1. 61 out of 67 counties in Florida have declared a state of emergency and the evacuations in some areas have begun as tropical storm Helene is expected to make landfall tomorrow evening, with category 3 potential.
2. Hall of Fame QB Brett Farve is currently in the middle of a money scandal centered around speeches he was paid for but allegedly never gave. Now, he is facing a much more personal battle. It was just revealed the former Packers QB has Parkinson’s disease.
3. Coca-Cola is discontinuing the production of its new Spiced flavor just six months after the soda hit shelves, marking the end of a disappointing attempt to attract younger drinkers. Instead of spiced coke they should have made flaming hot coke.
4. I can’t even keep an aloe plant alive and they are almost impossible to kill, so stories like this really trigger me. Scientists have taken a 1,000 year old seed and successfully grown it into an unknown species of tree that may have been featured in the bible. Oh, good for you!
5. and a Long Island community that’s been overrun by Canada geese is turning to dogs to help solve the problem. The Town of Oyster Bay has hired a company that uses Australian Shepherds to chase the birds away twice a day. Each goose deposits up to four pounds of droppings a day and that waste can contain salmonella, e coli and MRSA [[ Mur-zuh ]]. There seems to be less goose droppings but because no one picks up after their dogs, the town now has a new problem to deal with …and THAT’S TRENDING.
