AGAINST THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. HOME AND RENT PRICES BECAME A CRISIS. MASS SHOOTINGS THAT ROCKED COMMUNITIES AND HURRICANES HITTING FLORIDA. IT’S WHAT WE ALL WITNESS AND FACED DURING 2022. TERRI PARKER BEGINS A LOOK BACK AT OUR YEAR. AS 2022 DAWNED THE SURGE OF THE COVID 1 VIRUS CONTINUED WITH THE NEW OMICRON VARIANT SENDING NUMBERS SKYROCKETING AS SCHOOLCHILDREN RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM. THESE RISING CASES ARE IMPACTING STAFFING. ANGELA ASTRONOMICAL HOME AND RENT PRICES BECAME A CRISIS AS PEOPLE FLEEING COVID MOVED TO FLORIDA FROM COLDER CLIMATES. WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING FOR MONTHS THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH RISING RENT AND SOARING HOME PRICES, PROMPTING DEMANDS A SPECIAL SESSION IN THE LEGISLATURE SEEKING SOLUTIONS. ALSO IN FEBRUARY, 79 YEAR OLD CAROL WRIGHT FELL TO HER DEATH AS THE DRAWBRIDGE WEST PALM BEACH TO PALM BEACH WENT UP AS SHE WALKED HER BICYCLE ACROSS IT. A SLOW MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEATH SENTENCE FOR CAROL, SPARKING A LAWSUIT AND CHANGES TO BRIDGE TENDER POLICIES. I’VE GOT A SERIOUS SITUATION, BUT I WAS. FINALLY HERE IN MAY. DARREN HARRISON OF LAKELAND STUNNED THE COUNTRY AND WAS HAILED A HERO WHEN WITH NO FLYING EXPERIENCE. HE SUCCESSFULLY LANDED A SMALL PLANE AT PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER THE PILOT FELL UNCONSCIOUS. FLYING BACK FROM THE BAHAMAS. I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU DID IT, BUT YOU HAD TO. I APPRECIATE JEFFREY EPSTEIN COMPANION AND, FORMER PART TIME PALM BEACH RESIDENT GILLIAM MAXWELL WAS SENTENCED IN JUNE AND HAS JUST LEARNED SHE WILL SPEND THE NEXT TWO DECADES IN PRISON FOR SEX TRAFFICKING IN YOUNG WOMEN AS PART OF EPSTEIN TWISTED INTERNATIONAL SCHEME. SUPPORTERS OF DONALD TRUMP WERE BACK OUT ALONG SOUTHERN BOULEVARD TUESDAY NIGHT ONCE AGAIN, FLAGS AND SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE FBI SEARCH OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT’S MAR A LAGO RESORT. THE EYES OF THE WORLD ONCE AGAIN ON PALM BEACH COUNTY WHEN AN ELITE AUGUST THE FBI SWOOPED IN TO RAID FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S MAR A LAGO ESTATE. IN OCTOBER, HURRICANE THE DEADLIEST HURRICANE STRIKE THE STATE OF FLORIDA SINCE 1935, CAUSING UNIMAGINABLE DAMAGE. THE PRESIDENT SHOWED UP HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND DEMOLISHING LARGE SWATHS OF SOUTHWEST AS A CATEGORY FOUR MONSTER SWEPT OVER THE STATE. LET HIM WEAR A SHOCK COLLAR LIKE THE ANIMAL HE IS. NICHOLAS CRUZ WAS SENTENCED IN BROWARD COUNTY LIFE IN PRISON FOR KILLING 17 AND INJURING 17 OTHERS AT MARJORY STONEMAN HIGH SCHOOL ON VALENTINE’
From omicron to Hurricane Ian: An in-depth look at South Florida’s 2022
Updated: 2:31 PM EST Dec 30, 2022
January of 2022 began with a surge of COVID-19 instances — and the brand new omicron variant despatched case numbers skyrocketing as college students returned to lessons.Previous Coverage: Up to 80% of FL could have caught COVID-19 by finish of omicron wave, UF report saysAnd as individuals fled chilly climate and different restrictions, astronomical residence and hire costs in South Florida turned a disaster.This prompted calls for for a particular session within the Legislature to hunt options.Previous Coverage: Democratic state lawmakers urging Gov. DeSantis to deal with hire aid in upcoming particular sessionA lethal crash in Delray Beach killed six farm coworkers on their approach residence because the 12 months started. Police charged 18-year-old Noah Galle with vehicular murder for allegedly dashing and crashing into the opposite automobile.In February, 79-year-old Carol Wright fell to her demise when a drawbridge went up whereas she was on it. It sparked a lawsuit and modifications to bridgetender insurance policies throughout Florida.And the world took watch in February as Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Ukrainian and Russian individuals in Florida anxious about family members again residence because the struggle started to rage.Video beneath: Soldiers, volunteers in Ukraine converse with WPBF 25 NewsAnd in May, WPBF 25 obtained unique movies of Darren Harrison when he shocked the nation and was hailed as a hero for touchdown a small airplane at Palm Beach International Airport after the pilot fell unconscious.Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s companion and former part-time Palm Beach resident, was sentenced in June for sex-trafficking younger girls as a part of his worldwide scheme.In August, eyes from the nation turned to Palm Beach because the FBI executed a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property. Federal investigations are ongoing.Hurricane Ian, the deadliest hurricane to hit the state of Florida since 1935, brought on unimaginable harm in October.The Category 4 storm demolished giant elements of Southwest Florida, and introduced President Joe Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis collectively to see the harm.Nikolas Cruz was sentenced in Broward County to life in jail for killing 17 individuals and injuring 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day in 2018.
January of 2022 began with a surge of COVID-19 instances — and the brand new omicron variant despatched case numbers skyrocketing as college students returned to lessons.
Previous Coverage: Up to 80% of FL will have caught COVID-19 by end of omicron wave, UF report says
And as individuals fled chilly climate and different restrictions, astronomical residence and hire costs in South Florida turned a disaster.
This prompted calls for for a particular session within the Legislature to hunt options.
Previous Coverage: Democratic state lawmakers urging Gov. DeSantis to address rent relief in upcoming special session
A lethal crash in Delray Beach killed six farm coworkers on their approach residence because the 12 months started. Police charged 18-year-old Noah Galle with vehicular murder for allegedly dashing and crashing into the opposite automobile.
In February, 79-year-old Carol Wright fell to her demise when a drawbridge went up whereas she was on it. It sparked a lawsuit and modifications to bridgetender insurance policies throughout Florida.
And the world took watch in February as Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Ukrainian and Russian individuals in Florida anxious about family members again residence because the struggle started to rage.
Video beneath: Soldiers, volunteers in Ukraine speak with WPBF 25 News
And in May, WPBF 25 obtained unique movies of Darren Harrison when he shocked the nation and was hailed as a hero for touchdown a small airplane at Palm Beach International Airport after the pilot fell unconscious.
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s companion and former part-time Palm Beach resident, was sentenced in June for sex-trafficking younger girls as a part of his worldwide scheme.
In August, eyes from the nation turned to Palm Beach because the FBI executed a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property. Federal investigations are ongoing.
Hurricane Ian, the deadliest hurricane to hit the state of Florida since 1935, brought on unimaginable harm in October.
The Category 4 storm demolished giant elements of Southwest Florida, and introduced President Joe Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis collectively to see the harm.
Nikolas Cruz was sentenced in Broward County to life in jail for killing 17 individuals and injuring 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day in 2018.