Nacho average bear: Florida mammal swipes $45 Taco Bell order from porch after Uber Eats delivery
A fast-food loving black bear stole a $45 Taco Bell order from the front porch of a home in the Orlando suburb of Longwood moments after the Uber Eats driver delivered it, an Orlando television station reported.
Florida to convert some state-run testing sites to vaccination sites
Ron DeSantis held news conferences Monday at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami and Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital in Longwood. It was at Orlando Health when he announced the state’s plan to speed up the vaccination process for Florida’s residents. DeSantis said he has ordered the Florida Division of Emergency Management to work with the Florida Department of Health to look into how many state-run COVID-19 testing sites could be turned into vaccination sites. “So these are sites that are generally pretty large, have a lot of parking capacity, have drive-through capacity,” DeSantis said. According to the governor, all state-run vaccination locations will be open seven days a week and he is encouraging hospitals to do the same.
Packages of dry dates distributed in Florida recalled
Shivam Distributors of Longwood, Florida, is recalling packages of Parivar brand dry dates because they contain high sulfite content, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday. (CNN) - Shivam Distributors of Longwood, Florida, is recalling packages of Parivar brand dry dates because they contain high sulfite content, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday. The recalled packages have the UPC number 879111001844 or 879111001226. In June, the 14-ounce packages of dry dates from the same company were recalled after random testing by Florida Department of Agriculture revealed high sulfite content. That recalled product had been distributed in parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.