Sarasota County will open a cold weather shelter in North Port on Monday and Tuesday nights, as temperatures are likely to dip into the mid-40s

Sarasota County Emergency Management officials also remind residents that pets should not be left outside during the cold weather. People who who need to be outside overnight or during the early morning hours are encouraged to dress in several warm layers and limit skin exposure to the wind.

As temperatures have dropped, cold weather shelters have begun to open across Central Florida. Monday and Tuesday, temperatures are expected to drop into the high 30s to low 40s. Officials urge everyone to follow "the Five Ps for Cold Weather Preparedness:" Protect People,

A man concealed items inside shipping containers in Long Beach that were bound for North Korea, federal authorities say.

Federal officials called the plan “chilling,” alleging that North Korea was trying to obtain U.S. technology “to help conduct an attack on one of our allies, South Korea."