Florida News That Impacts You – October 29th, 2024
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- A total of 4,599,039 Floridians, or 33% of Florida’s voters have voted via vote by mail ballots or through early voting with Republicans having outvoted Democrats by 501,075 voters. Turnout is over 41% in Palm Beach County, 47% in Martin and 43% in Indian River County.
- Early in person voting continues today. In Palm Beach County there are 26 early voting locations that will be open from 7 am to 7 pm daily through Sunday. For residents of Martin County, there are six early voting locations operating from 8 am to 5 pm daily through Saturday and in Indian River County early voting will be held at three locations from 8 am until 4 pm through Saturday. As a reminder you’re able to vote in any early voting location within the county that you’re registered to vote in. You need to bring a government issued photo ID when you go to the polls.
- Martin County Animal Control is warning residents with debris piles related to the tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton, to beware of what may be living within them. Recently officials have identified a venomous coral snake and diamondback rattlesnake within debris.
- It’ll be cloudy and windy today with highs in the low 80’s - a little warmer than usual for this date. The National Hurricane Center is tracking one system. A disturbance in the Southwestern Caribbean Sea has a 40% chance of developing over the next seven days. The disturbance is expected to drift north but it’s too early to tell in what direction.
- Gas prices dropped two cents per gallon on Monday. The average price for regular unleaded in Florida is currently $3.12 per gallon. In Palm Beach County the average price is $3.29 per gallon, in Martin the average is $3.16 and in Indian River County the average is $3.14 per gallon.