U.S. travelers continue to bolster Florida’s tourism industry, while the state hopes to make up for a decline in Canadian visitors by drawing people from other countries.

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

Less than four months after Florida’s state lands director abruptly resigned amid a controversy about the state trading away a wildlife preserve, her replacement is also stepping down. Andrew Fleener, the interim director of state lands within the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, submitted his resignation letter Tuesday.

A bill requires parental consent for the use of corporal punishment, either for the entire school year or before each instance.

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.

Florida football had eight players named to the 2025 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team ahead of the opening kickoff.

Outdoor space: Directly behind the main house is an in-ground swimming pool surrounded by a stone patio. The guesthouse, known as the Boathouse, has its own kitchen, and the other house, known as the Gate House, has two bedrooms and its own driveway. A detached garage holds two cars.

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.

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.