Gainesville residents left a mark on HCA North Florida’s new hospital project this morning. Residents joined hospital leaders to sign the final beam of the hospital coming to Southwest 41st Boulevard.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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On Wednesday morning, people in North Florida are waking up to winter snow on the ground, with reports of 8 inches in some parts of the Panhandle.