Parts of the Florida Panhandle were coated in a blanket of snow with temperatures at 25 degrees on Tuesday while Miami had temperatures in the 80s, seemingly two different worlds. From Pensacola down to Miami, there was a difference of 55 degrees, according to the National Weather Service Miami .

After a year of debate, the Broward County school board adopted superintendent Howard Hepburn's proposal to close or convert under-enrolled schools. The Broward District has seen its enrollment decline by 6.6% since the pandemic, according to federal data. [ PEDRO PORTAL | El Nuevo Herald ]

On that day, snow fell in South Florida for the first time in recorded history. According to an article from the NWS, snow was seen across all of southeast Florida as far south as Homestead and even on Miami Beach.

Temperatures are dipping into the 30s this week, and while parts of Florida are expected to get snow, FOX 13 meteorologists say the Bay Area won’t see any snow or ice. However, that wasn’t the case in 1977.

While snow is certainly rare for the Sunshine State, rain isn't. That being said, it is important to be informed about the weather forecast in your area as showers

The Michelin Guide on Wednesday added 10 restaurants to the Florida guide, including restaurants in Miami and Orlando but none in Tampa. The announcement noted six new eateries in Miami and four in Orlando,

The Guide's initial agreement with Visit Tampa Bay — in which the tourism agency pays the Guide to evaluate Tampa restaurants — has been renewed, a Visit Tampa Bay spokesperson said.

The Fantasy 5 player matched all five numbers in the evening drawing Monday, Jan. 20, to win the $107,692.76 jackpot, according to the Florida Lottery. They purchased the winning ticket at the El Vecino Meat Market in Tampa, beating odds of 1 in 376,992 to win the top prize, officials said.

In January 1977, two Arctic blasts swept through Florida from Jan. 16-20, bringing the coldest temperatures and unprecedented snowfall as far south as Homestead on Jan. 19 — a first in South Florida recorded history. The temperature dropped to 23 degrees in Vero Beach, according to a previous TCPalm article.

Florida’s booming real estate market has been one of the most prominent success stories of the last few decades. With its favorable climate, no

Monday’s Powerball, Cash4Life and Fantasy 5 drawings produced two jackpot winners, one bought at a Publix and the other bought at a Tampa meat market. The midday Fantasy 5 draw — 4-7-26-27-33 — was matched by a Quick Pick ticket sold at the Cutler Bay Publix at Old Cutler Town Center, 20425 Old Cutler Rd. That’s a $51,553 hit.

“I’m so glad I’m so much farther south. I moved to Florida to get away from the snow!” commented Jennifer Saxon Halam on his post. According to her Facebook, she lives in Englewood on Florida’s west coast about 88 miles south of Tampa. But just wait: Weather Underground forecasts a low of 38 there next Saturday morning.