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The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, August 31, 2026
Heat index values up to about 102, the Onion's "Birth of a Nation," a documentary we can all unify around, what populism got right a century ago, John Darkow on Canada's message.
Navy Veteran Seth Holton, 54, Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sex with Minor Child of Friends
Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols sentenced Seth Tyler Holton, 54, to 10 years in prison followed by five years on probation for the statutory rape of a 16-year-old girl, the daughter of friends he was used to visiting in Palm Coast's B Section.
El Niño Is More Extreme Now Than in Past 1,000 Years
Temperatures have warmed dramatically across the equatorial Pacific Ocean in 2026, signaling the onset of a strong and potentially historic El Niño. These events can affect weather around the world, and the intensity of recent El Niño events is raising alarm that, as global…
Sullivan Uthmeier v. New York Times
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is a busy, busy bee, darting from human trafficking prosecutions to going after shoplifting gangs to trying to outlaw drag queen Christmas shows to accusing Microsoft of anti-Christian bias to cheerleading book bans. His current obsession…
Grand Jury: DeSantis ‘Misappropriated’ $10 Million to Wife’s Hope Florida Charity and Political Allies
A state grand jury report found Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration “misappropriated” funds by diverting Medicaid money to a nonprofit, eventually ending up in political committees supporting the governor’s agenda. But the report didn’t find enough to pursue criminal charges…
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, August 30, 2026
A rainy, thunderStormy Daniels kind of day, DeSantis launders, Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, George Templeton Strong's Civil War diaries ("the intolerable brag and bluster and indecent arrogance of the South"), a Mozart flute concerto.
How California’s Leadership On Vehicle Emissions Standards Created Cleaner Air For Everyone
California’s aggressive pursuit of vehicle emissions standards since the 1970s revolutionized air quality across the United States. By forcing the adoption of catalytic converters, the state effectively removed lead and billions of tons of pollution from the atmosphere. These…
Sheriff’s Office Says Rumors of Shooting Near Wendy’s Are False
An incident near Wendy’s on Palm Coast Parkway led to false rumors on social media of an active-shooter incident there at midday today. There was no shooting. There is no active shooter, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, August 29, 2026
The Saturday Flagler Beach Farmers Market, Coffee With Commissioner Scott Spradley, Gamble Jam, Taha Hussein, the daily grind of journalism.
New Flagler Beach Pier Will Be Free To Public Access, But No Bait Shop and No Pets Allowed
Flagler Beach city commissioners decided the rebuilt concrete pier will be free for public access when it reopens, dropping what had previously been a $1.50 access fee, and $6 for anglers. The city will eliminate the bait shop, replacing it with a lifeguard station.
Lake Ontario? Lake America? Seriously?
President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America during a trade war with Canada. The United States maintains a strict formal process for changing geographic designations. The federal geographic board manages these mapping…
Palm Coast Announces Several Road Closures in E and W Sections
Palm Coast government announced several separate road closures affecting drivers in the E and W Sections, two of them for a week, and one of them for almost three weeks.