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Dr. Gustavo Lopes, DO, FACOS, is the new Associate Chief of Staff for Surgery for the West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System (WPBVAHCS) effective November 18, 2024.   

West Palm Beach VA announces new chief of staff for surgery

The West Palm Beach VA Health Care System (WPBVAHCS) announces the appointment of Dr. Gustavo Lopes, DO, FACOS...

Local officials try to calm immigration fears

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As COVID-19 concerns continue, local organizations continue the effort to get the word out and ease tensions among our undocumented population.
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Florida provides 9,000 doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to AIDS Healthcare Foundation for vulnerable populations

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The Florida Division of Emergency Management and Florida Department of Health announced a new partnership with AIDS Healthcare Foundation

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Hocus Pocus Halloween Fun - Kids Costume Photos

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This is a real TREAT for our readers during some tricky times.

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The Florida Cracker Trail Ride stopped at the historic Edna Pearce Lockett Estate on the Kissimmee River on Feb. 18.  

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Seniors gather together at the West County Senior Center in Belle Glade for activities while observing COVID-19 guidelines.

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In this bonus episode of True Okee, we examine the death of Okeechobee County Sheriff John Collier

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Veteran coalition fights suicide

The Greater Lake Okeechobee Veterans Service Coalition formed in the fall of 2023,

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On March 15, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced upgrades to the Florida 511 (FL511) Advanced Traveler Information System...

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Florida man faces execution for the killing of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother

A Florida man who pleaded guilty to killing an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother during a night of drinking and drug use is facing scheduled execution. Sixty-three-year-old Edward James is set to …

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A month-old girl is pulled from the rubble in Gaza after an airstrike killed her parents

Rescuers have pulled a 25-day old baby girl alive from the rubble of her home in Gaza's Khan Younis after an airstrike killed her parents and brother. The girl, Ella Osama Abu Dagga, was born in the …

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