South Florida deputies said they were forced to shoot bear; Wildlife officials disagree
Palm Beach County deputies said they had no choice but to shoot a black bear roaming a residential neighborhood over the weekend after a trapper failed to show up, but state wildlife officials are disputing their account and rationale.
Search for kidney donor ends after 6 years with email to coworkers
Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office communications officer Jesse Mesa estimates she was searching for a kidney for six years. Life just kept getting in the way for the mother of two, who has battled Lupus since her diagnosis in 2004. Mesa opted to shelve the kidney search while Hamilton recovered. Savoie and Mesa entered Cleveland Clinic on December 12 to undergo a successful kidney transplant. “I say it a lot, Savoie is giving me the gift of life” Mesa said.