Mar 17, 2026
The class action accuses Elon Musk's company, with ties to Florida's SpaceX operations, of licensing tech that enabled nonconsensual explicit images of minors via a third-party app.
Three Tennessee teenagers filed a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, alleging its large language model powered a third-party app used to generate nonconsens...
Mar 22, 2026
Mueller's investigation produced indictments that carry weight for Florida voters and the federal institutions serving the Treasure Coast region.
Robert S. Mueller III, the longest-serving FBI director in modern history and the special counsel who investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, died Friday night ...
Mar 26, 2026
Acting administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill reports over 480 resignations and 40% callout rates on day 40 of the impasse, threatening travel chaos for local residents at nearby hubs like Palm Beach International.
The Transportation Security Administration's acting administrator warned Congress Wednesday that the agency may be forced to shut down operations at some U.S. airports if a 40-day Department of Homela...
Mar 26, 2026
Acting administrator testifies that hundreds of unpaid TSA workers, including those at Treasure Coast hubs, have quit amid the DHS shutdown, owing over $1 billion in back pay and causing severe financial distress.
TSA officers across the country are owed more than $1 billion in missed paychecks and are experiencing record airport wait times as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown stretches past one mont...
Mar 26, 2026
With no deal in sight, TSA officers and Coast Guard members in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties miss third paycheck, facing evictions amid stalled Senate talks.
The Department of Homeland Security partial shutdown reached 40 days Tuesday with no funding agreement in sight, leaving roughly 100,000 federal workers — including TSA officers, FEMA personnel, and C...
Mar 26, 2026
TSA deputy warns of staffing collapse with 40-50% call-outs and $1B in missed pay, risking small-airport shutdowns before FIFA World Cup impacts Florida travel.
The Transportation Security Administration is experiencing the longest wait times in its 24-year history, with some major airports seeing delays exceeding four hours as a partial federal government sh...
Mar 26, 2026
The landmark verdict, involving a girl hooked on platforms since age 6, could impact thousands of lawsuits, including those with Treasure Coast families.
A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for harm caused to a child user in a first-of-its-kind social media addiction trial. The verdict came March 25 after more than 40 hours of deliberation ...
Mar 26, 2026
Florida's Marco Rubio joins the U.S. negotiating team amid Iran's drone attacks on Gulf neighbors and promises of heavy regional blows.
Iran on Wednesday rejected a 15-point American ceasefire proposal and vowed to continue military strikes across the Middle East, even as mediators pushed for in-person talks as soon as Friday in Pakis...
Mar 26, 2026
Bryan Stevenson's Legacy Museum unveils new civil rights display from 1955 bus boycott to 1965 marches, as federal directive targets racial injustice monuments that could impact preserved historical spots in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
Human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson is expanding his Montgomery, Alabama, museum chronicling slavery and racial violence in America, even as President Trump has ordered the removal of monuments, plaqu...
Mar 26, 2026
New Mexico's landmark verdict, exposing sexual solicitations to minors on Instagram and Facebook, may reshape tech rules impacting Treasure Coast families' online safety.
A New Mexico jury found Tuesday that Meta's social media platforms harm children's mental health and ordered the company to pay $375 million in the first jury verdict in what is shaping up as a landma...
Mar 26, 2026
Acting TSA chief reports 480 officers have quit nationwide, with callout rates spiking to 40-50% at major hubs, straining security amid financial hardships for screeners in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
More than 480 Transportation Security Administration officers have quit since the partial federal government shutdown began. Callout rates at major airports have surged to between 40 and 50 percent — ...
Mar 26, 2026
Verdict on harm to Treasure Coast-linked plaintiff's early social media use could spur local lawsuits against tech giants.
A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable Wednesday for harming a young woman who says she became addicted to their platforms as a child, awarding $3 million in compensatory damages in what lega...
Mar 26, 2026
The defense secretary recited a chaplain's prayer from a Venezuela capture mission, resonating with Treasure Coast Venezuelans amid a lawsuit over the gatherings.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prayed Wednesday for "overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy" and that "every round find its mark" at a monthly Christian worship service he ...
Mar 26, 2026
Attorney General James Uthmeier warns the league's minority interview policy violates state civil rights law, directly affecting the Miami Dolphins near Treasure Coast counties.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has demanded the NFL suspend its Rooney Rule — the policy requiring teams to interview at least two minority candidates before filling head coaching and top exe...
Mar 27, 2026
The House committee's open session escalates scrutiny on the Democrat representing South Florida amid allegations detailed in public records.
The House Ethics Committee convened a rare public hearing on allegations that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, committed financial crimes, according to public records of the procee...
Mar 28, 2026
The freshman Republican senator from Florida will help shape military policy, overseeing budgets and bases in a state with over 20 installations vital to Treasure Coast communities.
Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) has been appointed to the Senate Committee on Armed Services, elevating the freshman senator to one of the chamber's most consequential panels barely a year after she was sw...
Mar 29, 2026
Bipartisan House committee cites clear evidence of financial misconduct by the Treasure Coast-area Democrat after a two-year probe, with punishment vote slated for April.
The House Ethics Committee found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) guilty of 25 of 27 ethics counts Thursday after a rare public hearing, citing clear and convincing evidence of financial misco...
