California school shooting left at least one dead and several injured
Story by: Lindsey Fine
November 14, 2019
A shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita left at least one dead and several injured. All of the victims were students, and the gunman was also a member of the student body, Sheriff Alex Villanueva of Los Angeles County told NBC in Los Angeles. The local hospital reported one female d...
New texting and driving laws
Story by: Savannah Woods
October 3, 2019
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles implemented a new law for all licensed drivers, which prevents any use of a handheld device while driving in school and work zones on Oct. 1. The first part of the law was passed on July 1, preventing drivers from texting while driving....
The Out of the Darkness: Suicide Prevention Walk on Sept. 28
Story by: Angelina Ginossi
September 27, 2019
Come walk this Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Out of the Darkness: A Suicide Prevention Walk at John Prince Park in Lake Worth. The walk is a national movement with the goal of encouraging people to open up to others about their personal struggles. Across the U.S., hundreds of people walk in honor of...
Tracking storms Karen and Lorenzo
Story by: Savannah Woods
September 25, 2019
The tropics are heating up. Tropical storms Karen and Lorenzo are churning in the Atlantic, and sub-tropical cyclone Jerry continues its treck east. It’s uncertain whether Karen will strike the U.S. or not, but Puerto Rico experienced heavy rains and wind from the storm Sept. 24. According...
Bahamian hurricane survivors flee to Palm Beach County
Story by: Peyton Weiss
September 24, 2019
Survivors of Hurricane Dorian fled the storm-ravaged islands of the Bahamas to seek safety in Jupiter, Fla. Hurricane Dorian hovered over the Bahamas for two days, Sept. 2 and 3, with 185-mile sustained winds, leaving almost total devastation and more than 70,000 Bahamians homeless. Dorian victims...
America takes steps to stop teen vaping
Story by: Christina Paraschiv
September 23, 2019
Vaping has become an epidemic in America, especially among middle and high school students. President Donald Trump recently sat down in the Oval Office with U.S. government's health officials. “We can’t allow people to get sick and we can’t have our kids be so affected,” Trump said. As...
Walmart cuts back on sales of guns and ammunition
Story by: Christina Paraschiv
September 17, 2019
Walmart has recently cut back on the sales of guns and ammunition and has asked shoppers to refrain from carrying guns within its stores. After multiple mass shootings across the country, including the Parkland, Fla. school shooting that killed 17, companies have started to implement bans on the...
Officer O’Sullivan shares his story of 9/11 to Jupiter High students
Story by: Kaysa Flemk-Joli and Francesco Beltrano
September 11, 2019
Officer Kevin O’Sullivan, Jupiter High School’s Resource Officer, was a Lieutenant in the New York City Police Department and was assigned to the 20th precinct on Sept. 11, 2001. O’Sullivan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on June 29, 2000. About a year later, he was assigned to work at...
Hurricane Dorian expected to hit Florida as a Category 4
Story by: Lindsey Fine
August 28, 2019
Hurricane Dorian is predicted to hit Palm Beach County as a Category 4 on Mon. As of 7:19 p.m. on Aug. 29, Dorian has maximum sustained winds of 85 mph as it nears the eastern part of the Bahamas. “The risk of dangerous storm surge and hurricane-force winds is increasing in the central and northwestern...
Shooting in Jupiter Farms
Story by: Katie Kleinman
April 10, 2019
On the morning of April 7, 37-year-old Jason Lee was found dead outside his house in Jupiter Farms. Deputies responded to the call at 12:30 a.m. and found Lee with five gunshot wounds to the face and chest. Tiffany Buck, Lee’s girlfriend, told police she heard gunshots when Lee went outside to talk...
Uber tips that could save your life
Story by: Amanda Mikulski
April 10, 2019
On March 29, University of South Carolina senior Samantha Josephson was out at a club with friends. When it was time to head home, Josephson decided to part ways with her friends and leave the bar and ordered herself an Uber and was never seen again. Josephson had been out in Columbia, S.C., in the ...
No collusion found in Mueller report
Story by: Adriana Beltrano
April 9, 2019
On March 22, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether there was interference by the Russian government in the 2016 U.S. presidential election was released with no evidence of any involvement. “No collusion” is the phrase being thrown around as of late. Collusion, according...