Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated his opposition to vaccine mandates during a press conference, emphasizing the importance of parental choice and persuasion over coercion.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference on Monday morning in Plant City.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference on Monday afternoon at SeaPort Manatee to detail the state’s recovery efforts.

A storm system brewing over Cuba on Friday could bring torrential rain and flooding to the Florida peninsula this weekend.

DeSantis will be speaking at Caldwell Park Community Building in Umatilla.

Police in Plant City are investigating why a man was on fire inside a Publix Supermarket.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday is set to hold a news conference in Plant City.

Floridians can head to Plant City to enjoy their fair share of strawberries and live music from Feb. 29 to March 10, 2024.

The chilly air can trigger new or existing health issues for many people.

Visitors from around the world come to the market for the strawberry shortcake.

The Florida Highway Patrol says two young children and three adults were killed in a crash along a highway in Plant City.

People who want to pay tribute to Florida while finishing up a meal might have to order two desserts.

Florida is on pace to produce the smallest crop of oranges in more than 75 years.

Sixteen years after their legal battle began, about 18,000 homeowners in central Florida will be paid more than $42 million collectively by Florida’s agriculture agency for destroying their citrus trees during a state effort to eradicate a harmful citrus disease.

Florida already has an official state pie — key lime — but might soon designate strawberry shortcake as the official state dessert.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Prep work for the Jacksonville Landing demolition will start in the next two weeks, according to the Jacksonville Daily Record. The Daily Record reported Plant City-based contractor D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co. Inc. has received notice to start site work within the next 10 days. According to the Jacksonville Daily Record, fencing will start to go up around the Landing on August fifth. Several things need to be taken care of before demolition can start, the Daily Record reported. Currently, there is not an exact timeline for when demolition will officially start but the work will take several months.

And while the new lineup is slightly less well-off than the previous Cabinet, Fried, Moody and Patronis each top seven figures in net worth, according to newly filed financial-disclosure reports. Among financial liabilities, Fried listed $28,750 remaining on a car loan and $76,098 on a student loan. The reports typically reflect finances at the end of the previous year, but some officials, such as Fried, file more updated information. He reported a net worth of $6,626,733 as of Dec. 31, up from $6,490,372 a year earlier. After getting elected in November, Moody replaced former Attorney General Pam Bondi, who reported a net worth of $1,861,777 as of Dec. 31.