Mar 29, 2026
The vote ends a 42-day DHS standoff, restoring money for hurricane response and maritime security in Treasure Coast counties amid disputes over immigration enforcement deaths.
The Senate voted early Friday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security through September, ending a 42-day standoff while leaving Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol wi...
Mar 29, 2026
The House Ethics Committee opts for open scrutiny of the Democrat's conduct, a seldom-used process bypassing private settlements in recent decades.
A Florida Democratic congresswoman facing a federal indictment is now set to undergo a rare public trial before the House Ethics Committee, a proceeding that puts the conduct of a sitting member of Co...
Mar 29, 2026
The South Florida Democrat heads to a rare House Ethics Committee hearing accused of misappropriating federal disaster relief funds meant for hurricane victims.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) faces a rare formal ethics adjudicatory hearing — effectively a congressional trial — after a House Ethics Committee investigation accused her of stealing FEMA...
Mar 29, 2026
The bill ends a 42-day partial shutdown by funding TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard—key for Florida's hurricane-prone Treasure Coast—but skips new money for ICE and heads to the House.
The Senate voted overnight to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, potentially ending a 42-day partial government shutdown that has forced tens of thousands of federal employees — includi...
Mar 30, 2026
The executive order barring citizenship for children of unauthorized immigrants could reshape families across Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on one of the most consequential constitutional questions in a generation: whether the 14th Amendment guarantees automatic citizenship to every child born on Amer...
Mar 30, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth triggered the rare 'God Squad' committee, potentially stripping Endangered Species Act safeguards for manatees and sea turtles impacting Treasure Coast waters.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has invoked national security to trigger a federal committee meeting that could exempt the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas industry from Endangered Species Act protections, a...
Mar 30, 2026
The Miramar Democrat, representing parts of South Florida near the Treasure Coast, faces potential sanctions and a federal indictment over $5 million in misused COVID relief funds.
A House Ethics Committee adjudicatory panel affirmed 25 of 27 charges against U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Miramar Democrat, following an overnight hearing Thursday that stretched past midn...
Mar 30, 2026
The unanimous vote ends a 42-day shutdown for key agencies but excludes ICE and border protection, with a tough House vote ahead amid local immigration concerns.
The Senate approved funding early Friday to pay Transportation Security Administration workers and most other Homeland Security agencies, ending a 42-day standoff that has strained airports nationwide...
Mar 31, 2026
House passes H.R. 7084 by 247-164 vote on March 27, with former Treasure Coast-linked Rep. Darren Soto among 41 Democrats crossing party lines.
The House passed the Defending American Property Abroad Act (H.R. 7084) 247-164 on March 27, 2026, with former Rep. Darren Soto joining 40 other Democrats in voting with the Republican majority — a no...
Apr 01, 2026
The decision, siding with a Christian counselor on free speech grounds, sends the case back for review and could influence potential bans in Florida, where none exists statewide.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against Colorado's ban on "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ minors. In an 8-1 decision, the justices found the 2019 state law raises First Amendment free speech conc...
Apr 01, 2026
The House speaker dismissed the overnight Senate deal as a joke, pushing a rival bill amid a 42-day shutdown snarling TSA operations and travel in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected a Senate-passed bill Friday that would have ended the 42-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, leaving funding for the agency unresolved and extendin...
Apr 01, 2026
The leak of old documents raises concerns for federal operations in Florida, including the Miami Field Office covering Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
A pro-Iranian and pro-Palestinian hacking group claimed Friday it breached a personal email account belonging to FBI Director Kash Patel, publishing what appeared to be photographs and work and travel...
Apr 02, 2026
Treasure Coast counties home to thousands of VA loan holders face rising risk, with 90,000 more vets endangered nationwide and replacement months away.
More than 10,000 veterans have lost their homes to foreclosure since May 2025, when the Trump administration abruptly shut down a key VA mortgage safety-net program, according to ICE Mortgage Technolo...
Apr 02, 2026
56-year-old Rohingya died of ulcer from hypothermia and dehydration after drop-off at closed shop, spotlighting Florida immigration risks.
The Erie County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Wednesday that the February death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam — a nearly blind Rohingya refugee found on a Buffalo street five days after Border Patrol agen...
Apr 02, 2026
The diverse four-person team, led by Commander Reid Wiseman and including the first Black astronaut and a woman on a lunar flight, will embark on a 10-day orbit from the Space Coast next year.
NASA has named the four-person crew for Artemis II, humanity's first crewed mission to the moon in more than half a century. The flight is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center on Florida's Space Co...
Apr 02, 2026
Miami-Dade's Republican congressman blames harsh ICE tactics for alienating Hispanic Trump voters, shaking party confidence in Treasure Coast races ahead of 2026.
U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez said Friday that Republicans must recalibrate their immigration enforcement approach after two unexpected Democratic wins in Florida special elections last week rattled the pa...
Apr 02, 2026
Kim Jong Un observed the ground test of a solid-fuel engine with 2,500 kilonewtons of thrust, calling it a breakthrough, though experts doubt the claims amid risks to U.S. East Coast targets.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally observed a ground test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine designed for missiles capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, state media reported Sunday. Kim called ...
