Florida News That Impacts You – July 6th, 2026
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.
- A record number of people traveled to Florida for the Independence Day weekend according to AAA. The state was the top travel destination overall with three of the top travel destinations. Fort Lauderdale was the 7th overall destination, Miami 4th and Orlando 2nd.
- Palm Beach County Fire Rescue was especially busy Saturday into Sunday, with many firework endued fires reported across the county. A total of 29 fires were responded to including 11 brush fires, 15 trash/dumpster fires, 2 structures which caught fire, and what was reported as a miscellaneous fire. All were quickly contained by reporting crews.
- School Districts up and down Florida’s east coast received “A” grades for the 2025-2026 school year according to Florida’s Department of Education. This includes every school District along Florida’s east coast from Miami Dade to Indian River County receiving an “A” grade. It was the third consecutive year with an A for Palm Beach County, fourth consecutive for Indian River County and second consecutive for Martin and St. Lucie.
- It'll be sunny to start and hot with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Today’s high will be in the low 90’s – warmer than usual for this date. Similar weather is expected through midweek. The National Hurricane Center’s Tropical Weather Outlook remains clear without any tropical cyclone activity expected over the next seven days. Persistent Saharan dust from the coast of Africa extends over most of the southern and mid-Atlantic with dust extending over the Caribbean, Cuba, and into the Gulf of America.
- The price of gas fell by eight cents per gallon over the weekend and is three cents lower than a week ago. The average price for regular unleaded fuel is currently $3.78 per gallon statewide – 76 cents per gallon lower than peak May prices. In Palm Beach County the average price is $3.91 per gallon, in Martin the average is $3.75, it’s $3.76 in St. Lucie, and in Indian River County the average is $3.72 per gallon.