Florida News That Impacts You – November 25th, 2024

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida.     

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Brian Mud Show, Lord of news that
impacts you. Brian Mud with you. Joel is on vacation,
back in the mix next week. A third PbSO deputy
has died following a tragic crash in Laxahatchie last Thursday.
While on motor patrol in Southern Boulevard near Seminal Whitney Road,
you had Deputy Ralph Butch Waller, Corporal Louis Piaz, and

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Deputy Ignacio Dan Diaz that were struck by a motorists.
All three were transported to Saint Mary's Medical Center, where
Deputy Waller and Corporal Piaz were pronounced deceased. Deputy Diaz
remained in critical condition until his passing yesterday. A memorial
for the fallen hero's been scheduled for next Tuesday morning,
that is December third, at the I Think Financial Amphitheater

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for eleven. The Florida Department of Health of Bomb Beach
County has find the Riviera Beach Utility Special District one
point one million dollars for it's mishandling of Pooh water
for the water quality issues that led to fecal contamination
for many months last year. Within the city's water supply. Also,

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you have the subsequent attempted cover ups by officials led
to multiple firings. The district has thirty days to pay
the fine. The Pelican Island Audubon Society in Indian River
County teaming up with county officials to help recover lost
trees and vegetation suffered during the tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton.

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The Pelican Island Audubon Society is offering three trees to
residents free of charge to aid in the recovery. They
are live oaks, mahogany and bald cypress trees. Some awesome
trees right there. Today expected to be the third busiest
travel day of the year, so if you are flying,
the TSA recommends downloading the mind TSA app, which provides

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the real time wait times for Bombach International and Fort
Lauderdale Hollywood International Airports, among others. And again TSA is
reporting passenger traffic up six to seven percent over last
year and also a reminder that if you are traveling locally,
bright Line is keeping its normal schedule all week that
includes a normal Thursday schedule for Thanksgiving Day. Beautiful weather today,

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sunny skies, highs in the low eighties, slightly warmer than
usual for this day, but just awesome. The National Hurricane
Center's forecast is clear the rest of the way, no
expected activity for the duration of hurricane season. Gas prices
dropped to penny yesterday, as we did kick off the
busiest travel week of the year. The average price four

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regular unleaded three to twelve per gallon. In the Palm Beaches,
the average price three twenty eight, Martin three sixteen, and
in Indian River County just above the state average this
morning at three point thirteen per gallon