Apr 02, 2026
The Tampa Republican and former state attorney general exits after a year leading the Justice Department, with Trump praising her crime crackdown as she heads to the private sector.
President Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi as Attorney General Thursday, confirming the ouster of the Tampa Republican in a Truth Social post that cited her "tremendous job" while pointing her toward a pr...
Apr 02, 2026
The Coral Gables Republican joined three other GOP members in signing a discharge petition that hit 218 signatures Friday, compelling a House floor vote on extending three-year protected status for Haitians.
A discharge petition demanding a House floor vote on restoring temporary protected status for Haitian nationals reached its required 218 signatures Friday, with Florida Republican Rep. María Elvira Sa...
Apr 02, 2026
NASA's four astronauts prepare for the first crewed moon mission since 1972 from Florida's Space Coast, boosting Treasure Coast excitement with an 80% favorable weather outlook.
A four-person crew could launch toward the moon as soon as Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center, marking the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan walked on the moon in Dec...
Apr 03, 2026
Gen. Randy George's early retirement marks the latest dismissal of over a dozen senior officers, heightening concerns for Treasure Coast troops deployed in the conflict.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Gen. Randy George, the Army's top uniformed officer, to step down — a move that comes as the United States is actively waging war against Iran.
A Pentagon off...
Apr 03, 2026
Security waits drop from four hours to minutes at major hubs like Atlanta and Houston, offering relief for spring break fliers, though the 44-day DHS impasse persists.
Security lines that swelled to four hours at major U.S. airports shrank to minutes Monday after President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to pay Transportation Security Admini...
Apr 03, 2026
The justices consider limiting 14th Amendment protections, potentially stripping U.S. citizenship from thousands of children born in Florida to undocumented parents.
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a direct challenge to birthright citizenship — the 14th Amendment guarantee that any child born on American soil is a U.S. citizen. For immigrant mothers across Flor...
Apr 03, 2026
Florida's military communities watch closely as conflict downs five U.S. planes, including a KC-135 tanker crash in Iraq that killed six service members.
The U.S. military rescued at least one crew member from an American aircraft that went down in Iran on Friday, officials said, as a widening conflict in the region has claimed five U.S. aircraft and t...
Apr 04, 2026
Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz drives up gas and fertilizer costs on the Treasure Coast amid escalating U.S.-Israeli strikes.
Two U.S. Air Force combat planes went down Friday — an F-15 fighter jet inside Iran and a second aircraft near the Strait of Hormuz — as the five-week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran intensified across...
Apr 04, 2026
The lift eases a backlog of 4 million cases paused since November 2025, directly aiding overwhelmed immigration courts in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
The Department of Homeland Security lifted its blanket freeze on asylum processing Monday, resuming review of applications halted since November 2025 — though a processing ban remains in place for app...
Apr 04, 2026
Three agents with Florida connections claim FBI Director Kash Patel and AG Pam Bondi targeted them in a political purge linked to the 2020 election investigation.
Three FBI agents fired for their work on the investigation into President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election sued Tuesday to get their jobs back. In a federal class action complaint, ...
Apr 05, 2026
Four astronauts, including commander Reid Wiseman, will orbit the moon in a 10-day mission visible from Treasure Coast skies, breaking Apollo's distance record.
Four astronauts are set to lift off from Cape Canaveral as early as April 1 on NASA's Artemis II mission — humanity's first crewed flight to the moon in nearly 54 years and a launch that will be visib...
Apr 05, 2026
The Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act, effective Jan. 20, broadens adaptive housing aid, benefiting tens of thousands of Treasure Coast veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Congress sent a new benefit to the nation's disabled veterans on Jan. 20, when the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act (H.R. 224) was signed into law as Public Law No. 119-70, expanding federal hous...
Apr 05, 2026
NASA's first crewed Moon mission since 1972 blasts off from Kennedy Space Center, visible from Vero Beach, Fort Pierce and Stuart under clear skies.
NASA's Artemis II mission — the first crewed flight around the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 — is expected to produce a spectacular sky show visible from the Treasure Coast when it launches from Kenned...
Apr 06, 2026
The injunction protects Treasure Coast stations like WQCS 88.9 FM from immediate funding cuts, ensuring continued public broadcasting amid ongoing legal fights.
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's executive order stripping federal funding from NPR and PBS, ruling that the directive raises serious First Amendment concerns and cannot take eff...
Apr 06, 2026
The president's presence at the birthright citizenship hearing raises separation-of-powers concerns and could affect thousands of Treasure Coast families with a ruling expected by late June.
President Trump arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday morning to watch oral arguments in a challenge to his own executive order — becoming the first sitting president in American history to atte...
Apr 06, 2026
Treasure Coast residents face a 90-minute drive to witness four astronauts launch on the first crewed moon flyby since 1972, with views possible from the region's northern edge on a clear night.
The countdown is real this time.
Beginning at 6:24 p.m. Wednesday, four astronauts will strap into NASA's Orion capsule atop the Space Launch System rocket at Kennedy Space Center and attempt somethi...
Apr 07, 2026
NASA's 322-foot SLS rocket blasts off at 6:24 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts around the moon and visible from Vero Beach to Stuart within 30 seconds.
