Officials are warning Floridians of a “smishing” scam going around where fraudsters pose as SunPass and demand payment for unpaid tolls.

The Florida State Fair returns Feb. 6-17, and with it comes a new lineup of wacky foods that are deep-fried or covered in chocolate and served on a stick.

Gus Bilirakis and Vern Buchanan expect the President to protect the Gulf Coast, but Earthjustice won't take any chances.

Two officers braved the frigid waters to save the turtles from the cold waters after parts of the Panhandle got up to 10 inches of snow.

Satellite imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Wednesday showed the extent of the snow that covered the South.

Floridians in the panhandle were treated to a rare snow day on Tuesday, but now that the snowmen have been built, the snow angels are silhouetted on the ground and the snowball fights have been waged,

Parts of the Florida Panhandle were coated in a blanket of snow with temperatures at 25 degrees on Tuesday while Miami had temperatures in the 80s, seemingly two different worlds. From Pensacola down to Miami, there was a difference of 55 degrees, according to the National Weather Service Miami .

Climate-related losses in California and Florida have risen in lockstep over the last decade. Last year was particularly costly for reinsurers. The fires will add to billions of dollars in reinsurance payouts for Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which caused $41 billion in combined insured losses.

In place of the state, a nonprofit association has regulatory authority over about two dozen of the facilities.

Florida laws shows at least 55 statutes include references to the Gulf of Mexico, while local-government ordinances also are tied to the traditional name.

Marco Rubio has been sworn in to be Donald Trump's new secretary of state, and another familiar Florida name has joined the Senate in his place.