Florida citrus production forecast to drop

Florida’s signature citrus industry is facing another production squeeze, while growers might soon be asked to pay more to help market their products.

Vice President Pence making 2 stops in Central Florida today

Vice President Mike Pence will be making campaign stops in Central Florida today, with visits to Orlando and The Villages.

Appeals court sides with state in school reopening fight

Saying that “nothing in the emergency order requires any teacher or any student to return to the classroom,” a state appeals court Friday overturned a ruling that said Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran violated the Florida Constitution when he issued a July order aimed at reopening schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Florida company selling asteroid insurance ahead of Nov. 2 fly-by

A Florida company that gained viral attention for selling alien abduction insurance is now selling asteroid insurance just in time for a space rock set to fly by Earth one day before the 2020 election.

Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm

Hurricane Delta made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Friday, compounding misery along a path of destruction left by Hurricane Laura only six weeks earlier.

President Trump to hold Florida rally in Sanford on Monday

The campaign to reelect Donald Trump has announced that the president will deliver remarks at a Make America Great Again event in Sanford, Florida on Monday, Oct.12.

'Only Mother Nature knows' when 70-foot-deep New Port Richey hole will stop growing

A gaping hole off Little Road in New Port Richey just got bigger overnight. When Pasco Emergency Management officials inspected it Thursday morning, it had grown another three feet wider and another 20 feet deeper.

Union: 8,800 part-time Disney employees laid off as parks struggle

However, the union also announced that they have come to an agreement with Disney that there will be no permanent layoffs.

Royal Caribbean to do 'test cruises' before cruises open to the public

Cruise lines are docked right now but they are making plans to set sail soon. They have agreed to test all passengers and crew members for COVID-19. Royal Caribbean is running test cruises to prepare for reopening for business.

Central Florida Golden Corral franchise files for bankruptcy

So far in Florida, only the location in celebration is open for business - with plenty of safety and hygiene upgrades. The owner said he plans to have six of them open by the end of October and ten of them open by the end of the year.

FWC puts hold on oyster harvesting decision

Looking to address additional concerns from area residents, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission delayed a vote Wednesday on finalizing a suspension of wild-oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay for five years.

Florida justices look again at high-stakes marijuana case

In a case that could have a dramatic impact on the state’s pot industry, the Florida Supreme Court made the unusual move Wednesday of hearing a second round of arguments in a challenge to a state law aimed at implementing a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.