On Tuesday, Alachua County commissioners consider the status of the Florence Landfill. Currently, the county has only extended the old permit but landfill owners say they are operating under a state permit. They settled a legal case with neighbors in mid 2024 agreeing to close the facility in eight years. A protest is expected.

The 38,000-square-foot expanded facility includes a larger retail store, a drive-thru donation center, and an enhanced GoodCareers Center.

North Florida is under a winter storm warning, with cold rain and possible freezing rain in Central Florida. Snow is likely in the western Panhandle, creating hazardous travel conditions on I-10 and I-75.

According to data released by the Florida Commerce Department, the joblessness rate dropped in all North Central Florida counties from November to December. In Alachua County, the unemployment rate dropped 0.8 percent to 3.1 percent. Columbia County’s rate fell 0.6 percent month to month.

Parts of Florida are under a winter storm warning with multiple inches of snow expected on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The major winter storm moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and the eastern Carolinas. The precipitation hitting parts of the Deep South came as a blast of arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

Writing this forecast as a snow lover feels like I’m writing weather fanfic, but the reality may be ones for the records books.

As the temperatures began to drop on Tuesday, Amelia Tanner got a call from her husband Dale Tanner. A cry for help had popped up in his Facebook feed from Alachua County Animal Resources. Foster homes were needed,

Snow in Florida is quite rare but not unheard of. The last time parts of the Sunshine State picked up a dusting of snow was back in 2018. Tonight's storm will bring a lot more than a dusting, even rivaling the winter storm of 1989, which blanketed north Florida with snow and ice days before Christmas.

Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a State of Emergency in Florida on Monday afternoon in anticipation of what some meteorologists warn could be the storm of the century.

Some areas in Florida could see "significant" snowfall starting today after the rare combination of freezing temperatures and moisture come together.

A rare winter system swept across portions of Florida, bringing snow, ice, and sleet and frigid temperatures to the Sunshine State on Tuesday. FOX 35 News is closely tracking the snow and winter forecast for Wednesday.