TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) — Monday, August 17th: Below are the top stories WTXL ABC 27 is following around the Big Bend, South Georgia, nationally, and your Monday forecast.
1) Manna on Meridian fills weekend food gap for Tallahassee families. The all-volunteer food distribution at Faith Presbyterian Church serves more than 2,100 neighbors each month, with 56% of those served being children and seniors.
2) Bainbridge's Little Free Library network expands. For 17-year-old Elizabeth Adams, the expansion is personal. As she prepares for college, she's donated about 20 books to Little Free Libraries in Bainbridge.
3) Hayden Panettiere, ‘Nashville’ and ‘Heroes’ actress, dies at 36, her father confirms. There were no signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances, police said, adding they were called to the apartment complex by an acquaintance of Panettiere who called 911.
4) New tariffs on $28 billion in Canadian goods set to go into effect this week. The tariffs would impose a 50% rate on Canadian goods, including dairy, cement, alcohol, hockey sticks, and more.
5) Monday Forecast: We are in an Extreme Heat Warning and Heat Advisory across the area from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. The heat index can peak around 112° within the Heat Advisory, and 115° within the Extreme Heat Warning. First to Know Meteorologist Ryan Gold has the details below.
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