IT IS SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH. I’M NIKITA RAMOS WITH A LOOK AT YOUR NEWS TO GO. A TRAGIC DISCOVERY IN PORT SAINT LUCIE. THE BODY OF THIS 32 YEAR OLD MAN FOUND IN A CANAL ON FRIDAY MORNING. ALEX OMAR HAD BEEN MISSING FOR SEVERAL DAYS. POLICE SAY HE LIVED WITH HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM AND OFTEN TOOK LONG WALKS NEAR CANALS CLOSE TO HOME. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FAMILY BELIEVED THAT THEY HAD TO WAIT 72 HOURS TO REPORT HIM MISSING, BUT AUTHORITIES ARE STRESSING THAT THERE IS NO WAITING PERIOD. A SEARCH AT PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL LEADS TO CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR A STUDENT AFTER A KNIFE AND A TASER WERE FOUND ON CAMPUS. SCHOOL LEADERS SAY THE WEAPONS WEREN’T USED TO THREATEN ANYBODY, BUT THE STUDENT IS STILL FACING DISCIPLINARY ACTION FROM THE DISTRICT. ON TOP OF THOSE CRIMINAL CHARGES, ALSO ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG OUR COAST IS PROMPTING LIFEGUARDS TO URGE EXTRA CAUTION BEFORE YOU GO INTO THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS CAN QUICKLY PULL YOU UNDER THE WATER AND FURTHER OUT, AND STUART BEACH LIFEGUARDS SAY TO SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED BEACH. AS ALWAYS, CHECK THE FLAGS. RED MEANS HAZARDOUS AND DOUBLE RED MEANS THE WATER IS CLOSED TO SWIMMING. NIKKI. AND FOR TODAY IT’S GOING TO BE GORGEOUS TO GET OUTSIDE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT IS GOING TO BE ROUGH OUT ON THOSE WATERS. SO DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS. DON’T GO OUT FOR A SWIM AND ALSO DON’T WANT TO GO OUT ON A BOAT RIDE, AS WE DO HAVE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN PLACE. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AS WE DO HAVE A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR OUR BEACHES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. NOW, AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO OUR SUNDAY, BEAUTIFUL CONDITIONS AS WELL, MAINLY DRY AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS AND NOTICE THOSE TEMPERATURES GOING TO BE WARMING UP BY THE END OF THE WEEK, BREAKING INTO THE M
Measles cases stay flat in Florida
Collier County leads with 106 this year
Updated: 9:54 AM EDT Apr 11, 2026
The number of measles cases in Florida has paused for the first time in months.According to data from the Department of Health, there have been 144 cases of reported measles since April 4, the same number of reported measles cases as the previous weekly count on March 28.There have been no new cases in Collier County, the epicenter of a measles outbreak that began in January at Ave Maria University, since March 28.The number of reported cases out of Collier has remained steady at 106, with the majority of cases affecting those 15 to 24 years old.Florida now ranks fourth in the country as the state with the most measles cases for 2026. Ahead of the Sunshine State are Texas, with 174; Utah, with 403; and South Carolina, with 698.There have been 1,768 cases of measles in the United States in 2026, according to the U.S. Measles Tracker, a dashboard hosted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —
The number of measles cases in Florida has paused for the first time in months.
According to data from the Department of Health, there have been 144 cases of reported measles since April 4, the same number of reported measles cases as the previous weekly count on March 28.
There have been no new cases in Collier County, the epicenter of a measles outbreak that began in January at Ave Maria University, since March 28.
The number of reported cases out of Collier has remained steady at 106, with the majority of cases affecting those 15 to 24 years old.
Florida now ranks fourth in the country as the state with the most measles cases for 2026. Ahead of the Sunshine State are Texas, with 174; Utah, with 403; and South Carolina, with 698.
There have been 1,768 cases of measles in the United States in 2026, according to the U.S. Measles Tracker, a dashboard hosted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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