"Picking fruit straight from a tree sounds wonderfully natural, but there are some important things to keep in mind," an expert told Newsweek.

A Citrus County-based company has left many homebuyers holding the bag. This retiree says 'I have no money now' after sinking her life savings into a half-built house in Florida Skip to main content ...

Lillie Margaret “Billie” (Gibson) Sutton, of Auburndale, Florida passed away on Saturday, 3 May 2025. She was born in Bartow, Florida on 7 March 1925 to William Vaughn Gibson, Sr and Mary Lee ...

THE GROCERY STORE — If you already know why oranges are sold in mesh bags that are vibrantly orange or red, you can just go ahead and stop reading this story right now.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered all United States and the State of Florida flags to fly at half-staff on Monday, April 28. Recognizing the fallen officers of Florida who ...

Citrus groves, which covered more than 832,000 acres (337,000 hectares) in Florida at the turn of the century, populated scarcely 275,000 acres (111,300 hectares) last year, and California has ...

Climate change, hurricanes and citrus disease taking toll on Florida orange farmers 03:02. Florida's citrus industry saw a slight improvement as the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday ...

Florida's basketball team struggled to contain Auburn's Johni Broome in the first half of their game. At halftime, the Gators adjusted their strategy to force Broome to use his weaker right side.

As Florida citrus growers continue to face hardships, causing some to make the difficult decision to sell their orange groves, a new piece of bipartisan legislation is aiming to alleviate some of t… ...

MIAMI — Florida’s citrus industry is facing a crisis with a trifecta of challenges threatening its survival: Frequent hurricanes, rapid population growth and citrus greening disease.According to the ...

Over the last 20 years, production in Florida orange groves has plummeted 92%, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Demand for orange juice hit an all-time low last year, and this year ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags to be flown at half-staff today in Tallahassee and Orange County in honor of Sen. Geraldine Thompson.