Step outside Wednesday evening and look north.
NASA's Artemis II mission is scheduled to lift off at 6:24 p.m. ET from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts — three American...
Apr 07, 2026
With gas prices topping $4 a gallon and inflation rising, the Supreme Court's case threatens to upend lives for thousands of immigrant families in St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
President Trump plans to address the nation tonight at 9 p.m. ET on the U.S. conflict with Iran. He signaled a withdrawal from the region within two to three weeks and appeared to step back from his m...
Apr 07, 2026
Tens of thousands flock to Treasure Coast beaches as NASA's first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years launches from Florida's Space Coast with astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.
Four astronauts roared away from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday aboard NASA's Artemis II mission, beginning humanity's first crewed journey to the moon in more than half a century and drawing tens ...
Apr 08, 2026
Four astronauts, launched from Kennedy Space Center near the Treasure Coast, completed a critical burn for the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.
Four astronauts are hurtling toward the moon after completing a critical engine burn Thursday night that committed them to a lunar flyby — humanity's first crewed journey to the moon in more than half...
Apr 08, 2026
NASA's first crewed lunar mission in 53 years launched from the Space Coast, sending commander Reid Wiseman and team on a 10-day voyage farther into space than any humans before.
NASA launched four astronauts toward the moon Tuesday from Kennedy Space Center — the first crewed lunar mission in 53 years — aboard the Artemis II spacecraft, beginning a nine to 10-day voyage that ...
Apr 08, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune propose bipartisan funding for most of Homeland Security, but seek a party-line vote for ICE and Border Patrol, affecting Treasure Coast immigration operations.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Wednesday a two-track strategy to end what they called a record partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Sec...
Apr 08, 2026
NASA's mighty SLS rocket launches four astronauts from Kennedy Space Center Wednesday evening, visible across Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties within 30 seconds.
Four astronauts are riding NASA's most powerful rocket into history Wednesday evening, and residents across Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin counties may not even need to leave their driveways to w...
Apr 08, 2026
States are slashing optional benefits like dental care and home health before $1 trillion in federal trims hit, impacting one in five residents in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
States across the country are already cutting optional Medicaid services — doula support, home health care, dental coverage — before federal reductions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act even take ef...
Apr 08, 2026
NASA's powerful Space Launch System lifts off from Kennedy Space Center at 6:24 p.m., giving Treasure Coast residents a front-row seat to the lunar mission.
Four astronauts will ride the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built into lunar orbit Wednesday night, and if the skies cooperate, Treasure Coast residents may watch it happen from their own backyar...
Apr 09, 2026
Justices voiced skepticism toward challenging the 14th Amendment's 160-year interpretation, safeguarding citizenship for thousands of immigrant families on Florida's Treasure Coast.
A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared poised Wednesday to reject the Trump administration's attempt to end automatic citizenship for babies born on American soil, a ruling that would dire...
Apr 09, 2026
Emerson survey gives appointed Sen. Ashley Moody double-digit edges over challengers like Angie Nixon, boosting GOP prospects in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
Florida's U.S. Senate race is shaping up as an uphill climb for Democrats — even in a wave year — as new polling shows appointed Sen. Ashley Moody holding comfortable leads over every potential challe...
Apr 09, 2026
Trump-endorsed Naples Rep. Byron Donalds surges to 44% lead in Emerson's March survey of 2026 primary voters, dimming her campaign prospects statewide.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis posted her worst numbers yet in a hypothetical 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary, drawing just 7 percent support among likely GOP voters in a new Emerson College ...
Apr 09, 2026
Local immigrant families in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties anxiously await a ruling on Trump's executive order that could revoke citizenship for children born to undocumented parents.
The Supreme Court is weighing whether the federal government can restrict birthright citizenship by executive action, and for families across Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties, the delibera...
Apr 09, 2026
Treasure Coast officials urge residents in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to maintain storm preparations, as one landfalling hurricane could still devastate the region.
Colorado State University researchers Thursday projected a "somewhat below-normal" Atlantic hurricane season, offering cautious relief for coastal communities. But meteorologists and emergency manager...
Apr 09, 2026
Trump administration's update equips local utilities in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties with evaluation tools, but lacks enforcement and could delay regulations for a decade.
The Trump administration placed microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a federal drinking water contaminant watch list for the first time Thursday, a move that gives Treasure Coast water utilities a new...
Apr 10, 2026
The February surge outpaced inflation, intensifying financial strain on hundreds of thousands of local FPL customers reliant on air conditioning amid rising natural gas costs.
Electricity prices climbed 4.8 percent nationwide in February compared with a year earlier, outpacing overall inflation and intensifying financial pressure on households already stretched thin — inclu...
Apr 10, 2026
State prosecutors partner with Othram to use genome-sequencing on degraded evidence from unsolved cases in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
Florida's Office of Statewide Prosecution has contracted with Othram, a Texas-based forensic DNA company, to bring new technology to bear on the state's approximately 21,000 unsolved murder cases — a ...
Apr 10, 2026
Four astronauts, launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, safely return after a 10-day mission setting a record 252,756 miles from Earth.
Four astronauts splashed down Friday in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, completing humanity's first crewed journey around the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. The nearly 10-day mission launched from Ken...
