Florida named best state for paying credit card debt as shoppers buy last-minute gifts: WalletHub study
Less than 48 hours away from Christmas Day, several stores across Tampa were packed with people trying to finish off their gift lists.
Florida candy shop crafts handmade candy canes for Christmas around the world
Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee is one of the few candy shops in the U.S. that still makes candy canes by hand.
Tampa Bay area holiday lights: Week 4
All across the Tampa Bay area residents are kicking their holiday displays into high gear. Here's some of the one's featured on FOX 13 as we light up the holidays.
Holiday DIY: Snack Trees
FOX 13's Kellie Cowan made snack trees as a DIY option you can make for your holiday festivities.
Gulfport home dazzles with more than 10,000 Christmas decorations
A Gulfport home is turning heads this holiday season. It's filled with more than 10,000 Christmas decorations collected over decades.
Historic Wonder House offering holiday tours during the season in Polk County
One of Florida's strangest and most beloved historic homes is in Polk County – and open for the holidays.
Holiday giving guide: How to support your communities with donations this Christmas
From food drives to toy collections, explore the best ways to give back and help those in need throughout your community for the holidays.
2025 Holiday Shipping Deadlines: USPS, FedEx, UPS important dates to remember
With the holidays right around the corner, you need to be sure to mail packages early to ensure on-time delivery. Keep these essential 2025 shipping deadlines in mind from USPS, FedEx, and UPS to ensure your cards and gifts reach their destinations in time for Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and other holidays.
Leaving cookies, milk, and carrots for Santa and his reindeer now costs over $8, study finds
Before children around the world get ready for a good night’s sleep on Christmas Eve, they’ll leave out cookies, milk, and carrots for Santa and his reindeer.
What's open and closed on Christmas Day 2025
If you’re in need of some last-minute groceries or gifts on Christmas Day, your options will be limited.
Holiday DIY: Melted Snowman
A cup of hot cocoa is a pretty sweet treat around the holidays. FOX 13's Kellie Cowan shows how you can make them even sweeter.
Feeding Tampa Bay hosts Christmas Eve lunch and meal giveaway for families in need
As Christmas approaches, Feeding Tampa Bay is stepping up efforts to support families who may be struggling to put food on the table.
These flights are most likely to be delayed this Christmas, New Year’s
A new study reveals which U.S. flight routes face the biggest holiday delays – and which might get you home early.
Most Americans say they don’t plan year-end charitable giving, poll finds
Most Americans are not planning additional charitable donations before the end of 2025, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
Trump’s ‘Warrior Dividend’ for military funded through Pentagon, not tariffs
The president suggested last week that a $1,776 Christmas bonus for troops was made possible through tariff revenue – when it was actually money they were already set to receive from the Pentagon.
Restaurants open on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day in 2025
If you’re planning to dine out this year, these restaurants are opening their doors during the holidays.
Holiday travel surge underway with calmer airports on Christmas Day
With Christmas falling later in the week, the holiday travel window spans two weekends, spreading travelers out over nearly two weeks.
From '6 7' to 'Skibidi': 15 of the most-used Gen Alpha slang terms of 2025
For anyone dreading sitting across from their teenage cousin and feeling like the oldest person to ever walk the earth as families gather over the next few weeks for the holidays, this one is for you.
Clinical social worker behind Manatee County toy drive helping make Christmas brighter for foster youth
A St. Petersburg licensed clinical social worker is trying to make Christmas better for more than just her patients.
150 bikes delivered to Tampa children during annual holiday event with Mayor Jane Castor
A holiday tradition rolled through Tampa Friday afternoon as dozens of children received brand-new bicycles.