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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – More than 20 people have been ill from consuming raw milk sold in Florida, according to a Florida Department of Health report. The FDH bulletin provides the latest information on the availability of raw milk in the northeastern and central Florida, saying there are 21 cases of disease from Campylobacter and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. Florida snap recipients will not be able to purchase these items from next year The disease is linked to the consumption of raw milk from “specific” farms, but the bulletin did not name the farm. Six of these cases include children…

I met some people who were “Disney.” Maybe they are hyperfocused on a popcorn bucket of figments and may be indifferent to fund a week in Orlando using their beloved theme park ride closing or retirement fund. They could be called enthusiastic enthusiasts. Nowadays, the more common term is “Disney Adult.” Please don’t judge. Walt Disney World has food on the table, and its fandom isn’t too confusing with what is dedicated to college football, “Real Housewives,” Taylor Swift, and Ayrke. Or is it? A new book by AJ Wolfe, “Disney Adults: Exploring (and Falling in Love)” explores why Disney…

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – One teenager has been killed, three more injured, and one faces a felony after a severe crash in Sumter County, Florida Highway Patrol said. On Monday afternoon, Dodge Charger was “recklessly moving south at high speed at speed. The driver was a 17-year-old boy from Inverness, with four boys in the car along with him, ages 13, 15, 16 and 17. FHP said the driver was trying to overtake slower traffic and turned and left the road to avoid a collision. Dodge struck a tree on the side of the highway, erupting in flames before…

TALHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Robert “Bob” Ashtalos as the new director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD), selecting longtime veteran advocates and health policy experts to lead the state agency. “Bob has dedicated his career to serving others, including his leadership with the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs,” DeSantis said. “I am confident he will work hard to improve the lives of Floridians with unique abilities.” Astaroth, who has been the assistant executive director of the Florida Veterans Affairs Bureau (FDVA) since 2021, said he is honored to embrace his new role. “We look…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Less than a week after school started, shopping back to school is in full swing for many families. News Channel 8 spoke with several shoppers who are taking advantage of the tax holiday back to school, not just sales, but also through the end of August. “I was planning to bring this tax-free weekend back to school. We have a school list. We know we need new shoes, so all the costs we need to cover can be covered by that tax-free exemption,” said Barbie Ficken of Tampa. This year, tax-free holidays back to school will…

According to a new report from ConsumerAffairs, Orlando is currently ranked as the 12th worst metropolitan area in the country due to traffic congestion, and has climbed two spots since last year. The annual ranking rated the 50 largest US metropolitan areas based on average commute time, weekday crowding times and fatal car accident rates. Orlando’s average commute rose from 1.7% to 30.2 minutes, while weekday crowds rose from 7.7% to 3 hours and 45 minutes. The region also reported the highest number in the nation, with 13.3 fatal conflicts per 100,000 residents falling 12.4% since 2023. Washington, DC was…

I rarely see the day the Florida East Coast Railroad publicly speaks to the ill about Brightline, a high-speed passenger rail partner in southern and central Florida. He also has not publicly expressed any objections to the planned Brightline of the Commuter Railway Line. Until recently. In a sharply expressed lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, the venerable Jacksonville-based freight carrier and the Miami-Dade Circuit Court, the Miami-Dade Circuit Airline, which owns 351 railways between Miami and the city of Northeast Florida, Brightline claims he began to maintain the FECR when he began talking to county officials via a commuting line…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Florida Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and dozens of other states face more restrictions on what they can buy starting next year. The USDA is enabling states to manage the program with the SNAP Food Restrictions Waiver. This exemption limits recipients from purchasing nutritious items such as soda and candies. US Secretary of Agriculture Brook L. Rollins signed the exemption on Monday “to further President Trump’s efforts to make America healthy again.” Florida ranked 10 worst states to give birth to babies: Study Starting January 1, 2026, Floridians using snaps, also known as food stamps,…

DEVERY, Fla. (WFLA) — A man is in custody after two teenagers forced them to undress in the park on Sunday night, the Borussia County Sheriff’s Office said. The lawmaker responded to the park around 7:45pm, where he found two 17-year-old boyfriends and girlfriends. The victim said a man identified as a 39-year-old Marquevis chance approached them and hit the boy in his head with a handgun before pointing the gun at the girl. He forced both and left in his clothes. The boy was taken to the hospital to be treated for a laceration in his head. The VSO…

Allison Martin, Bankrate.com Summer is getting caught up in me, and most of the time I go back to school to shop. If the state offers sales tax holidays (more than 20 states this year), you may be able to give your wallet a little break. And that’s true whether you have children or not: these sales tax holidays can be a good time to buy new clothes, computers, or other items. Sales Tax Vacation: How it works Many states offer sales tax holidays in August. Most states limit the types of items eligible for sales tax holidays – clothing…