Florida News That Impacts You – September 25th, 2026
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.
- Governor DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier announced arrest warrants of 20 people for voter fraud at Palm Beach State College on Thursday. Twelve arrests have been made with eight warrants outstanding stemming from voter fraud committed by illegal aliens and convicted felons who've not had voting rights restored. According to Uthmeier, non-citizens voting has been the most common form of voter fraud identified within the state as approximately three-quarters of the greater than 100 voter fraud cases brought by the state since the onset of its Election Crimes Division, have involved non-citizens voting.
- Palm Beach County commissioners voted unanimously to implement a moratorium on data center applications and processes for up to 12 months. The moratorium could end sooner than a year if the commission were to adopt new permanent rule changes pertaining to data centers.
- Vero Beach officials voted to double fines issued within the city. The decision will double parking fines from $20 to $40 effective October 1st along with miscellaneous fines doubling from $30 to $60.
- There's still a chance of rain in the forecast today, although conditions will be drier and showers that do pass through will be isolated and should be brief. It should be sunny for much of the day with highs in the mid - 80’s – typical for this date. Similar weather is expected through the weekend. The National Hurricane Center is tracking Tropical Storm Fay. It's expected to be short-lived, dissipating once again in the mid-Atlantic over the weekend. Tropical Storm Gonzalo has developed over the Cabo Verde Islands and is also expected to be slow moving and short-lived, dissipating early next week. It will be a significant rain event for the islands. 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 four cents per gallon on Thursday and is nine cents higher than a week ago. The average price for regular unleaded fuel statewide is currently $4.42 per gallon. In Palm Beach County the average price is $4.55 per gallon, in Martin the average is $4.46, it’s $4.48 in St. Lucie, and in Indian River County the average is $4.46 per gallon.