The jolliest of them all, Santa Claus, has started his long journey around the world and is making great time ahead of his arrival in the Tampa Bay area.
As they do every year, NORAD has been tracking Santa since he left the North Pole on Christmas Eve to begin delivering toys to everyone.

Soaring gas prices disrupt spring break plans for Lakeland drivers
The escalating war in Iran is hitting drivers right here in the Tampa Bay Area hard. Tampa Bay 28's Rebecca Petit caught up with drivers in Lakeland who told her that soaring gas prices are crushing their spring break plans.
Soaring gas prices disrupt spring break plans for Lakeland drivers