Florida News That Impacts You – May 7th, 2025 - Driven By Braman Motorcars
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.
- On Tuesday Governor DeSantis announced he will sign the bill into law banning the addition of fluoride to public drinking water by local governments, in addition to the bill that would ban geoengineering and weather manipulation attempts within the state.
- The Palm Beach County School District is the first in the state to implement digital mapping technology to aid first responders responding to emergencies in schools. Designed for active shooter situations, new technology provides dispatchers and first responders with real-time maps showing precisely where emergencies are occurring.
- A prostitution sting in West Palm Beach led to the arrests of seven men charged with soliciting prostitution. The West Palm Beach PD used an undercover officer during the operation along Dixie Highway and Broadway Avenue.
- Today we’ll have sunny skies and highs in the mid-80’s which is a bit warmer than for this date. We’ll have similar weather tomorrow as well.
- Gas prices fell another 3 cents per gallon on Tuesday and are now 13 cents lower than a week ago. The average price for regular unleaded in Florida is currently $3.02 per gallon. In Palm Beach County the average price is $3.17 per gallon, in Martin the average is $2.99 and in Indian River County the average is $3.05 per gallon.