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Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that offers participants a shot at $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. The event runs from July 10 through July 19.

The multi-million-dollar grant will be used to expand the airport's terminal to include new restrooms, dedicated mother's rooms, and a brand-new sensory room designed to assist families traveling with neurodivergent children, said USDOT officials in a statement.

Florida Highway Patrol is leading efforts statewide to locate and arrest immigrants without legal status. A review of available numbers finds that approximately one in five arrests by troopers occurred in Palm Beach County. WLRN sought to learn why the focus has fallen heavier on the county than Broward and Miami-Dade, which have larger immigrant populations.

“Former Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick abused Americans’ trust in the most egregious way possible. She manipulated the COVID-19 crisis to funnel over $5 million dollars of FEMA relief funds to her and her family members,” said James Percival, DHS General Counsel. “This is outright fraud."

A contingent of nearly 200 Democratic members of Congress filed a "friend of the court" brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, mounting a major legal challenge against the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians.

In a statement, House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, said Monday that DeSantis and Republicans in the Florida Legislature "decided to prioritize wasting five million of your taxpayer dollars on renaming an airport after the President."

Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during this incident. According to the Secret Service, the man was seen "carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can" and was shot by Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff deputy

Florida lawmakers approved a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump. The Florida Senate passed the bill Thursday and it now awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature. On Friday, his office said he has not received the bill yet. The plan also needs approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The Florida Senate voted Thursday to rename the Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump. The House passed its version of the measure earlier this week, sending the bill directly to Gov. Ron DeSantis desk for consideration.

Florida lawmakers on Tuesday moved closer to placing President Donald Trump’s name on the Palm Beach International Airport despite turbulence over state funding, trademarking rights and his personal conduct.

U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel visited her Palm Beach County district as Congress debates increased guardrails for federal immigration enforcement. She said not "one more penny" should go to Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities until reforms like banning masks and ending racial profiling go into effect.

The ordinance passed Tuesday night now requires a special permit for any planned event in a public space or park with 25 or more people. It's raised fears that regular events — like birthdays or cookouts — could be ensnared by the new rule. One dissenting commissioner called it "nutty."