The Florida panhandle is right in the path of a wintry weather storm. Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency as the frigid temperatures took over.

Sen. Fine has another bill in the regular session he plans to file for the special session. That would prevent universities with acceptance rates below 85%, such as Florida State University and the University of Florida, from admitting undocumented students.

A video shared by Barstool FSU on Instagram shows an officer appear to aim the device into the crowd, causing people to scream and run. (Warning: The video contains explicit language.) Officers said no one was hit by the pepper balls. One person was arrested and charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, police said.

It's officially snowed in north Florida on Tuesday afternoon and into Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Tallahassee confirmed. Videos and photos show the fluffy white stuff accumulating on the ground in Florida's Panhandle.

Officials are asking Panhandle residents to avoid being on the roads. Freezing temperatures mean icy, dangerous conditions.

Floridians can now celebrate this week's rare snowfall with the "I Survived the Blizzard of 2025" t-shirt, with 100% of proceeds going to support people experiencing homelessness at The Kearney Center in Tallahassee.

Moody, 49, becomes the second woman to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate, after Paula Hawkins, a Republican who served one term in the 1980s.

The National Weather Service has issued extreme cold warnings, cold weather advisories and freeze warnings for Florida.

Most cold weather-related warnings had expired across the U.S., but frigid temperatures remained in place across much of Florida.

On Wednesday, four-star prospect Chauncey Kennon announced his plans to be in town on Saturday. Kennon is the No. 1 cornerback recruit in the 2026 class and someone who is coveted around the nation. He recently named Florida State in his top ten alongside Georgia, Miami, Colorado, Missouri, Florida, Michigan, Penn State, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss.

It was so cold across Florida on Thursday morning that temperatures in at least four cities were colder than in Alaska, but a desperately needed warmup was on the way for millions of Americans in the South following a deadly winter storm unmatched in decades.