Florida News That Impacts You – November 20th, 2025

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast. 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
This is foreigner's news that impacts you on the Brian Muntial, Yeah,
bright mud with you. Joel's on vacation. I'll be back
after Thanksgiving. As we take a look at some of
the big news around the state, and we'll start with
an indictment of a South Florida congresswoman. Fox's Grenall Scott.

Speaker 2 (00:21):
A Miami grand jury said Congresswoman Sheila Schurflus McCormick used
disaster funds from FEMA for her political campaign. The indictment
alleges she and her brother Edwin Scherfalus, who ran their
family's healthcare company, conspired to steal and re route five
million dollars, with much of it being disguised as campaign

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contributions to other co conspirators face accusations of funneling money
to friends and relatives and filing a false tax return.
Conviction on the charges Shurfulus McCormick faces could mean more
than fifty years in prison. The FBI and IRS continue
to investigate the case. Grnald Scott, Fox News, Yeah, so

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as we will monitor the progress of that. President Trump
has signed off on the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The
law compels the Department of Justice to release all unclassified
documents held by the DOJ related to Jeffrey Epstein. This
includes investigative files, records of Epstein's activities, associates, and any
unreleased materials from his cases, with the redactions limited to

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protecting national security, ongoing investigations, or other narrow legal requirements.
By my estimate, there are approximately one hundred and eighty
seven two hundred and ninety one.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
Pages of related material. Lay Frog's annual list of hospital
grades is out for one hundred and ninety two hospitals
across the state. Two area hospitals received a grades HCA
Florida Saint Lucy and Jupiter Medical Center. Beautiful day again today.
Senny's guys touch warmer than usual highs in the low eighties.

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Hurricane Center's map is clear good news there. Gas prices
fail not as much there. There is by another six
cents per gallon yesterday average price four regular unleaded state
wide three eleven per gallon. In the pad Beaches average
price three twenty five, Martin three seventeen. It is three
point fifteen in Saint Lucie, in and the Indian River
County right there at the state average at three eleven

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per gallon.

Speaker 3 (02:22):
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Fox News,