Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Marissa Phillips spread some holiday cheer by giving each person on her 40-member squad a special present — with the total haul costing around $24,000. Friends and family are mourning the loss of a talented musician who was killed in a hit-and-run crash last week.

Most major retailers, grocery stores, and banks in South Florida will be closed on Christmas Day, with limited options available for essential services and dining.

Some might be looking for places to shop and eat on Dec. 25. Here's a complete list of what's open on Christmas Day.

Publix, the Lakeland-based grocery chain, has almost 1,400 stores in 8 states, including 874 in Florida. All sites will close early Christmas Eve 2024

We'll see quiet weather on Christmas Day in Central Florida. Patchy fog this morning will lift and we'll see mostly cloudy skies and a cool day with a high of 72 which is seasonable. We will see temps warm up to the upper 70s Thursday through Saturday. We'll stay dry Wednesday and Thursday.

In 1977, before weather events were analyzed, dissected and politicized, it was just snow in South Florida, and it was wonderful.

Mostly dry and cloudy conditions are expected in Central Florida on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. Isolated showers are also possible along the Treasure Coast later in the

Central Floridians waking up to unwrap gifts on Christmas morning can expect dry skies and pleasant conditions to kick off the holiday.