Local news stories for Palm Beach County and the state of Florida.
Hap Erstein Reviews:"Karate Kid: Legends""Fountain of Youth"And his "sort of" Art House Pick"Another Simple Favor"Honorable Mention:"Bring Her Back"
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.
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com Reviews:"Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning""Lilo & Stitch""Jane Austen Wrecked My Life"Honorable Mentions:"Friendship" "Hurry Up Tomorrow"
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.
Hap Erstein Reviews:"Thunderbolts""The Surfer""Greek Mothers Never Die"Honorable Mention:"Rosario"
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com Reviews:"The Accountant 2""iHostage""On Swift Horses"Honorable Mentions:"Until Dawn""Cheech & Chong's Last Movie"
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com reviews:"Sinners""Freaky Tales""Sacramento"Honorable mentions: "Sneaks""The Wedding Banquet"
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.
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.
Hap Reviews:"The Amateur""Drop""One To One: John and Yoko"Honorable Mentions: "Warfare""The King of Kings""The Chosen: Last Supper Part 3"
Hap Erstein Reviews:"The Penguin Lessons""The Friend""A Working Man""Holland"Honorable Mentions:"A Minecraft Movie""Hell of a Summer"
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.
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com reviews:"Alto Knights""Disney's Snow White""Midas Man"Honorable mentions:"Ash""Locked""Magazine Dreams"
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.
Hap Reviews:"Novocaine""The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie""Honeymoon Crasher"Honorable Mentions:"Black Bag""Opus""The Last Supper""In the Lost Lands""Rule Breakers"
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com reviews:"My Dead Friend Zoe""The Only Girl in the Orchestra""Miss Italia Must Not Die"Honorable mentions:"Mickey 17""The Rule of Jenny Pen"
Sheriff Bradshaw talks about protecting Pres. Trump from people who threaten him online and on calls to 911. Also how his mental health unit helps to prevent violent crimes. He also talks about why he told members of the illegal immigrant community to rest easy and not be afraid of deportation sweeps. Bradshaw says the focus is on illegal immigrants who have also committed violent crimes.
Millar is running for an open seat on the Gardens City Council.
Councilwoman Tinsley is the incumbent facing one challenger in her bid for reelection.
Hap Erstein Reviews:"Cleaner""Kinda Pregnant""La Dolce Villa"Honorable Mentions:"The Monkey""The Unbreakable Boy"
Plaza is running for Royal Palm Beach Mayor.
Samios is a current Councilmember who is running for Mayor.
Pinto is the widow of late Mayor Fred Pinto. She's running for a vacant seat in Group 3 on the Village Council.
Sharps is running for a vacant seat in Group 3.
Councilman Hmara was appointed mayor by the Council after the death of Mayor Fred Pinto. Now, he's running for the seat.
Avila is running for the vacant seat in Group 3.
Blockson is running for a seat on the Lake Worth Beach City Commission in District 2.
Hap Erstein from PalmBeachArtsPaper.com reviews:"Captain America: Brave New World""You Me and Her""Becoming Led Zeppelin"
Richter runs for a seat on the Lake Worth Beach Commission in District 4.
Diaz runs for re-election for his Lake Worth Beach Commission seat in District 4.
Segrich runs for a seat on the Lake Worth Beach Commission in District 4.
McVoy is running for re-election for his seat in District 2.
Choy and two other candidates are running for an open seat on the Jupiter Town Council's First District.
Kuretski has one challenger in his bid for reelection as Jupiter's Mayor.
Hap Reviews:"I'm Still Here""Love Hurts""Heart Eyes"The Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival & The Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival
McQuire is running for the open Boynton Beach mayoral seat.
Shelton is running for the open Mayoral seat in Boynton Beach.
Turkin is the incumbent in Boynton Beach's District 3 seat and is running for re-election.
Grooms is running for an open seat in Jupiter's First District.
Puz is running for a seat in Jupiter's Second District.
Weston is running for an open seat in Jupiter's First District.
McDermott is running for a seat in Jupiter's Second District.
Merker is running for the open Mayoral seat in Boynton Beach.
May is currently a Jupiter Town Council member, running to unseat incumbent Mayor Jim Kuretski.
Incumbent Sundstrom is running for re-election to her seat in the Second District.
Hap Erstein with PalmBeachArtsPaper.com reviews:"Unstoppable""Valiant One""Dog Man"Honorable mentions:"Companion""Green and Gold"
Rachel Shanker, Conservation and Education Manager at FPL's Manatee Lagoon in Riviera Beach, shares details about ManateeFest this weekend and speaks about the mammals in general.
Hap Erstein reviews:"The Brutalist""Flight Risk"He also shares details on:"The Sun and Stars Film Festival""The Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival"Honorable mentions: "Presence""Inheritance""Brave the Dark"
Longtime local film critic Hap Erstein reviews:"Wolf Man""The Room Next Door""Hundreds of Beavers"
The longest serving sheriff in PBC history talks about his goals for a record 6th term, reasons that he says residents don't have to worry about something happening like the terror attack in New Orleans and dealing with illegal immigrants.
Hap Erstein reviews:"The Last Showgirl""Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl""Hard Truths"Honorable mentions:"Den of Thieves 2: Pantera""Better Man"