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Local news stories for Palm Beach County and the state of Florida.

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Lucy's Law - A Maritime Attorney Shares Details

6/30/2025
Attorney Justin Shapiro with South Florida-based Leesfield & Partners talks about the new penalties for boating crimes and changes with regards to boater education that comes with the new state law.

Duration:00:16:05

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Brad Pitt's So-Called 'Vanity Project' Is Out!

6/27/2025
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com Reviews: "F1" "Bride Hard" "Deep Cover" Honorable Mention: "Megan 2.0"

Duration:00:19:49

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Good Greek's Spero Georgedakis Shares His Law Enforcement Moments

6/26/2025
We are proud to have Good Greek Moving & Storage sponsor Protecting the Palm Beaches. The "Good Greek" Spero Georgedakis is a former law enforcement officer and SWAT team member in North Miami. What did he take from that career to help him form the very successful Good Greek Moving & Storage? He tells us.

Duration:00:06:31

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The Jupiter Tequesta Repeater Group's 2025 Field Day!

6/26/2025
We speak with Albert Moreschi, President of the Jupiter-Tequesta Repeater Group about this weekend's 24-hour event along the beach in Jupiter and inside the Jupiter Civic Center. Want to be a Ham? Be sure to check this interview out!

Duration:00:13:21

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Disney's Not the Only Studio Doing Live Action Remakes Of Their Properties

6/13/2025
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com Reviews: "How to Train Your Dragon" "Straw" "Our Times" Honorable Mentions: "Materialists" "The Life of Chuck"

Duration:00:19:16

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John Wick Lives? What's the Deal With the New Movie 'Ballerina'?

6/6/2025
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com Reviews: "From the World of John Wick: Ballerina" "The Phoenician Scheme" "The Heart Knows" Honorable Mention: "Dangerous Animals"

Duration:00:20:38

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There's a New Karate Kid in Town...and at Theaters!

5/30/2025
Hap Erstein Reviews: "Karate Kid: Legends" "Fountain of Youth" And his "sort of" Art House Pick "Another Simple Favor" Honorable Mention: "Bring Her Back"

Duration:00:21:24

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Palm Beach Sheriff Ric Bradshaw for Protecting the Palm Beaches

5/29/2025
Sheriff Bradshaw talks about the two new animal cruelty laws in Florida, the New Orleans jail break and the story involving a drone caught bringing contraband into the Martin Correctional Institution in Martin County.

Duration:00:12:55

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Live Action 'Lilo & Stitch' & Final 'Mission Impossible' Films Lead The Way

5/23/2025
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com Reviews: "Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning" "Lilo & Stitch" "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life" Honorable Mentions: "Friendship" "Hurry Up Tomorrow"

Duration:00:17:51

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Former PBC Commissioner Michael Barnett Shares His Latest Involvements

5/8/2025
Barnett is a one-time Chairman of the Palm Beach County Republican Party who was appointed to the County Commission and served two years before unsuccessfully running for a full term. He is now Director of Development with the nonprofit Restoration Bridge International.

Duration:00:11:23

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"Thunderbolts" Is Finally At Theaters, But What Is The Asterisk About?

5/2/2025
Hap Erstein Reviews: "Thunderbolts" "The Surfer" "Greek Mothers Never Die" Honorable Mention: "Rosario"

Duration:00:19:28

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Ben Affleck plays an autistic man once again in 'The Accountant 2'

4/25/2025
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com Reviews: "The Accountant 2" "iHostage" "On Swift Horses" Honorable Mentions: "Until Dawn" "Cheech & Chong's Last Movie"

Duration:00:17:41

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The weekend will likely belong to "Sinners"

4/18/2025
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com reviews: "Sinners" "Freaky Tales" "Sacramento" Honorable mentions: "Sneaks" "The Wedding Banquet"

Duration:00:25:03

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2025 Deadline Looms For Florida Prepaid College Program!

4/18/2025
We're joined by Meredith Westheimer, spokeswoman for Florida Prepaid, on how the program helps you lock in today's tuition rates for your child's college education years down the road. Open enrollment for this year wraps up on April 30th.

Duration:00:11:38

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Palm Springs Police Chief Tom Ceccarelli for Protecting the Palm Beaches

4/17/2025
Chief Ceccarelli joins us to talk about illegal immigration, scams that are targeting residents of the Village of Palm Springs, the latest update on construction of a police station expansion and another Coffee with a Cop event.

Duration:00:21:08

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Action, Thriller and Religion Are All at Theaters This Weekend!

4/11/2025
Hap Reviews: "The Amateur" "Drop" "One To One: John and Yoko" Honorable Mentions: "Warfare" "The King of Kings" "The Chosen: Last Supper Part 3"

Duration:00:22:41

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Why 2 films about pets may be your best bet at theaters this weekend

4/4/2025
Hap Erstein Reviews: "The Penguin Lessons" "The Friend" "A Working Man" "Holland" Honorable Mentions: "A Minecraft Movie" "Hell of a Summer"

Duration:00:26:35

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Sheriff Ric Bradshaw on PBSO's New Safe Place Initiative & Illegal Immigration Symposium

3/27/2025
Bradshaw answers questions and concerns about the new program that offers businesses rainbow shield stickers to post on their storefronts as a way to be a "welcoming" place for victims of hate crimes. One key takeaway: He says the Sheriff's Office program is not LGBTQ-targeted, but open to ALL people who have been victims of crime but not sure where to turn.

Duration:00:16:05

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Disney's expected box-office bomb is released to theaters!

3/21/2025
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com reviews: "Alto Knights" "Disney's Snow White" "Midas Man" Honorable mentions: "Ash" "Locked" "Magazine Dreams"

Duration:00:25:17

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Nearly 20 Puppies & Two Adult Dogs Brought To Florida From Asheville

3/17/2025
Dr. Brian Rambarran is a surgeon in Buffalo, New York who uses his pilot skills and love for animals to rescue pets from around the country. His most recent trip resulted in two mother dogs and 19 puppies. They were brought to Big Dog Ranch Rescue in Palm Beach County and Crossed Paws Pet Rescue in Winter Haven.

Duration:00:07:48