They may have the word French in the title, but French fries are as American as apple pie.

Fry lovers unite! Two of the top fast-food chains are offering F-R-E-E fries to celebrate National Fry Day on Wednesday, July 13.

News4Jax focused on the reports from major restaurant chains in District 5. Waffle HouseIn Jacksonville, at the Waffle House on Commonwealth Avenue, the inspector cited the restaurant with a total of 20 violations. Restaurant Reports: Initial inspection with 20 violation | Follow-up inspectionWendy’sThe only Wendy’s in Middleburg came close to getting shut down during its inspection last week. At the follow-up inspection four days later, the inspector found the restaurant wasn’t storing food correctly again, finding raw chicken, cheese, lettuce, and more was too warm. Restaurant Reports: Initial inspection | Return inspection requiring another follow-upAll restaurant reports are provided by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations.

Police issued warrants a day earlier for 19-year-old Julian Conley in the slaying of Secoriea Turner, police spokesman Anthony Grant said. Patterson said Conley was peacefully protesting and witnessed the shooting but did not open fire himself, though he was armed. Why would you want to charge a man who saw a crime but did not participate in a criminal act? The man got up and opened fire at the vehicle, Patterson said his client told him. Conley said everyone thought somebody in the SUV was shooting and other armed people opened fire at the vehicle, Patterson said.

File- In this Wednesday, June 17, 2020 file photo, Nikita Gleen, raises his hand towards the sky near a Wendy's restaurant, in Atlanta. The Guard troops will provide support at sites including the Capitol and governors mansion, freeing up state law enforcement resources to patrol other areas, according to a statement from Kemp's office. There was no visible presence of Guard troops at either site Tuesday morning. His choice to deploy National Guard troops for todays selfish purpose is outrageous and will endanger lives, she said in a statement. It happened near the Wendys restaurant where a Black man, Rayshard Brooks, was killed by a white police officer June 12.

From San Francisco to South Carolina, a spate of shootings claimed the lives of people celebrating or just taking a drive over the Fourth of July weekend. ___SHE DIED IN MY ARMSSecoriea Turner should have been making TikTok videos on her phone Sunday evening, her mother said. The fast-food restaurant was burned during protests the following night and became a gathering place for demonstrations against police brutality. We knew he was going to be something," the boy's uncle told the San Francisco Chronicle on Monday. "Were protesting for months, for weeks, saying, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter. Black lives matter it seems like, only when a police officer shoots a black person.

ATLANTA – Investigators said Saturday they have issued an arrest warrant for a woman in connection with a fire at a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta during protests over the police shooting of an African American man. Several people are suspected of trying to set fires in the restaurant before the blaze finally spread, fire officials said. Atlanta police officers were called to the Wendy’s on June 12 over complaints of a car blocking the drive-thru lane. On Saturday, a restaurant owner and a historically Black university in Atlanta announced that they will provide full college scholarships to his four children. The award will cover tuition, room and board, and meals to Clark Atlanta University.