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With Tropical Storm Nicole threatening the Sunshine State's east coast and its path expected to cover most of Central Florida, Publix began announcing store closures.

Nobody likes waiting in long lines at the grocery store, but there's one Publix in Tampa where you'll find an exception to that rule.

Publix stores across Florida closed earlier this week as Hurricane Ian neared landfall. Now locations that were in the storm's path are reopening throughout the state.

With Hurricane Ian threatening Florida's Gulf Coast as a major category 3 storm, Publix stores in the storm's path are preparing to close early. Locations in affected counties in the Tampa Bay and southwest Florida areas are adjusting their hours, with some stores closing as soon as Tuesday afternoon.

Publix, established in 1930 right in Polk County, Florida, officially turns 92.

Glenn Chancey was working an early morning shift at the Publix warehouse in Lakeland when he heard a loud crash. He immediately rushed to the scene of the accident, and found one of the vehicles on fire — with the unconscious driver trapped inside. He and another bystander managed to pull the victim from the burning car, saving the man's life.

Publix says its pharmacies will not administer vaccines to children under the age of 5 at this time.

The Lakeland-based supermarket chain, which has nearly 1,300 stores throughout the southeast, announced it is pulling all Russian-made vodka brands from its shelves to support the people of Ukraine.

Publix employees who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will no longer be required to wear a face covering at work.

You can save some money on tickets to this year's Florida Strawberry Festival.

A Lakeland family pulled out all the stops for their son's 5th birthday party. He loves Publix and no detail was left out for his Publix-themed party, which included creating a store inside their home with a kid-sized scale, aprons, debit cards, and shopping carts for the little ones.

Carol Jenkins Barnett, the daughter of Publix Super Markets founder George W. Jenkins, died Tuesday at the age of 65, the company confirmed. She had been diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease back in 2016.

Both Publix and Winn-Dixie are putting limits on the number of items customers can buy ahead of the busy Thanksgiving holiday. While Publix is limiting customers to two each of some popular items like pie filling, gravy, and bacon, Winn-Dixie is limiting the number of turkeys to one per customer.

If you still need to do your Thanksgiving shopping, you may need to be flexible with your grocery list.  Publix has placed a purchase limit on some popular holiday food items.

Companies around the U.S. say they are struggling to deal with a shortage of workers, including one of the largest employers in the state. Lakeland-based Publix is looking to fill a wide variety of jobs.

Publix is suing a company called Pharmapacks over their circular 'P' logo, which the grocery chain calls "confusingly similar."

Renewing your motor vehicle registration has gotten a little easier in some Florida counties thanks to kiosks at the local Publix supermarket.

Publix plans to hire 30,000 workers across seven states by the end of 2021, with positions available in stores, distribution centers and manufacturing facilities.