Florida News That Impacts You – September 15th, 2025
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.
- A university of Miami neurologist, Dr. Michelle Bravo, has been fired and an unnamed “tenured” FAU professor has been placed on leave for comments celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The two are among many educators across the country facing disciplinary action for related abhorrent conduct.
- It’ll be sunny much of the day today with afternoon thunderstorms possible and highs in the upper 80’s, which is typical for this date. A thin layer of Saharan dust is tracking through Cuba, the Carribean and over South Florida today with a more extensive plume behind it stretching across the Caribbean acting as a headwind for tropical development. Related...
- The National Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance in the southern mid-Atlantic with an 80% chance of development over the next seven days. The system is unlikely to be of concern to populated areas.
- Gas prices were slightly lower through the weekend and are ten cents lower than a week ago. The average price for regular unleaded in Florida is currently $2.98 per gallon. In Palm Beach County the average price is $3.14 per gallon, in Martin the average is $3.05, it’s $3.00 in St. Lucie, and in Indian River County the average is $3.02 per gallon.