Apr 10, 2026
Deputy AG Todd Blanche, Trump's former lawyer, becomes acting attorney general, leaving a congressional subpoena for Bondi's testimony in doubt.
President Trump forced out Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, ending a turbulent 14-month tenure defined by the dismantling of Justice Department independence, politically charged prosecutions, a...
Apr 10, 2026
Treasure Coast representatives face rising dangers from online harassment to assassination attempts, driving the surge in costs during the 2023-24 election cycle, a new report shows.
Federal political campaigns spent more than $40 million on security during the 2023-24 election cycle, a fivefold increase over the past decade, as threats against candidates and officeholders have es...
Apr 10, 2026
Bondi's ouster follows conservative fury over mishandled Epstein files from his Palm Beach case, mass Justice Department firings and a GOP House subpoena.
President Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi as attorney general Wednesday, ending a turbulent tenure defined by mass departures of career Justice Department employees, failed prosecutions of Trump's politi...
Apr 11, 2026
Agents arrived in Havana to investigate the Feb. 25 clash that killed five men aboard a vessel linked to the region's Cuban expatriate community, amid rising U.S.-Cuba tensions.
FBI agents arrived in Cuba this week to investigate the fatal shooting of five men aboard a U.S.-flagged speedboat that Cuban border forces intercepted in February. The development has direct implicat...
Apr 11, 2026
Families and pets fled Naval Support Activity Bahrain to hubs like MacDill AFB, where relief groups in Florida scramble to provide essentials after the February attacks.
Some came with a newborn, a toddler, a dog in a crate, and a single suitcase. Others had only the clothes on their backs. When Iranian missiles and drones struck the Navy's main base in Bahrain in lat...
Apr 11, 2026
Supporters honor Nancy Metayer Bowen, 38, killed in apparent domestic violence on April 1, with a fund echoing her trailblazing work across the state's political scene.
She had survived the kind of losses that break people — a brother haunted by the Parkland shooting, a family fractured by grief — and still showed up to city commission meetings, to environmental hear...
Apr 11, 2026
The fund honors 38-year-old Nancy Metayer Bowen, a rising South Florida leader killed in an apparent April domestic violence incident, by aiding her family and preserving her legacy.
Four months after burying her younger brother, Nancy Metayer Bowen's family is mourning her.
Supporters of the slain Coral Springs vice mayor announced the Nancy Metayer Endowment this week, a fund i...
Apr 12, 2026
Kennedy Space Center teams in Florida celebrate as NASA's Orion capsule returns four crew members safely, enduring 2,700-degree reentry heat on April 10, 2026.
Four NASA astronauts plunged back to Earth aboard the Orion spacecraft Thursday, completing the Artemis II lunar flyby mission and marking the first time humans have traveled around the moon in more t...
Apr 12, 2026
Four astronauts, including commander Reid Wiseman, ignited their Orion capsule's engines 25 hours after Kennedy Space Center liftoff, speeding toward a lunar flyby next week.
Twenty-five hours after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center on Florida's Space Coast, four astronauts fired their Orion capsule's engines Thursday night and broke free of Earth's orbit, becoming the...
Apr 12, 2026
The Defense Secretary's memo reverses decades-old bans, presuming necessity for protection amid base shootings and impacting Florida installations in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday he is signing a memo directing base commanders across the country to allow service members to carry privately owned firearms on military installations...
Apr 13, 2026
The order mandates compliance for funding, potentially reshaping NIL deals and transfers at Florida's public universities that recruit from the Treasure Coast.
President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to condition funding for colleges and universities on compliance with new rules governing athlete eligibility, the transfer portal,...
Apr 17, 2026
Former Gov. Charlie Crist holds a massive fundraising edge over incumbent Ken Welch, with $1.2 million raised compared to Welch's $193,000, as Florida's Democratic showdown heats up for August.
ST. PETERSBURG — The first campaign finance reports of 2026 landed last week like a gut punch for incumbent Mayor Ken Welch, exposing a widening money gap, a thin donor base and a string of operationa...
Apr 17, 2026
Trump declares emergency as FEMA deploys 100 staff amid shutdown straining $3.6B fund, concerning hurricane-prone Florida.
Super Typhoon Sinlaku — the strongest storm on Earth so far this year — was churning toward U.S. territories in the Pacific early Tuesday with sustained winds of 173 mph, threatening to devastate some...
Apr 18, 2026
Environmental scientist and Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen, 38, killed in apparent domestic violence April 1, draws statewide honors amid Florida's focus on advocacy.
Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags lowered to half-staff Friday at the state capitol and all state and local buildings in Coral Springs to honor Nancy Metayer Bowen, the city's vice mayor who was killed ...
Apr 18, 2026
Venetoulis Institute acquires 240-year-old paper weeks before shutdown, boosting hopes for local journalism amid challenges facing Florida outlets.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, one of America's oldest newspapers and the civic anchor of a major American city, has found a buyer — barely two weeks before it was set to go dark forever.
The Venetouli...
Apr 18, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson supports ousting Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick for 25 ethics violations involving stolen disaster relief funds, but hesitates on Rep. Cory Mills amid ongoing misconduct allegations.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that the full House should expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Miramar Democrat found guilty of 25 ethics violations tied to the alleged theft of $5 millio...
