Like Orlando, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport says its garages reached capacity this week.
This image provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2023, shows three recalled applesauce products - WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches, Schnucks-brand cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches and variety pack, and Weis-brand cinnamon applesauce pouches. The FDA is screening imports of cinnamon from multiple countries for toxic lead contamination after growing reports of children who were sickened after eating pouches of applesauce and apple puree. Cinnamon from a manufacturer in Ecuador is the likely source of high levels of lead found in recalled pouches of applesauce puree linked to illnesses in at least 34 children in 22 states, the FDA said Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (FDA via AP)
Several more children sickened by fruit pouches tainted with lead, FDA says
Certain applesauce products linked to lead poisoning in children are still being sold at some Florida dollar stores.
So far, there have been 52 reports of young kids getting sick in 25 states, including Florida.
Dollar Tree says it’s working with the FDA on clearing all of the products from its shelves.
FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, file photo, a pair of American Airlines jets are parked on the airport apron at Miami International Airport in Miami. Pilots at another big airline are rejecting a contract offer to seek bigger pay raises. The Allied Pilots Association said Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, that its board voted 15-5 to reject an offer by American Airlines that included wage hikes of 19% over two years. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Feds reviewing viral video showing wheelchair crashing onto airport tarmac
Video that’s gone viral online showing baggage handlers at Miami International Airport sending a wheelchair tumbling down to the tarmac is now being investigated by the feds.
The clip, which was first posted to TikTok, shows an American Airlines baggage handler pushing the wheelchair down a baggage chute.
Federal law requires airlines to accommodate disabled passengers’ needs.
Interior view showing the atrium and escalators at Mayfair in the Grove Mall in Miami, ca. 1980. (Florida State Archives)
Random Florida Fact
On this Black Friday, let’s visit the history of the Florida shopping mall.
Malls hit the scene in Florida in the 1960s. The Winter Park Mall arrived in 1959, and featured a garden of tropical plants with a 25-foot champagne glass fountain at its center.
Coral Ridge Plaza in Fort Lauderdale and Colonial Plaza Mall in Orlando were soon to follow, both built in 1962.
The Northwood Mall in Tallahassee, erected in September 1969, was the first mall built in the state capital, and offered a variety of clothing retailers, a luxury jeweler, a toy store, several restaurants and a Publix.
Interior of the Winter Park Mall with a fountain, Winter Park, Florida, ca. 1959. (Florida State Archives)Interior of the Colonial Plaza Mall, Orlando, Florida, 1966. (Florida State Archives)
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Katrina Scales is a senior content producer for News 6 Mornings, News 6 at Noon, News 6 at 4:30 p.m. and for WKMG's numerous digital platforms. She is the voice and producer behind the award-winning podcast "Your Florida Daily". Katrina grew up in Brevard County and began her journalism career in radio before joining News 6 in 2021.
