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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say three men onboard a small plane that crashed into a lake in central Florida are presumed dead.

Tickets for the Strawberry Festival in Plant City went on sale this morning at 8 am. Just before tickets went on sale The Band Perry, a country artist in the festival lineup, canceled its show.

Orlando, Fla is known for its attractions and nightlife and just recently was named the best warm destination for winter travel. But a new WalletHub study has some travelers thinking twice about visiting the Central Florida city as it was deemed the seventh least safe city in America.

DADE CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer was struck and injured by a suspect in a stolen car, prompting another officer to fire shots at the car.

MIAMI (AP) — Two Florida men have been sent to prison for distributing hundreds of opioid pills to an undercover Miami police officer.

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An opossum that apparently drank bourbon after breaking into a Florida liquor store sobered up at a wildlife rescue center and was released unharmed.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A car went off the road and hit a man and his grandfather as they sat at a Florida bus stop.

ROSEMARY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Nestled between the high-rise condominium towers lining Panama City Beach to the east and Destin to the west is Walton County Road 30 A ? a 24-mile stretch of multi-million dollar beachfront homes and exclusive resorts that are experiencing a tourism boom.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Officials say about 120 people were evacuated after strong storms caused an apartment roof to collapse in Florida.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of Floridians have been helping people who were victims of hurricanes that battered the state and Puerto Rico.