Apr 19, 2026
Vice President JD Vance leads with 36% in a YouGov survey of Republicans, while Florida stars Marco Rubio and Ron DeSantis draw just 1% and 3% from under-30 voters.
Vice President JD Vance holds a commanding lead over Florida's two most prominent national Republicans in early 2028 presidential polling, a new survey shows — and for Secretary of State Marco Rubio a...
Apr 19, 2026
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.
A man shot multiple times by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an enforcement stop in central California was taken into FBI custody Monday — hours after being discharged from a ho...
Apr 19, 2026
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.
A 20-year-old Texas man accused of hurling a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's San Francisco home last week made his first court appearance Tuesday. His public defender argued he was in the ...
Apr 19, 2026
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.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday directing his administration to accelerate federal review of psychedelic drugs — including ibogaine, a plant-derived compound embraced by comb...
Apr 19, 2026
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.
A gunman killed eight children at two homes in Shreveport, Louisiana, early Sunday in what authorities confirmed is the deadliest mass shooting in the United States in more than two years — a domestic...
Apr 19, 2026
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.
A sweeping, Trump-driven effort to redraw congressional maps before the 2026 midterms has touched more than a dozen states, setting off a chain reaction of partisan redistricting fights that could res...
Apr 19, 2026
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.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday in his first congressional testimony since September, defending a proposed budget cut of more than...
Apr 19, 2026
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.
It launched from the Florida coast nearly half a century ago, not much bigger than a mid-size sedan, and it has not stopped moving since. This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of Voyager 1's ...
Apr 19, 2026
The executive order allocates $50 million for psilocybin and ibogaine research, prioritizing veterans' mental health on the Treasure Coast.
President Trump signed an executive order directing the Food and Drug Administration to fast-track its review of psychedelic drugs — including psilocybin and ibogaine — as treatments for depression, a...
Apr 20, 2026
The mid-decade map fight spreads to Florida, where lawmakers could reshape Treasure Coast districts and tip U.S. House control in November midterms.
A mid-decade redistricting fight ignited by President Trump has sprawled into a dozen statehouses, with lower-court judges, veteran state senators, and reluctant chamber leaders now holding as much po...
Apr 20, 2026
Tina Descovich joins Trump for executive orders and AI summits, elevating the Brevard County-founded group from school board battles to national policy influence.
Tina Descovich was in the room when President Donald Trump signed an executive order on transgender athletes. She sat alongside the CEOs of Google and IBM to discuss artificial intelligence and educat...
Apr 20, 2026
The ruling freezes data collection at public universities in 17 states, leaving Florida's campuses like FAU and UF watching potential impacts closely.
A federal judge in Boston halted the Trump administration's effort to force colleges and universities to prove they are not considering race in admissions. U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor I...
Apr 20, 2026
President demands Strait of Hormuz reopen by Tuesday amid spiking Treasure Coast gas prices, following rescue of downed F-15E aviators from Iranian territory.
President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges — using expletive-laden language on social media — and warned the country would be "living in Hell" if the Strait ...
Apr 21, 2026
The Orion capsule, blasted off from Kennedy Space Center last week, skimmed 4,067 miles from the lunar surface, marking the closest human approach in over 50 years.
The four astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II mission are homeward bound after looping around the far side of the moon Monday, completing the first human lunar flyby in more than half a century and set...
Apr 21, 2026
Attorney General James Uthmeier revealed in Tampa that the AI provided significant guidance to the gunman in last year's deadly attack at Florida State University.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier escalated the state's investigation into OpenAI on Tuesday, declaring the probe into the company's potential role in last year's Florida State University mass s...
Apr 21, 2026
The third-term Democrat quits hours before a House Ethics Committee vote on her expulsion, leaving Florida's 20th District seat vacant for months as federal charges loom.
Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress on Tuesday, stepping down hours before the House Ethics Committee was set to convene and potentially recommend her expulsion. She becomes...
Apr 21, 2026
The list includes four current or former Florida congressmen and one ex-North Carolina representative now campaigning in Southwest Florida, with two probes targeting the same individual.
The House Ethics Committee has conducted 28 investigations of sexual misconduct over the past 50 years, according to a comprehensive list the panel published this week. Five of those probes involved F...
Apr 22, 2026
The Democrat quit Congress amid findings she misused millions in campaign funds, creating a vacancy in a district bordering the Treasure Coast.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress on Tuesday rather than face formal punishment from the House Ethics Committee, which found the South Florida Democrat committed 25 violations of ...
Apr 22, 2026
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack warns of potential increases if inflation stays above 2%, squeezing Treasure Coast homebuyers amid surging fuel costs.
Gas is averaging $4.12 a gallon nationwide — up 80 cents in a single month — and at least one top Federal Reserve official is now saying interest rates may need to go up, not down, to contain the infl...
Apr 22, 2026
The Democrat's exit from Florida's 20th District, covering Broward and Palm Beach counties, could influence Treasure Coast politics as the investigation unfolds.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, the Democratic congresswoman representing Florida's 20th District in Broward and Palm Beach counties, has resigned from the U.S. House amid a federal ethics investigat...
