{"id":275377,"date":"2026-05-18T17:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/275377\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:23:09","slug":"midday-update-local-flea-market-faces-daily-fine-take-what-you-need-access-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/275377\/","title":{"rendered":"Midday Update: Local flea market faces daily fine, Take What You Need Access Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, May 18th: Below are the top stories WTXL ABC 27 is following around the Big Bend, South Georgia, nationally, and your Monday forecast.<\/p>\n<p>1) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/northwest-tallahassee\/rising-costs-push-families-to-seek-help-from-local-nonprofit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rising costs push families to seek help from local nonprofit.<\/a> Women Empowering Each Other held a Take What You Need Access Day, where families lined up to receive essential household items.<\/p>\n<p>Rising costs push families to seek help from local nonprofit<\/p>\n<p>2) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/northwest-tallahassee\/tallahassee-flea-market-faces-250-a-day-fine-amid-permit-dispute-with-the-city\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tallahassee flea market faces $250-a-day fine amid permit dispute with the city.<\/a> A Tallahassee flea market is in a dispute with the city after organizers say they received a 12-hour notice to comply with a code enforcement order to shut down or face a $250-a-day fine. Organizers with the Tallahassee Flea Market Exchange say the confusion began after the city initially issued a building violation, then later changed it to a tent permit violation.<\/p>\n<p>Tallahassee Flea Market receives notice of daily $250 fine<\/p>\n<p>3) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/politics\/the-president\/trump-drops-lawsuit-against-irs-amid-talks-of-establishing-a-1-8b-fund-for-allies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump administration creates $1.7B fund for allies of the president after he drops IRS lawsuit. <\/a>The Justice Department on Monday announced the creation of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate President Donald Trump\u2019s allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by the previous administration.<\/p>\n<p>Trump drops $10B lawsuit against the IRS<\/p>\n<p>4) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/dont-waste-your-money\/can-a-water-leak-detector-save-you-from-costly-water-damage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Can a water leak detector save you from costly water damage?<\/a> Behind the washing machine, under the bathroom or kitchen sink, or at the base of a water heater \u2014 a small leak left undetected can turn into a costly problem.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779124989_244_.png\" alt=\"Are water leak detectors worth buying?\"  width=\"593\" height=\"418\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WCPO<\/p>\n<p>        Are water leak detectors worth buying?<\/p>\n<p>5) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/weather\/first-to-know-weather-summer-comes-early\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Monday Forecast:<\/a> We&#8217;re about to get hot. We&#8217;ll be in the 90s every day this week. The humidity will be rising, making the heat index feel closer to 100\u00b0 as the week progresses. First to Know Meteorologist <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/ryan-gold\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Gold<\/a> has the details below.<\/p>\n<p>First To Know Weather &#8211; An Early Summer<\/p>\n<p>Want to see more local news? 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