{"id":367711,"date":"2026-08-10T19:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/367711\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T19:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:28:09","slug":"midday-update-free-rides-to-the-polls-food-additives-ingredients-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/367711\/","title":{"rendered":"Midday Update: Free rides to the polls, Food additives &#038; ingredients proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) \u2014 Monday, August 10th: 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\/news\/local-news\/in-your-neighborhood\/south-tallahassee\/vote-by-bus-program-offers-free-rides-to-polls-in-south-tallahassee-communities\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vote by Bus program offers free rides to polls in South Tallahassee communities.<\/a> The program serves the Jack McLean, Columbia Gardens, and Jake Gaither communities, aiming to remove transportation as a barrier for voters who don&#8217;t have a car, have limited access to transportation, or can&#8217;t drive.<\/p>\n<p>Vote by Bus program offers free rides to polls in South Tallahassee communities<\/p>\n<p>2)  <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/northwest-tallahassee\/lively-tech-students-offer-free-back-to-school-haircuts-at-griffin-middle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lively Tech students offer free back-to-school haircuts at Griffin Middle.<\/a> The event aims to take the cost of a haircut off parents&#8217; plates while giving barbering students hands-on, real-world experience.<\/p>\n<p>Free back-to-school haircuts offered  at Griffin Middle School<\/p>\n<p>3)<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/science-and-tech\/natural-disasters\/at-least-20-dead-after-powerful-7-4-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-colombia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> At least 20 dead after powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Colombia.<\/a> The epicenter was in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choco region about 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Bogota, the U.S. Geological Survey and Colombia\u2019s counterpart reported. <\/p>\n<p>Numerous deaths reported after 7.4 earthquake strikes Colombia<\/p>\n<p>4)<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/health\/trump-officials-propose-new-scrutiny-of-food-additives-and-ingredients\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Trump officials propose new scrutiny of food additives and ingredients.<\/a> The proposal would change a decades-old policy that advocates have called a regulatory loophole, blaming it for allowing thousands of unvetted ingredients into the U.S. food supply.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786390089_872_.jpeg\" alt=\"Fast,Food,Leftovers.,Wasted,Food.\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"804\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shutterstock.com\/monticello<\/p>\n<p>        Fast food leftovers in a pile.<\/p>\n<p>5) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/weather\/first-to-know-weather-a-hot-week-in-store\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Monday Forecast:<\/a> By midday, we will reach the upper 80s and low 90s, and we should stay there for most of the afternoon. 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; Very Hot This Week<\/p>\n<p>Want to see more local news? 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