And it continues. . . False news reports by news media of events/crime "in Lake Worth" that did not occur in Lake Worth*

September 3rd and another added to the list (see below). August 26th was a real bad day for news reporting. It's too bad, NBC5/WPTV is usually the most accurate of all the TV news. And it's also too bad the City of Lake Worth's image has to keep taking unfair hits from the news media. Anyhow. . .

This is a list that's compiled starting from April 6th, 2016.† Instead of featuring each individual false news report will just add them to the list.

Many in the news media, especially the TV news, can't grasp the concept that a "Lake Worth" zip code doesn't make that location "in Lake Worth". So many in the public are being confused about what is the City of Lake Worth and what is not. Locations outside the City should be referred to as "suburban Lake Worth".

Here is the list:

• April 6th, ABC25/WPBF reporter Ari Hait, man runs over teenager, slams car into house. Falsely reported as occurring in Lake Worth.
• April 8th, CBS12/WPEC reporter Gary Detman, carjacking victim found dead. Falsely reported as occurring in Lake Worth.
• April 17th, CBS12 staff report, person shot near Rudolph Rd. That area is not "in Lake Worth".
• April 17th, "Person injured in Lake Worth shooting". Same incident as item above and wrong location given by NBC5/WPTV "Webteam".
• April 29th, CBS12/WPEC reporter Gary Detman again, robbery outside church on Hypoluxo Rd. There is no "Hypoluxo Rd." in City of Lake Worth.
• And after a long stretch. . .
• May 29th, ABC25/WPBF staff report, "Deputies investigate suspicious death in Lake Worth", that didn't happen in Lake Worth.
• May 29th, NBC5/WPTV reporters Monica Magalhaes and Austin Carter, "Deputies investigating suspicious death in Lake Worth", again, not in Lake Worth.
• May 30th, ABC25/WPBF staff report, "Deputies investigate shots fired in Lake Worth", in "the 4300 block of Gretchen Place". You would think the '4300' number would be their first clue. But then again, this is WPBF.
• June 1st, ABC25/WPBF staff report, "One person rushed to hospital after nearly drowning", at 6000 block of Via Bernardi at the Villaggio Clubhouse. Not even close to Lake Worth.
• June 7th, ABC25/WPBF staff report, "Teenager jumps off turnpike overpass after car chase". The Turnpike doesn't go through Lake Worth. 
• June 7th, CBS12's Victoria Price, "Car chase suspect jumps off Turnpike overpass" in "Western Lake Worth". There's no such thing as "Western Lake Worth". That location is correctly called "Suburban Lake Worth". It's either in the City or it's not.
• June 11th, ABC25/WPBF reporter Chennell Ramos, "Man arrested in woman's homicide in Lake Worth". There is no Blanchette Trail in Lake Worth. 
• June 11th, NBC5/WPTV reporter Monica Magalhaes makes same reporting error as above, "Arrest made in connection to woman's body found in Lake Worth". 
• June 11th, Palm Beach Post's Hannah Winston, "Miami-area man arrested in death of woman found near Lake Worth". Near Lake Worth? Not even close. Near Wellington is more like it.
• June 11th, CBS12/WPEC's Lynda Figueredo, "No bond for Miami man charged in suspicious Lake Worth area murder". Like ABC25, CBS12 is clueless.
• June 15th, WPTV's Webteam, "Train accident involving pedestrian in Lake Worth" on Lantana Road. Hello. 
• June 19th, reporter Sierra Darville, "Safe evacuation from a house fire in Lake Worth". Did you see any smoke in Lake Worth? Of course not when it's on 5000 block of Michlar Dr.
• June 25th, CBS12 reporter Mike Magnoli's 'news' isn't criminal but. . . "Those trying to get winning snapshots [for Lake Worth Lagoon photo contest] shouldn't get too close to the algae." Ramping up hysteria for what? A few ratings points?
• June 29th, NBC5's Alyssa Hyman, "The SFWMD says algae blooms in the canal are normal, especially this time of year." But speculation gets fueled anyhow sans the facts. 
• July 5th, ABC25/WPBF's Whitney Burbank, "Lake Worth home damaged in fire" happened nowhere close to Lake Worth. Note that Post and NBC5 got location correct: Suburban Lake Worth.
• July 5th, same incident above, wrong location from CBS12/WPEC's Jillian Brynne, "Lake Worth home suffers major damage from fire". Pretty sad isn't it?
• June 30th: From a blog reader, missed this one from CBS12's Sierra Darville: Carjacking "in Lake Worth last night at Hypoluxo Road and Jog Road." Don't they have editors or a map at WPEC? Then the next day. . .
• July 1st, CBS12's Gary Detman gets it wrong too, "The chase started Wednesday night in Lake Worth". The City of Lake Worth deserves better than CBS12/WPEC. 
• July 12th, Palm Beach Post reporters Olivia Hitchcock and Chelsea Todaro, ". . . person was taken to the hospital Monday morning after bitten by a snake in Lake Worth . . . incident occurred in a neighborhood near Park Ridge Golf Course" which is west of the Turnpike. Hello.
• July 11th, same false news as above from ABC25/WPBF, "A person was bitten by a snake Monday morning in Lake Worth."
• July 21st, ABC25's Brandon Lopez, "Woman arrested for damaging Lake Worth convenience store" on Military Trail. Military Trail doesn't go through Lake Worth. Does WPBF have a spare map laying around for Brandon?
• July 27th, Olivia Hitchcock at Palm Beach Post, "LAKE WORTH — A woman looking to buy narcotics was pistol-whipped. . .", ". . .on Lantana Road west of Jog Road." Pretty sad, isn't it? And the Post is a 'paper of record'?
• And after a long stretch. . .
• August 26th, Scott Sutton at NBC5, "PBSO investigating body found in a truck in Lake Worth". Wrong. Not "in Lake Worth". Sutton should read the article in the Post.
• August 26th (same incident as above), Sanika Dange at ABC25, "Man found dead in Lake Worth". No surprise here. WPBF is clueless. 
• September 3rd, Sierra Darville at CBS12, "Fatal motorcycle crash in Lake Worth"? No. This was at Lantana and Jog. See July 27th above. Don't newsrooms have maps?

*In some cases news reports in the past have been corrected after the reporter/editor was informed of the error. The list above only reflects the day the error occurred, although the news segment may have been corrected at a later date if you click the links above. I hope that makes sense.
†Note: It's not possible to catch every error by the media, so if one is missed send me an email and will add that to the list (my email is in the right-hand column of this blog).