DeSantis said. At a news conference in Ocala, DeSantis spoke on the large number of personnel ready to help after Milton churns through the state. Hundreds of search and rescue personnel are ready to assist after the storm, including 34 search and rescue aircraft.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
wptv.com | Scott Sutton |Michael Hoffman |Terry Spencer |Haven Daley
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Palm Beach County Mayor Maria Sachs and other officials provided an update Tuesday afternoon on local preparations related to Hurricane Milton. Sachs was joined by other officials and county staff including incident Commander Verdenia Baker and Mary Blakeney, Palm Beach County's emergency management director along with other elected officials and county staff. "We in Palm Beach County must take this storm seriously," Sachs said.
