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Bristol, Fla. (WFLA) – A Georgia man accused of being accused of luring a two-month-old child was arrested Sunday after he said he was caught passing Florida with a toddler in his car. It was around 4pm on Sunday that the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said the troopers had learned the suspect. Maultes Rashard Edwards, 23, was driving in the US 319 in Wakula County. “Operation Bad Baby” closes Northport Drug House Authorities discovered Edwards about 30 minutes later, and he moved westwards on SR 20 and SR 267 in Leon County, heading for Liberty County. Troopers and Liberty County…

TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – Florida Doge continued to travel around the state with a stop in Manatee County Tuesday afternoon. “We’re going to spend about three to four days on site,” CFO Blaise Ingoglia said. “We’re going to bring all the information back to Tallahassee, and we’re going to sneak up through this.” Florida ranked 10 worst states to give birth to babies: Study Chief Financial Officer Blaze Ingoglia said the Doge investigations people see across the state are driven by property tax concerns. But critics argue it is merely a distraction. “At some point, there is property tax relief,…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The administration of the Florida Republican government, Ron DeSantis, apparently preparing to build a second immigration detention center, is awarding at least one contract for what is labeled “North Detention Facility” in state records. The site will be built on an isolated airfield in the Florida Everglades and add the capacity of the state’s first detention facility called “Alligator Alcatraz.” Already, state officials have stolen more than $245 million in contracts for the facility, which officially opened on July 1. Florida is planning to build a second detention center at the Florida National Guard training center,…

Guest contributor Steve Gill, political strategist and publisher of Tristardaily.com Twelve US states have been exempted by the USDA to restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly known as food stamps) to purchase certain foods deemed unhealthy, such as soda and candies. The initiative is part of a broader effort to promote healthier diets among low-income people and families participating in the program. Tennessee is not one of the states that has been granted the exemption to limit SNAP benefits. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Director Drug…

Guest contributor Steve Gill Twelve US states have been exempted by the USDA to restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly known as food stamps) to purchase certain foods deemed unhealthy, such as soda and candies. The initiative is part of a broader effort to promote healthier diets among low-income people and families participating in the program. Tennessee is not one of the states that has been granted the exemption to limit SNAP benefits. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Director Drug Drug Drug Drug Drug Drug Brooke…

NEW YORK (AP) — Palantir Technologies shares sailed past previous record highs on Tuesday after booking their first $1 billion sales quarter and raising expectations for performance that year. On Tuesday, the stock rose above $170 after breaking previous records this year in the global artificial intelligence race. This week, the stock’s previous closure peak was set at $160.66. Since its release in 2020, when it recorded a loss of $1.17 billion a year, the artificial intelligence software company has been spurring profits and sales quickly, with sales booming. In the second quarter, profits rose 33% to $327 million. Despite…

Stan Choe, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The US stock index slips Tuesday following the latest disappointment signal on the US economy. The S&P 500 has dropped by 0.3% in afternoon trading, coming out from its highest day since May. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 32 points (0.1%) as of 1:16pm east time, with the Nasdaq Composite down 0.5%. A weaker than expected report on the activities of US companies in the transport, retail and other services industries, along with concerns that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting the economy. However, the increased hopes of the Federal…

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…