Apr 22, 2026
Nominee Kevin Warsh assures senators of no White House pledges on cuts, as Trump's disappointment could ripple through Treasure Coast borrowing costs and local growth.
Kevin Warsh told a skeptical Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday that he never pledged to cut interest rates for President Donald Trump — and that he never would — even as Trump said publicly he would...
Apr 22, 2026
Justices, prodded by Palm Beach resident Trump, vacate ruling to let DOJ dismiss Bannon's conviction after prison term.
The U.S. Supreme Court handed Steve Bannon a significant legal victory Monday, issuing an order expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for defying a congressional subpoena. The m...
Apr 23, 2026
Acting AG Todd Blanche unveils wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering counts against the civil rights group for paying informants to monitor hate groups in Martin and St. Lucie counties.
The Justice Department filed criminal charges Tuesday against the Southern Poverty Law Center, accusing the prominent civil rights organization of wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money...
Apr 23, 2026
The South Florida Democrat quit amid allegations of diverting COVID relief funds to her campaign, vacating her seat in a district bordering the Treasure Coast.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress on Tuesday, stepping down minutes before a House Ethics Committee hearing was set to recommend her punishment — potentially including expulsion —...
Apr 23, 2026
Kennedy's testimony on measles shots, soaring prices and government resource use directly impacts Treasure Coast families' access to federal health programs.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced hours of pointed questioning from U.S. senators Wednesday over the measles vaccine, skyrocketing drug costs, and his agency's use of gov...
Apr 23, 2026
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry confirms the shooting at the Mall of Louisiana, urging Treasure Coast residents to stay vigilant amid national mall safety concerns.
An active shooter opened fire Thursday inside the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed the shooting, which sent a heavy police presence to one of the state's largest ...
Apr 23, 2026
Gov. Ron DeSantis scheduled Richard Knight's May 21 execution for the 2000 murders of Odessia Stephens and her 4-year-old daughter Hanessia Mullings, accelerating Florida's death row pace amid local Treasure Coast debates on capital punishment.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant Wednesday for a Broward County man convicted of murdering a mother and her four-year-old daughter in 2000, scheduling the execution for May 21.
The warrant or...
Apr 23, 2026
Republicans sidestepped Democratic opposition via budget reconciliation in a 50-48 vote, potentially increasing enforcement in Treasure Coast immigrant communities as the measure heads to the House.
The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 early Thursday to adopt a Republican budget blueprint that would funnel roughly $70 billion into immigration enforcement agencies, sidestepping Democratic opposition throug...
Apr 23, 2026
The department terminated civil rights agreements with five school districts and one college, the first such action under Trump.
The U.S. Department of Education on Monday terminated civil rights agreements with five school districts and a college that had been negotiated under previous administrations to protect transgender st...
Apr 24, 2026
Florida Panhandle deputies thwarted a racially motivated mass shooting plan targeting New Orleans' Jazz Fest, which drew 460,000 attendees last year.
A former North Carolina law enforcement officer was arrested Wednesday night at a Destin hotel carrying a handgun and approximately 200 rounds of ammunition. He is accused of planning a racially motiv...
Apr 24, 2026
A special session starting May 12 aims to finalize a $104 billion plan cutting $10 billion statewide, hitting Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties hard.
Florida lawmakers will return to Tallahassee on May 12 for a three-week Special Session to finalize a state budget that, if current projections hold, would cut more than $10 billion from this year's s...
Apr 24, 2026
Environmental groups urged a Miami panel to enforce a judge's order shutting down the Collier County facility, citing violations that threaten Florida's wetlands and Treasure Coast water flows.
Environmental lawyers pressed a three-judge federal appellate panel in Miami on Tuesday to end a court-ordered halt that has kept Florida's controversial Everglades immigration detention center — dubb...
Apr 24, 2026
The two-week truce halts U.S. and Israeli bombings if Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz, dropping Brent crude 13% and boosting stocks amid warnings of lingering uncertainty.
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire Tuesday, hours before President Trump's self-imposed deadline expired, sending oil prices tumbling and stock markets sharply higher in a relie...
Apr 24, 2026
Case hits home for Florida immigrants as Trump DHS seeks to deport mother of 7-year-old girl orphaned by 2024 Key Bridge collapse.
Zoila Guerra Sandoval was cooking white beans when the Francis Scott Key Bridge fell into Baltimore Harbor in March 2024. The last conversation she had with José Mynor López — her co-parent, her frien...
Apr 24, 2026
Independent review finds no financial misconduct in St. Petersburg, questioning state methods as CFO Blaise Ingoglia seeks statewide property tax reforms affecting Treasure Coast counties.
An independent audit of St. Petersburg's finances found no evidence of mismanagement, fraud, or financial misconduct — directly undercutting state Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia's claim that ...
Apr 24, 2026
The two-week truce eases tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, dropping oil futures and offering relief to Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River drivers facing $4-plus per gallon.
Global markets erupted Tuesday after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging more than 1,000 points in early morning trade and drivi...
Apr 24, 2026
Repealing the 2009 endangerment finding strips legal basis for greenhouse gas regulations, heightening sea-level rise risks for Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stood before a gathering of climate change skeptics Wednesday and told them to "celebrate vindication" — hours after defending his agency's decision to repeal the foundati...
