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We saw equal justice being served: Palm Beach County leaders react to Derek Chauvin conviction Reaction following the Derek Chauvin trial continues to pour in from local leaders and advocacy groups throughout South Florida. and last updated 2021-04-21 07:38:27-04 PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Reaction following the Derek Chauvin trial continues to pour in from local leaders and advocacy groups throughout South Florida. After the verdict was read, WPTV spoke with Palm Beach County Urban League ...

South Florida reaction to Derek Chauvin verdict (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) CourtTV/Pool In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvins trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Mi...

Voting reform bill could change the way voting takes place in Florida Dr. Kevin Wagner and Patrick Franklin discuss the voting reform bill that was recently passed in the Florida legislature. and last updated 2021-03-16 17:59:12-04 A Florida state Senate committee has passed a voting reform bill that could change the way voting takes place in Florida. The latest version of the bill requires voters to request mail ballots every election cycle, instead of every other one. It also limits mail ba...

WPTV is continuing our conversations about equity, diversity, and inclusion with a one-hour, commercial-free broadcast special on March 11 at 9 p.m.

This is Scripps National News Literacy week and I sit down with three guests for perspective and guidance on how we — all of us — improve our news literacy.

The Urban League of Palm Beach County is working to help small businesses stay afloat during the pandemic.

Poll: Many influencers call vaccine rollout poor, but most support help from private entities Eric Hopkins mother couldnt wait any longer for a coronavirus vaccine. So she hopped in a car and drove to North Carolina, where she would be inoculated the next day. "Palm Beach County seems to be behind the curve in administering vaccines," said Hopkins, senior vice president of Hundley Farms. "Granted, we have a very large amount of elderly people that qualify for the vaccine, but there seems to be...

Underserved Palm Beach Co. seniors struggle to get COVID vaccine January 21, 2021 at 4:26 PM EST - Updated January 21 at 7:16 PM Getting shots into peoples arms is Americas best strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic. However, one of many obstacles is how to provide those shots to underserved, low-income and rural areas of Palm Beach County. Thats great news for many residents, but there are no Publix stores west of Loxahatchee Groves or in other parts of the county. Gov. Ron DeSantis...

Just over a month has passed since America's death toll hit 300,000, and health experts expect COVID-19 to kill half a million people in the U.S. by sometime in February.

Coronavirus vaccines are here, but are Black and Hispanic residents getting access to it?