Tom Petty receives posthumous Ph.D. from University of Florida

The school’s board of trustees unanimously voted to award Thomas Earl Petty a posthumous doctoral degree in music during a Friday meeting.

Where Americans are hiding Christmas gifts, poll reveals

A new poll asked Americans where they’re hiding their Christmas gifts — and the most popular place also proved to be the first place most kids snoop.

Dec. 3 declared 'Walt Disney World Day' in Orange County

Orange County and Orlando city leaders proclaimed Friday “Walt Disney World Day” at Second Harvest Food Bank in honor of the theme park giant's 50th anniversary.

Shocking video shows semi-truck dragging car down Illinois highway

The footage, captured earlier this week, shows a car being dragged by a semi-truck on Interstate 294 in the Chicago area.

Central Florida college cancels $1.2 million in student debt

Students enrolled at the college between March 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, are eligible for the debt cancelation.

WWII veterans leave DFW to mark 80 years since Pearl Harbor attack

World War II veterans got a hero's send-off at DFW Airport. They were headed to Honolulu to mark 80 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Mistaken Arizona Thanksgiving invite that went viral to be turned into Netflix movie: report

It all began with an accidental text, and now, the viral story of an accidental Thanksgiving tradition involving Arizonans Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench is being turned into a movie by Netflix.

Wrong number in high school team's group chat leads to FaceTime call with Tampa Bay Bucs

When a group of Michigan high school basketball players accidentally added the wrong phone number to their group chat, it turned out to be Sean Murphy-Bunting of the Buccaneers. They FaceTimed with the cornerback and others -- including Tom Brady.

Does Florida owe you money? $2.5 billion waiting to be claimed

Florida's Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has launched the ‘Holiday Money Hunt', a campaign that spreads the word about the unclaimed funds.

Christmas tree buyers face reduced supplies and higher prices

Record-breaking heat and wildfires in late June took a heavy toll on Christmas tree farms in Oregon and Washington, two of the nation’s largest growers.

Capital One becomes first large bank to drop all overdraft fees

Capital One Bank announced that it will eliminate all fees for overdrafts and insufficient funds, becoming the largest bank to do so.