Lights and more importantly heat was on in Northeast Florida homes as the biggest impact of a winter storm was further north in Georgia.

While most Floridians enjoyed time off over the holidays, the folks at the state’s monopoly utilities — Florida Power & Light, Duke and Tampa Electric — were busy playing Scrooge.

The Gulf Coast has been hit by snow and ice, the heaviness of which can lead to power lines coming down and power outages. WKRG has compiled a list of all of the power outages in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties.

Per Florida Highway Patrol, I-10 from mile marker 5 to mile marker 56 is CLOSED. The Barrancas Avenue Bayou Chico Bridge was closed in both directions at 4:58 p.m. because of ice, according the Florida Department of Transportation.

A new facility would treat up to 15 million gallons of reclaimed wastewater per day for cooling use at the plant.

While the snow may be over, the cold isn't, and that brings another hazard to Florida motorists not used to driving in snow and ice.

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State’s manatee population, still recovering from a mass starvation event several years ago,

Nassau County residents saw snow they never expected to experience in Florida during a morning of winter fun for all ages.

According to an Associated Press report, the manatees are amassing around Florida Power & Light Company’s plant in Riviera Beach, where the company opened the manatee-focused attraction Manatee Lagoon eight years ago. Thus, the manatees are finding some salvation during a chilly spell in the Sunshine State.

On Wednesday, the county and Florida Power & Light debuted the FPL Miami-Dade Clean Water Recovery Center, a brand-new facility designed to take a big chunk of the county’s wastewater ...

Just how much snow & freezing rain fell in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia? A look inside the numbers from the Jacksonville-area winter storm.

Manatees Congregate in Warm Waters Near Power Plants as US Winter Storms Graze Florida RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a ...