/tags/belle-glade Belle Glade en-US WLRN Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:22:31 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-11/palm-beach-county-affordable-housing-low-income-veterans The Palm Beach Board of County Commissioners have approved two bonds to help pay for two major affordable rental housing developments: One specifically for qualified veterans and another aimed at low-income residents. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:22:31 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-11/palm-beach-county-affordable-housing-low-income-veterans Wilkine Brutus /environment/2023-01-11/theres-no-safe-level-glades-sugarcane-burns-continue-despite-link-to-tenfold-mortality-increase Sugarcane smoke “Black Snow” burns continue despite FSU study linking pollutants to handful of deaths. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-01-11/theres-no-safe-level-glades-sugarcane-burns-continue-despite-link-to-tenfold-mortality-increase Wilkine Brutus /local-news/2022-05-03/dark-deadly-state-road-80-toward-belle-glade-will-finally-get-lighting Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach County will have over a thousand new lights across 18 miles. It's an effort to stop deadly car crashes on dark stretches of the roadway. Tue, 03 May 2022 20:12:45 GMT /local-news/2022-05-03/dark-deadly-state-road-80-toward-belle-glade-will-finally-get-lighting Wilkine Brutus /news/2022-03-01/glades-residents-drop-federal-lawsuit-against-sugar-farmers The federal fight against the soot and ash from pre-harvest sugarcane burns has ended — for now. Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:05:47 GMT /news/2022-03-01/glades-residents-drop-federal-lawsuit-against-sugar-farmers Wilkine Brutus /news/2021-04-16/right-to-farm-act-expansion-would-give-sugar-industry-immunity-shield-from-lawsuits-says-state-rep Democratic state Rep. Omari Hardy, who represents north Palm Beach County along the coast, says the particle emissions added in the proposed expansion of the "Right to Farm Act" will negatively impact marginalized communities. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:00:40 GMT /news/2021-04-16/right-to-farm-act-expansion-would-give-sugar-industry-immunity-shield-from-lawsuits-says-state-rep Wilkine Brutus /news/2021-04-08/democratic-lawmakers-advocates-say-right-to-farm-bill-is-ploy-to-protect-sugarcane-burning Democratic lawmakers and South Florida community advocates are teaming up to oppose a bill that would make it harder to sue farms. They say proponents of the measure are using it as a cover to support sugarcane burning that adversely affects communities of color. Thu, 08 Apr 2021 11:00:27 GMT /news/2021-04-08/democratic-lawmakers-advocates-say-right-to-farm-bill-is-ploy-to-protect-sugarcane-burning Robbie Gaffney /news/2021-02-04/gov-desantis-announces-covid-19-vaccination-site-at-anquan-boldin-stadium-in-pahokee Former NFL star Anquan Boldin helped lead efforts to bring vaccines to the Glades area. Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:25:45 GMT /news/2021-02-04/gov-desantis-announces-covid-19-vaccination-site-at-anquan-boldin-stadium-in-pahokee Wilkine Brutus /news/2021-02-02/palm-beach-county-commissioner-fights-against-vaccine-deserts-in-the-glades-area The rural communities in western Palm Beach County have been left out of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Things are changing slowly. Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:42:12 GMT /news/2021-02-02/palm-beach-county-commissioner-fights-against-vaccine-deserts-in-the-glades-area Wilkine Brutus /news/2020-12-28/belle-glades-falling-black-snow-is-an-even-greater-concern-as-the-covid-19-pandemic-continues People who live in Belle Glade, and surrounding rural areas where sugarcane burning takes place, have been worried about health hazards for a long time — they say now, with the pandemic, they're even more concerned about exposure to the smoke. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 23:06:52 GMT /news/2020-12-28/belle-glades-falling-black-snow-is-an-even-greater-concern-as-the-covid-19-pandemic-continues Wilkine Brutus /news/2020-04-21/people-with-or-without-covid-19-symptoms-can-get-tested-at-new-drive-through-belle-glade-site The Health Care District of Palm Beach County has expanded COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic people in the Belle Glade communities. Tuesday, by… Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:36:44 GMT /news/2020-04-21/people-with-or-without-covid-19-symptoms-can-get-tested-at-new-drive-through-belle-glade-site Wilkine Brutus