Sabtu, 31 Oktober 2026

King Tides Batter Coast, Missiles around Mar-a-Lago, and Dolphin Rescue

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1960, the last Havana-Key West car ferry left Cuba with 287 passengers and 86 cars aboard. The service officially ended for lack of riders, as tensions with Fidel Castro's new government mounted.

A North Bay Village man spotted a dolphin struggling in Biscayne Bay from his apartment window, then flew his drone out to guide officers to it. See how the rescue ended in Et Cetera.

The toilet gets scrubbed every week. So why do scientists say it’s one of the cleanest spots in the house? Today, we count down the seven biggest germ hotspots in the average home. Which refrigerator drawer tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria? What morning ritual grows mold in half of homes? Why would a microbiologist rather make a sandwich next to the toilet than in most kitchens? Amy has the answers on today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast. Tune in here!

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King Tides Continue to Batter Florida's Coasts

King tides and strong winds collapsed the stairs and ocean-facing deck of a Melbourne Beach motel on State Road A1A this week.

The surf stripped away so much sand that some oceanfront rooms at the Melbourne Beach Resort are taped off. Hurricanes Ian and Nicole battered the same property in 2022.

Brevard County plans to tally the damage and seek federal help for 2027 beach renourishment.

Along the Indian River Lagoon, high water pushed salt water up through storm drains onto Indian River Drive. The county says a permanent fix could top $1 billion, a cost it calls financially infeasible.

In Miami Beach, water breached a seawall and flooded southbound Collins Avenue Thursday, and Fort Lauderdale closed some roads during the week. Coastal flood advisories for Miami-Dade and Broward ran through Friday evening.

Cape Canaveral Outpaces the Apollo Era

Rocket launches from Cape Canaveral are now outpacing those of the Cold War-era space race that made the site famous.

The Space Force command overseeing the Cape supported a record 109 orbital launches in 2025. In April, it handled five different rocket types in one month, breaking a record that dated to the 1960s.

A Space Force vision plan projects the Cape could host about 1,200 launches a year by 2036. The buildout supports President Trump's goal of 1,000 U.S. launches a year by 2030.

Leaders are racing to bring more rocket companies to America's busiest spaceport amid growing competition with China in space.

"We're definitely in one of those boom cycles right now," said Jamie Draper, director of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum.

Philo Returns as Gators Face Georgia

No. 17 Florida takes the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party indoors today, facing No. 3 Georgia at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the first meeting outside Jacksonville since 1995.

Aaron Philo will return as the starter after a shoulder injury kept him out of Florida’s 27-24 comeback win at Texas. The Georgia native holds the state’s high school record for career passing yards and said in the spring that he wants to beat UGA “real bad.”

Jon Sumrall aims to follow in the footsteps of Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer by winning his debut Cocktail Party amid a season that has swung from big victories to blowout losses.

Georgia has won five straight meetings and leads the series 57-44-2 by Florida’s count, or 58-44-2 by its own, including a disputed 1904 game.

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➤ Palm Beach: The military has deployed short-range air defense systems that fire Stinger missiles around Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate at the Secret Service's request. Units sit on a barge near the estate and at President Donald J. Trump International Airport. (See Details)

➤ Polk County: A weeklong undercover sting ended with 281 arrests, including 31 suspected child predators, 13 Disney workers, an Orange County deputy, and a youth football coach. Detectives identified 11 human trafficking victims, who were offered services at the scene. (See Details)

➤ Belle Glade: University of Florida researchers landed $200,000 in federal money to study the pasture mealybug, an invasive pest that feeds on sugarcane. "If left unmanaged, pasture mealybug has the potential to destroy an entire sugarcane field," said entomologist Julien Beuzelin. (More)

➤ Live Oak: The Suwannee River Water Management District will use a $3 million state grant to buy a 642-acre tract to help restore flow to the lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee rivers. The grant is part of a $100 million package Gov. Ron DeSantis announced for 45 water projects. (More)

➤ Tallahassee: Residents and community leaders prayed for victims of last weekend's Perry Street shooting at a Thursday vigil at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church. Police Chief Lawrence Revell told the crowd five of the 11 people shot have been released, while six remain hospitalized, including an 11-year-old. (More)

➤ Alachua County: Officials are asking residents to consider switching automatic sprinkler timers to manual as a water shortage declaration limits lawn watering to one day a week. Odd-numbered addresses water Saturdays, even-numbered addresses Sundays, and businesses Tuesdays. (More)

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➤ After stunning then-No. 2 BYU last week, UCF suffered a 41-9 home loss last night to a Baylor team playing its first game since firing its head coach. The Knights turned the ball over twice and allowed 503 yards in their annual Space Game. (More)

➤ Tampa’s City Council approved a $21 million community benefits package from the Tampa Bay Rays in a 4-3 vote, clearing a major hurdle for a new stadium in the city. (More)

➤ No. 1 Miami visits North Carolina today as a 14-point favorite, while Florida State hosts 4-3 Clemson as a six-point favorite after the Tigers lost to Virginia Tech for the first time since 2007. (More)

➤ Brett Yormark, who helped expand the Big 12 Conference to 16 members after taking over as commissioner in 2022, plans to step down in 2027. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NCAAF | NHL | NBA | Soccer | Golf

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➤ Vero Beach is the top trending destination for U.S. travelers in 2027, according to travel site Skyscanner, after flight searches jumped about 201% over last year. Skyscanner cited its uncrowded beaches and relaxed pace. (See List)

➤ Nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville made candy-themed costumes by hand for babies celebrating their first Halloween in the hospital. (See Photos)

➤ North Bay Village police and Miami-Dade sheriff's deputies jumped into Biscayne Bay to free a dolphin tangled in what appeared to be a net. A resident spotted it from his apartment window and guided officers with his drone. "End of call. Dolphin saved," one officer said. (See Video)

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