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.
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.
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.
Trump declares emergency as FEMA deploys 100 staff amid shutdown straining $3.6B fund, concerning hurricane-prone Florida.
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.
The order mandates compliance for funding, potentially reshaping NIL deals and transfers at Florida's public universities that recruit from the Treasure Coast.
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.
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.
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.
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.
