Southeastern Florida county in the top tier of U.S. population
Prosecutors have secured agreements to request records from Cleveland Clinic Martin South Hospital and a Palm Beach pharmacy as part of the Tiger Woods DUI case. Judges have approved protective orders restricting release to designated parties. Woods has pleaded not guilty after a March crash that left a truck damaged and his SUV on its side; a Breathalyzer showed no alcohol, and a urine test was declined.
Palm Beach County debates Project Tango, a large AI data center proposal near Mar-a-Lago. Voters cite infrastructure, water, and schooling concerns as developers promise tax revenue and jobs amid a national data-center buildout.
florida health data show 12 Vibrio vulnificus infections this year with a fatal case in Palm Beach County. new cases are reported in Bay, Miami-Dade and other counties. health officials warn vulnerable groups to avoid warm coastal waters and shellfish during peak season.
Vibrio vulnificus infections, linked to warm coastal waters and shellfish, have spiked in Louisiana and Florida this year. Nine Louisiana cases with five deaths, 14 cases and two deaths in Florida, and dozens of cases in other Gulf states underscore the rising risk in May–October.
Israel and Venezuela have agreed to resume consular services and establish a coordination mechanism for their citizens amid a broader realignment in Latin America and Caracas’s thaw with Washington.
Tiger Woods has appeared in a Martin County courtroom, agreeing to a reduced DUI charge and facing a five-year driver’s license suspension. He was involved in a beachside crash on Jupiter Island; police found pain pills but a Breathalyzer was negative. No injuries were reported.