The Florida Department of Health said this month that Keely Farms Dairy, a farm in New Smyrna Beach, was tied to 21 infections from raw milk consumption.

Kayle Bates, 67, was put to death on Tuesday in Florida for the 1982 fatal stabbing and kidnapping of Janet White from an insurance office.

In 2019, before the pandemic, overseas travelers accounted for 7.4 percent of Florida visitor totals and Canadians were at 3.11 percent. Tourism from Canada is down this year amid controversies about issues such as the U.S. imposing tariffs and President Donald Trump floating the idea of annexing Canada.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has posthumously awarded five notable Floridians with the Governor’s Medal of Freedom, one of the state’s highest honors.

Vicky Bakery is now open in the Florida Keys. The first Keys location for the Miami-based brand, which was founded 1972 in Hialeah, is in Key Largo, just past the famous Shell World gift shop. Managing partner Amy Cao called the opening a cause for celebration.

The elusive rainbow snake is a nonvenomous species, whose population has declined in recent decades, according to the wildlife commission.

Headlined by the exciting duo of Jadan Baugh and Ja’Kobi Jackson, paired with dual threat quarterback DJ Lagway under center, the Florida Gators look likely to lean on a rushing attack that has been a constant priority under head coach Billy Napier during his time in Gainesville.

What do you do when getting some R & R at a Florida beach town? Hit the beach, of course. But a new shop on Anna Maria Island, near Bradenton on Florida’s Gulf Coast, might bring you inside for a bit. Who can resist chocolate as it spins on a wheel? Or the taffy stretched on a machine that was built in 1910.