An Orange County ministry facility housing 100 men, women and children has been shut down.

With the latest blast of cold air arriving in Central Florida, Flagler County emergency management officials are preparing to open a cold weather shelter.

Cold weather shelters are set to open in Flagler County this weekend as temperatures are expected to drop with a cold front.

The Orange County Animal Services announced plans to host “Pick Nick Saturday,” an adoption event aimed at finding its longest resident dog, 3-year-old Nicholas, a home.

Seminole County leaders are running a two-day, full-scale medically enhanced shelter exercise to prepare the public in the event of a severe storm or hurricane.

This is the first time the shelter has utilized billboard services to highlight any animal at the Orange County Animal Shelter.

In an effort to help clear its overcrowded shelter, Orange County Animal Services has reduced dog adoption fees through Thursday, Sept. 16.

A cold shelter will open in Brevard County as temperatures may drop to the 40s on Friday night. BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A cold shelter will open in Brevard County as temperatures may drop to the 40s on Friday night. The shelter will be at the HELPS Community Initiatives building at 2833 Palm Bay Road. 1/8/21, 2:50PM | Cold Weather Shelters will be open in the following locations:HELPS Community Initiatives, Inc. (HCI) 2833 Palm Bay Rd., #PalmBay. pic.twitter.com/KBLBqvltKY — Brevard EOC (@BrevardEOC) January 8, 2021Anyone with questions about the shelter can call 321-339-9141.

Orange County Animal Services announced Saturday that Tonka was adopted by his new family. To make things even better, the family adopted their new four-legged family member on National Adoption Day. ***ORIGINAL***A dog that has spent more than 200 days in the Orange County Animal Services shelter is in need of a forever home. [TRENDING: Gov: Vaccine coming to Florida ‘relatively soon’ | CDC: Avoid Thanksgiving travel | Georgia presidential race recount results]“Tonka is a handsome boy, who can definitely turn on the charm,” said Diane Summers, manager for Orange County Animal Services. If you are interested in making Tonka yours, email the shelter at animalservices@ocfl.net to get more information.