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Child airlifted to hospital after getting hit by car

30Jul

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Child airlifted to hospital after getting hit by car

BELLE GLADE, Fla. (CBS12) — A child was rushed to the hospital Wednesday night after getting hit by a car, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said. The incident happened at 7:38 p.m. https://www.google.com/maps/place/SW+Ave+B+%26+SW+6th+St,+Belle+Glade,+FL+33430/@26.6853011,-80.6738886,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x88d9507c36619789:0xf24e222a82f4a028?hl=en-US&gl=us The boy was riding a bike near SW Avenue B and SW 6th Street when he was struck by a car, according to fire officials. The boy was airlifted by Trauma Hawk to a local trauma hospital.

A Woman Died of Car Crash Near Palm Beach State Campus

29Jul

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A Woman Died of Car Crash Near Palm Beach State Campus

A woman died this Sunday morning at St. Mary Medical Center due to a serious car accident. Courtney Cole's pickup crashed on an 18-wheeler truck parked near the College campus in Belle Glade. Cole's life became critical after her pickup crashed on wheeler truck, she died unfortunately after three days while she being treated in the hospital. Cole, who is from Canal Point, died just days before her 32nd birthday, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said. As stated by an eyewitnesses, her pickup was weaving through traffic lanes near at the Palm Beach State College campus in Belle Glade. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Cole was driving near at the Palm Beach State College campus on Thursday morning around 11:00 a.m. with her 2002 Ford F-1...

Every Residential Address to Receive Masks in the Mail

20Jul

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Coronavirus, News

Every Residential Address to Receive Masks in the Mail

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners approved a countywide mask mail out program for every residential address to receive four masks; two cloth masks and two pleated masks. The county is currently under a State of Emergency as a result of COVID-19 and issued a mandatory facial covering order effective June 25, 2020. Emergency Order Number 12 requires facial coverings to be worn in business establishments, public places, county and municipal governmental facilities and while riding on Palm Tran. Today, the county's Graphics Division delivered the first set of envelopes to begin mailing out the free facemasks to 658,995 county residences currently accepting mail using the U.S. Postal Service Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) program. This number includes 52 zip codes and excludes ...

Three shootings, three deaths in four days

8Jun

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Three shootings, three deaths in four days

Three deaths by gunshot were recorded in just four days in Belle Glade area. The first victim was found dead with at least one gunshot early Monday in 900 block of U.S. Highway 27: it was investigated as a homicide. The second victim was shot Monday afternoon in 100 block of State Road 715 after an argument with the shooter; he died in the hospital on Monday evening due to his sustained injury. The most recent victim was murdered Thursday around 1 a.m. in 400 block of Southwest Avenue C. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office did not provide further information about the three killings yet aside from the comment that they do not have any suspect or a possible motive for the three incidents. The agency is not sure if the three cases were related but said that it m...

3Jun

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Incumbent secures Seat A with 490 votes

Even with the low turnout with just 12.6 percent of qualified voters who cast their votes, Belle Glade’s City Commission election last Tuesday concluded with 12-year incumbent Michael Martin as the winner with 490 votes, defeating Robert Mitchell by 22 votes for Seat A. The city’s election board allows victory to the nominee with the most votes. The election results will be finalized by next week after securing any signature matters. Martin is not available for a statement as of the moment. Mitchell, on the other hand, when asked for his comment the following day after election, said that he would try to work together with Martin. Mitchell, who have been criticizing the city manager position for its high salary, have also been eyeing the said position. He mentioned that he would ...

Belle Glade drive-by shooters face Multiple Charges

2Jun

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Belle Glade drive-by shooters face Multiple Charges

Homicide detectives Matthew Ott and Joseph Piatchek, together with deputy Kelly Morell and one unnamed man, were unharmed during the drive-by shooting last Friday executed by Keren Briscoe, 21, and Jatavious Odoms, 23. Both men were charged with three attempted first-degree murder on law enforcers and one attempted first-degree murder according to PBSO. Briscoe is also charged with unlawful discharge of firearm. On Saturday morning, both men were detained without bonds as ordered by a judge. According to the agency’s report, May 29, 2020, Friday, at about 1:30 p.m., the three deputies were outside an apartment complex on 400 Drive M.L.K. Jr. Boulevard, talking to a man whose car they were confiscating because it was linked to the arrest of Robert Jakeel Davis, the culprit for the May 7 sh...

23May

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Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Belle Glade and Lake Worth

Two weeks after the reopening of some of the malls, restaurants and barbershops, 598 people tested positive for coronavirus in Belle Glade and Lake Worth areas according to the Department of Health. This number represents the 12.3 percent of Palm Beach County’s total caseload, jeopardizing the county’s collective progress against the virus. Other factors, such as language barrier, poverty and trust issues with the government, worsen the situation as mentioned by commissioners and other public officials, leading to the hotspots in Belle Glade and Lake Worth. Although the county provided additional resources to the fight against the virus in those areas, like extra mobile testing and masks distribution, the officials admit that there is more that needs to be done: in-depth information about ...

16Mar

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Crime

3-year old Murder Case remains unsolved

Even after three years after the death of Tyronie Patterson the authorities are still struggling to gather information that will further the investigation of his murder. Patterson was shot on March 18, 2017 at about 11 p.m. near the intersection of Southwest Avenue D and Southwest Sixth Street of Belle Glade City. The responders were able to take him to the hospital but he was pronounced dead the next day, on his birthday. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office was not able to identify any suspect nor establish a motive for the crime at the time of the incident. The PBSO investigators are now asking the public to help locate Patterson’s shooter and a $3,000 reward is offered for information that will lead to the arrest of the killer. Anyone with information related to the incident is requ...

16Jul

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What state is the nation’s top watermelon producer?

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Summer means relaxing by the pool, barbeques and refreshing slices of watermelon and no one produces more of this favorite summertime fruit than Florida. The Sunshine State is the top producer of watermelon in the United States. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences says Florida farmers sold 800 million pounds of watermelon last year. The largest growers are near Immokalee, Belle Glade, Arcadia and the Suwannee Valley, which produces a third of the state’s watermelon crop. The research center’s assistant director Bob Hochmuth says watermelons are made of 92 percent water. Source: AP