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WPBF 25 News to Go- Ghislaine Maxwell court appearance set Share Updated: 8:06 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021
WPBF 25 News to Go- Ghislaine Maxwell court appearance set Share Updated: 8:06 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021
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Show Transcript Good evening, I m Felicia Rodriguez. With your news to go Gillian Maxwell, the ex girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein will be in federal court friday, she s accused of aiding Epstein s alleged sexual abuse of minors. It will mark the first time in this case that Maxwell has appeared in person in a courtroom. She ll be arraigned on the new indictment, which as 1/4 alleged minor victim To the existing charges. Broward County Judge says she expects the trial for Parkland School shooting suspect Nicholas Cruz to start in September. She made the announcement during a status hearing today. Cruz is accused of killing 17 people during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. Cruz faces the death penalty if c
Palm Beach County School District is hiring bus drivers
There are 100 vacancies to be filled Share Updated: 8:30 PM EDT Apr 15, 2021
There are 100 vacancies to be filled Share Updated: 8:30 PM EDT Apr 15, 2021
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Show Transcript POSITIONS THEY ARE HOPING TO FILL. THE BIG YELLOW SCHOOL BUS TO SOME KIDS IS MAGICAL. AND IT S THE BUS DRIVERS THAT MAKE IT SPECIAL. A SCHOOL BUS IS ONE OF THOSE HALLMARKS. EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HAPPENED, ALL ACROSS THE NATION WE VE BEEN DEALING WITH A BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM BUT I THINK THE PANDEMIC WORSENED THE ISSUE. TODAY SHE S HOPING TO FILL A HUNDRED BUS DRIVER POSITIONS. SHE SAYS MY GRANDMOTHER, SHE DRIVES SCHOOL BUSES AND SHE S BEEN DOING IT FOR PROBABLY OVER 30 YEARS. A LEGACY SHE HOPES TO CONTINUE. JUST TAUGHT ME TO GO FOR IT. ADVICE THAT HE CAN ALSO USE. I M EXCITED TO BE HERE. I M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. LOOKING FOR THE GREAT BENEFITS. IF HIS VOICE
By Joel Malkin
Apr 6, 2021
A teacher accused of soliciting a 2-year old girl for sex through her father is being fired by the Palm Beach County School District.
27-year old Xavier Alexander is being held on $1 million bond after deputies arrested him at a motel in Lantana. Investigators say he showed up to meet a 2-year old girl and told an undercover deputy disguised through text messages as the child s father that he wanted to have sex with her.
The district says it delivered a letter to Alexander at the county jail. The letter notified the 4th grade teacher at Grove Park Elementary that his employment had been terminated on April 2. The Palm Beach County School Board will take a final vote on his termination this month.