Good Morning! On this day in 1947, the state parks service launched a campaign to protect Liguus, also known as Florida tree snails, from fanatical collectors.
Holy Week events are taking place across the state, with Easter on Sunday. Here are guides to events in the Panhandle, St. Augustine, Orlando, and South Florida cities.
Which generation has the best drivers? In today’s Flyover Podcast, Ayla Brown breaks down a new report ranking drivers from baby boomers to Gen X to millennials and Gen Z. But where did your generation end up on the list? Tune in to find out!
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Artemis II Prepares for Launch
One of the most significant spaceflight missions of the past 50 years is preparing to launch from Florida’s Space Coast, serving as America’s return to a flight around the moon and a key initial step of NASA’s new strategy to build humanity’s first lunar outpost.
Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen of NASA’s Artemis II mission are scheduled to launch as early as 6:24 p.m. on Wednesday from pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center inside an Orion spacecraft.
At liftoff, the SLS rocket will provide a total of 8.8 million pounds of thrust, achieving a speed of 25,000 miles per hour by the time it reaches space and embarks on a 600,000-mile journey around the moon.
The most dangerous part of the mission will take place from liftoff to the burn into a high Earth orbit, and again during the movements to embark for the moon. Some experts are also concerned about the heat shield used to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, which experienced unexpected damage during the Artemis I mission.
Election Office Volunteer Arrested
A Lake Worth Beach man, a volunteer in training, has been arrested and charged with stealing sensitive computer equipment from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office.
John Dominick Panicci, 59, is charged with taking an encrypted access key from a voter registration terminal during a March 19 training session in preparation for the March 24 special election. Officials said the key was tied to training databases but warned it could potentially be reverse-engineered for malicious use.
The key was later recovered, along with multiple electronic devices, from Panicci’s home. Panicci faces theft and property charges, with a penalty of up to 30 years in prison. His bail was set at $6,000, with a court date scheduled for May 21.
On his Facebook page, Panicci, a U.S. Army veteran, posted several times, expressing outrage at the Trump administration’s actions.
Palm Beach Estate Sells for $68M
A luxury waterfront property in Manalapan sold for $68.3 million, making it the most expensive home sale in the U.S. in February. A house in Jupiter that sold for $41 million, and another Manalapan home, were among the 10 highest-priced home sales last month.
The 2-acre estate in Palm Beach County towered above the luxury housing market, even with oceanfront estates and Central Park condos going for more than $50 million, according to a new analysis by Redfin.
According to the county property appraiser’s office, David MacNeil, the WeatherTech founder and CEO, who President Trump nominated earlier this year to the Federal Trade Commission, purchased the mansion.
The mansion is three stories and boasts 16,582 square feet of space with access to both the Intracoastal Waterway and the ocean. The land was owned by Billy Joel, who sold it to Frank and Dolores Mennella in 2018. The mansion was built in 2022.
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➤ Statewide: The third “No Kings” protest attracted crowds across Florida this past weekend. Meanwhile, President Trump was at Mar-a-Lago, the “Winter White House” in Palm Beach. (More)
➤ Southwest Florida: A “Modified Phase III Water Shortage” was declared for the region, requiring water restrictions for individuals and some businesses that include watering days and hours. (See Details)
➤20th Congressional District: More House colleagues are calling for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat, to resign from her post representing parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties after a House Ethics panel affirmed 25 allegations of fraud. (More)
➤Hernando County: Mandatory evacuation orders were lifted on Sunday night after firefighters contained a 150-acre, rapidly moving brush fire in the Weeki Wachee Preserve. (More)
➤Palm Beach: Fighter jets were scrambled and deployed flares over Palm Beach on Sunday after a civilian plane breached restricted airspace near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. The civilian aircraft was safely escorted out of the restricted area. (More)
➤Seminole County: Leaders hope to make improvements to a popular boat ramp at Lake Jesup Park, seeking over $300,000 in grant funding for planned upgrades. (More)
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➤ FSU softball coach Lonni Alameda earned her 1,000th career win on Sunday as the No. 10 Seminoles beat Clemson 7-3. They’ve now won 21 games in a row. (More)
➤ Marlins outfielder Owen Caissie hit a walk-off two-run homer in the ninth inning to give Miami a 4-3 win over the Rockies. They’re 3-0 to start the season, the franchise’s best start since 2009. (See Highlight)
➤ Meanwhile, the Marlins acquired infielder Leo Jimenez from the Blue Jays this weekend for minor leaguer Dub Gleed and $250,000 in international bonus pool money. (More)
➤ The University of West Florida will finalize its jump from Division II to Division I sports this week, joining the United Athletic Conference for football, and the ASUN for all other sports. (More)
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➤ Pet Alliance opened its 25,000-square-foot shelter in Orlando following a fire in 2021. The $15 million facility includes the largest shelter medical clinic in Florida, and can accommodate up to 275 animals at a time. (More)
➤ Jacksonville issued two permits for ICE Mortgage Technology Holdings to renovate its first Deerwood Park North building for $58.38 million. ICE Mortgage Technology of Atlanta bought the 52.23-acre Merrill Lynch campus in 2025 from Bank of America for $42 million. (More)
➤ Florida’s commercial and recreational spiny lobster harvest seasons in both state and federal waters will close on Wednesday and reopen on Aug. 6, while the annual two-day recreational sport season is scheduled for July 29 and 30. (More)
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➤ A Clearwater police officer, Andrew Billups, was honored as a hero last week following a pair of brave actions to save two people weeks apart. (See Video)
➤ Former members of the Orlando Rebels fastpitch softball team looked back on their memories of playing in the 1960s and 1970s. (See Video)
➤ The J.C. Newman Cigar Co. Founder’s Day bash returns to Ybor City on April 25 in and around the historic factory. The Cuban Sandwich Eating Challenge headlines the free, family-friendly event. (More)
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Artemis II Prepares for Launch
