Lulu to the Rescue

If anyone can think of a better title please let me know. Learn more about The Palm Beach Post breaking news reporter Lulu Ramadan and her news about the power outage in Lake Worth yesterday is below. CBS12/WPEC made another mess of the news which is anything but news. My heart goes out to anyone in the City who saw this Tweet from yesterday and became unnerved that the City population had doubled so quickly:

Hey, is that the NBC5/WPTV helicopter? Nice shot!

This power outage isn't on my A-list of priorities but if there's further information please feel free to comment below. What I heard is a pole was hit on Worthmore Drive and the power went out. The Utility Dept. fixed the problem and the whole world took a deep sigh of relief.

Lake Worth Utility is not to be confused with "Lake Worth". The City has about 37,000 residents or so. The electric utility also supplies power to areas outside the City such as parts of Lake Clarke Shores and unincorporated county, referred to as suburban Lake Worth. I'm not sure of the total number of customers but if anyone has number you can send that information to me. 

Here is the news from the Post today:

More than 7,000 homes in the north end of the city are without power after a massive outage just after 2 p.m. Tuesday, Lake Worth Electric Utilities reports.
     The outage is affecting homes east of Interstate 95 and north of 10th Avenue North, as well as homes north of Palm Beach State College, according to the power company’s utility tracker. The company reports 7,380 homes without power as of 3 p.m.
     Power is expected to be restored by 5 p.m.

I could go on and on about CBS12 and others like ABC25/WPBF but what's the point? Here is my review of the TV news outlets that cover Lake Worth and surrounding areas. The sad reality is the damage they do to journalism and reporting hurts the entire industry not to mention those who rely on them for accurate reporting.

What's even more frustrating is the City's inability or laziness and not stepping up to correct inaccurate news reports. What's the point of 'rebranding' the City if so many in the news media are confusing the public on where the City is?

What Palm Beach County needs is an ombudsman of some sort to correct the media when they get the facts wrong. As it is right now, for the most part, they police themselves and it's about time a sheriff came to the county and cleaned things up. NBC5/WPTV is doing a good job getting things right in Lake Worth and would highly recommend you make them the one to turn to for news.

Read about what is and what is not the City of Lake Worth.