National and federal news with direct relevance to Florida and the Treasure Coast — including congressional action, federal funding, Supreme Court rulings, and Atlantic hurricane tracking.
President demands Strait of Hormuz reopen by Tuesday amid spiking Treasure Coast gas prices, following rescue of downed F-15E aviators from Iranian territory.
The executive order allocates $50 million for psilocybin and ibogaine research, prioritizing veterans' mental health on the Treasure Coast.
Engineers deactivated the Low-Energy Charged Particles tool on the 47-year-old spacecraft, launched from Florida's coast in 1977, to conserve power as it journeys 15 billion miles from Earth.
Kennedy defends a 12% budget slash in combative House testimony, sparring on vaccines and measles outbreaks that could hit Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties hard.
Partisan map changes in Texas, California and Virginia spark a chain reaction that could reshape Rep. Brian Mast's FL-21 district in Martin and St. Lucie counties ahead of 2026 midterms.
The rampage, deadliest U.S. mass shooting in over two years, killed children aged 1 to 14 and left Treasure Coast advocates calling for stricter local gun controls amid national grief.
The executive order directs $50 million to state programs and fast-tracks FDA reviews, offering new hope for local combat veterans battling mental health issues and opioid addiction.
Defender says mental crisis led 20-year-old to hurl Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's San Francisco home, as AI shapes Florida's future.
Attorney says 36-year-old Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez was taken into custody without notice to family or lawyers after three surgeries for wounds from a central California enforcement stop, with no charges disclosed.
