Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Thursday morning with FloridaCommerce Secretary Alex Kelly.

Debby, a tropical storm strengthening into a hurricane, caused flight cancellations and delays on Sunday at Miami International Airport.

A strengthening Debby in the Gulf of Mexico aimed to land Monday at or near Cedar Key, an island town, southwest of Gainesville, off the northwest coast of Florida.

Storm surge, heavy rain, and high tide hit at the same time Sunday in Fort Myers Beach, as Tropical Storm Debby moved north in the Gulf of Mexico.

On Sunday, Tropical Storm Debby — forecast to strengthen into a hurricane — threatened to cause damage in northwestern Florida’s Gulf Coast.

A depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. It was the fourth named storm of this Atlantic hurricane season.

The Florida Lottery is urging people to check their Fantasy 5 tickets after one winning ticket was sold at a convenience store on Monday evening.

Lottery officials are urging people to check their Fantasy 5 tickets after six winning tickets were sold in Florida on Presidents Day.

A Florida man whom detectives accused of using a butcher knife to dismember a man’s body died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to police.

Deputies on Florida’s Gulf Coast arrested four people in two separate incidents of child neglect and animal cruelty, officials announced Wednesday.

The Citrus County Sheriff's Office says 33-year-old Diana Elizabeth Guevara committed the acts inside of her home in Inverness over the past several months.

A woman in Citrus County is facing sexual battery and human trafficking charges for her alleged involvement with a 17-year-old.

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – Police in Central Florida are asking for the public’s help in finding a teenage girl who has been missing for nearly a week. 14-year-old Kayla Desiree-Marie Nienhuis was last seen on Jan. 11 in the Crystal River area and hasn’t been heard from since. Officials say Nienhuis is 5 feet 2 inches with brown eyes and hair. Anyone with information on Nienhuis’ whereabouts are urged to call the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office at 352-726-1121.

INVERNESS, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol says a vehicle driven by a Florida sheriff struck and killed a pedestrian who was walking on a highway. The agency's report said 62-year-old Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast was traveling on U.S. 19 in an unmarked patrol vehicle around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday when he struck 59-year-old Ronnie Anthony Heath. Troopers say the man died at the scene. No charges have been filed against Prendergast. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.