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.
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.
The injunction protects Treasure Coast stations like WQCS 88.9 FM from immediate funding cuts, ensuring continued public broadcasting amid ongoing legal fights.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz drives up gas and fertilizer costs on the Treasure Coast amid escalating U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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.
