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Lake Worth Beach residents are facing what they call an invasion of iguanas

WPTV 30 Aug 2025
LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla.Lake Worth Beach residents are facing what they call an invasion of iguanas ... Cory Evans, the owner of Palm Beach Iguana Control, said the pool demo may have increased the populations residents are seeing.
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Why West Palm Beach's decision on Donald J. Trump Boulevard isn't necessarily a formality

The Palm Beach Post 29 Aug 2025
The stretch to be renamed runs from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach through West Palm Beach to Kirk Road and the Palm Beach International Airport, tracking the path the president takes to his home after arriving at the airport on Air Force One.
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Enhancing school safety in the wake of tragedy: What’s being done to protect children

WPTV 29 Aug 2025
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla ... School districts across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast are adopting a range of innovative technologies ... Sarah Mooney, the chief of police for the School District of Palm Beach County, emphasized the app's value.
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3 teens arrested in connection to multiple car burglaries in Martin and St. Lucie counties

WPTV 29 Aug 2025
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla.The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said it has charged three teenagers in connection with a series of car burglaries and thefts targeting residents in three communities on the Treasure Coast ... .
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'It’s a cash cow!' FL’s controversial school bus cameras prompt new class action lawsuit

WPTV 29 Aug 2025
FLORIDA — Florida’s new school bus cameras, which capture drivers who pass a bus while its stop arm is out, is now the focus of a new class action lawsuit ... Watch full report from Katie LaGrone ... It’s a very, very coercive,” he said ... First Name. Last Name.
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Did you vote during the 2000 US presidential election? We want to hear from you!

WPTV 29 Aug 2025
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla ... Post-election analysis has found that Palm Beach County's "butterfly ballot," designed by then-Supervisor of Elections Theresa LePore, may have misdirected several votes from ...
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Emails reveal questions about 'Alligator Alcatraz' funding reimbursement

WPTV 29 Aug 2025
Newly uncovered emails between Florida officials and the Department of Homeland Security raise questions about who will ultimately pay for the controversial immigration detention facility in the Everglades ... WATCH BELOW ... Read the emails below. ... Devon M ... .
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Former 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainee's deportation to Venezuela delayed

WPTV 29 Aug 2025
A Venezuelan man who was previously held at "Alligator Alcatraz" is still waiting to return to his home country after his scheduled deportation flight was reportedly full on Friday ... WATCH BELOW ... Venezuelan detainee still seeking flight home ... .
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TRI-RAIL TROUBLES: Chances of rail service surviving are '50/50,' director says

WPTV 29 Aug 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla ... We reported this week that Palm ... Palm Beach Co ... The commuter train service first began in 1989 and serves Mangonia Park near West Palm Beach south to the Miami International Airport.
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Licence plate readers: Crime-fighting tool vs privacy concerns

WPTV 29 Aug 2025
We are peeling back the secrecy surrounding a growing number of cameras on our roads that are used to catch criminals ... WATCH BELOW. Licence plate readers ... Lucie West Boulevard, where it becomes Prima Vista Boulevard, WPTV found four cameras ... .
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Glancing Back for Aug. 28: West Palm Beach takes first Cal Ripken World Series title

Journal Gazette 28 Aug 2025
100 years ago,. Aug. 28, 1925 ...HASTINGS, Nebraska — Three persons, giving the names of Mr. and Mrs ... Vincent E ... … MATTOON — West Palm Beach (Fla.) pulled off the near impossible ... Aug ... Ramstein, West Germany ... Air Base in Ramstein (RAHM’-shtyn), West Germany ... .
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Port St. Lucie police share video of officer nearly being hit by car on side of road

WPTV 28 Aug 2025
Port St. Lucie police have a reminder for drivers. Florida's "Move Over" law is in effect. The Port St ... Florida expanded its "Move Over" law in January ... .
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'Alligator Alcatraz' detainee who faced 'total nightmare' while in custody fights to return home to Venezuela

WPTV 28 Aug 2025
A Venezuelan man who was the subject of a high-profile health scare at Alligator Alcatraz this month aims to return to his home country on Friday, his lawyer told WPTV ... WATCH BELOW ... "I've practiced immigration law for over a decade ... 6 ... Ethan Stein ... .
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