Apr 30, 2026
The shift to Schedule III lets state-licensed operators in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties claim ordinary business deductions long barred by federal tax code.
The Justice Department moved marijuana products tied to state-issued medical licenses into Schedule III on Thursday, delivering the most consequential federal regulatory shift the cannabis industry ha...
Apr 30, 2026
Tornadoes with 135 mph winds hit Runaway Bay and Springtown, reminding Treasure Coast residents of severe storm risks.
A tornado-producing supercell killed at least two people and displaced at least 20 families across northern Texas late Saturday, leaving a trail of destroyed homes and blocked roadways as emergency cr...
Apr 30, 2026
Attorney General James Uthmeier targets ChatGPT after suspect Hisham Abugharbieh sought body disposal advice before killing Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy in Tampa.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Tuesday that his office is broadening a criminal investigation into OpenAI to encompass the University of South Florida killings of Zamil Limon and Na...
May 01, 2026
The Justice Department's move recognizes cannabis's medical value and lower abuse risk, potentially reshaping local businesses in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties without full legalization.
The Justice Department is reclassifying medical marijuana from Schedule I — the category reserved for the most dangerous drugs with no accepted medical use — to Schedule III, a designation shared by s...
May 02, 2026
With SpaceX launches boosting Florida's Treasure Coast economy, Elon Musk's federal trial against Sam Altman opens Monday in Oakland, potentially reshaping AI's future.
Jury selection begins Monday in Oakland federal court in a lawsuit that could unravel one of the most powerful companies in the technology world and reshape who controls the future of artificial intel...
May 02, 2026
The proposal boosts GOP strength by redrawing districts, potentially shifting Treasure Coast representation in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a proposed congressional redistricting map for Florida that could enable Republicans to flip as many as four seats currently held by Democrats, fundamentally redrawing the s...
May 03, 2026
South Carolina officials halted an outbreak that sickened 997 people and cost $2.1 million, but the virus continues spreading nationwide, with Florida's count rising amid local concerns in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
South Carolina declared an end Monday to the worst measles outbreak in the United States in more than 35 years, after 997 people were sickened, at least 21 hospitalized, and $2.1 million spent on the ...
May 04, 2026
Case puts prediction markets under fresh scrutiny as Trump family ties to the industry draw new attention
A U.S. Army special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that he exploited classified knowledge of a mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, converting mili...
May 05, 2026
Florida's fast-tracked redistricting gives Republicans a shot at four new U.S. House seats — and puts Martin and St. Lucie voters in newly drawn territory
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's redrawn congressional map Monday, instantly shifting the political landscape for voters in Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties and triggering a legal fight ...
May 06, 2026
Legal battles over Florida's redrawn district lines could reshape representation for Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties
A second legal challenge to Florida's newly redrawn congressional map landed in court within 48 hours of Gov. Ron DeSantis signing the plan into law, signaling a protracted fight over district lines t...
May 06, 2026
A new Florida map pulls Indian River into a redrawn CD 9 — shifting the district from Democratic to Trump country and drawing a crowded Republican field
Florida's new congressional map, drafted by Gov. Ron DeSantis' office and passed by the Legislature, has not yet received the governor's signature — but it is already rewriting the political futures o...
May 06, 2026
Carie Hallford sentenced in state court; case spotlights funeral industry oversight gaps that Florida families should know
Carie Hallford, the public face of a Colorado Springs funeral home where nearly 200 decomposing bodies were secretly stockpiled, was sentenced Friday to 30 years in state prison for her role in one of...
May 07, 2026
Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, held without bond after roommate's remains found on Tampa bridge; girlfriend still missing
A former University of South Florida student has been charged with two counts of premeditated first-degree murder in the deaths of his roommate and the roommate's girlfriend — both doctoral students f...
May 07, 2026
Two fires near Florida state line remain only 10% contained; experts cite drought, Helene debris, and climate change
A volunteer firefighter from Nassau County is dead and two fast-moving wildfires near the Florida state line have destroyed more than 120 homes as a record-breaking fire season grips the Southeast and...
May 07, 2026
Suspect identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of California; Secretary of State Rubio among officials evacuated from Washington Hilton ballroom
A man armed with guns and knives rushed the lobby of the Washington Hilton on Saturday night during the White House Correspondents' Dinner, sending hundreds of journalists, celebrities and senior U.S....
May 07, 2026
A robbery suspect transported for medical observation opened fire on two officers at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, then fled the building before police took him back into custody
A Chicago police officer died Saturday after a robbery suspect in police custody opened fire at a hospital emergency department, killing one officer and leaving a second fighting for his life, authori...
May 09, 2026
The order protects small businesses and Washington state that sued — with downstream implications for Treasure Coast importers and consumers
A federal court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping 10% global tariffs Wednesday, dealing the administration another legal setback on trade policy that could ripple through supply chains rea...
May 09, 2026
A Supreme Court ruling and a string of state-level moves could deliver Republicans an eight-seat House advantage heading into November's midterms
A burst of congressional redistricting action in courts and legislatures this week has accelerated a nationwide remapping effort that could deliver Republicans as many as eight additional U.S. House s...
