Florida News That Impacts You – September 24th, 2026
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.
- The Florida Department of Education sent a 90-day directive to Florida's school districts pertaining to "sexually explicit and inappropriate" materials being used and taught in some school districts. In a statement, Education Commissioner Henry Mack said: Districts must follow Florida law and State Board of Education rules by providing only materials that are age-and developmentally appropriate. Unfortunately, parents continue to find a shocking amount of material that fails that test. Make no mistake, the Department will hold districts, and the superintendents who lead them, accountable for failing to protect students from inappropriate content and material. During the next 90-days school districts are to ensure full compliance with state law.
- Through last Friday Delray Beach issued 4,945 citations for school zone speeding with the use of RedSpeed cameras used to automatically issue citations for those caught speeding. An issue with a camera used at Banyan Creek Elementary is leading to citations being dismissed and in some cases, fines refunded. RedSpeed reported to officials that violations are down by 81% since the onset of the school year – indicating that offenders are slowing down due to the issuance of citations.
- Law enforcement is investigating a credit card skimmer found on a gas pump at a 7-Eleven in Fort Pierce. A cyber security expert identified the skimmer at the gas station on Orange Avenue near I-95 and tipped police off to the issue.
- It'll be rainy today with showers and thunderstorms throughout the day and highs in the mid - 80’s – typical for this date. Similar weather is expected heading into the weekend. The National Hurricane Center is tracking Tropical Storm Fay, which redeveloped in the central Atlantic yesterday. It's expected to be short lived dissipating once again in the mid-Atlantic over the weekend. A disturbance over the Cabo Verde Islands that has a 60% chance of development. Saharan dust from the coast of Africa extends over much of the southern and mid-Atlantic with dust moving through the Lesser Antilles towards the Caribbean.
- The price of gas rose another nine cents per gallon on Wednesday. The average price for regular unleaded fuel statewide is currently $4.38 per gallon. In Palm Beach County the average price is $4.51 per gallon, in Martin the average is $4.40, it’s $4.40 in St. Lucie, and in Indian River County the average is $4.40 per gallon.