The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, March 25, 2024

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LOCAL NEWS

Get the numbers behind the contentious contract negotiations between the City of Tallahassee and Firefighters Union. What is the city offering and what is the Firefighter Union asking for?

Public records indicate that Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter billed city taxpayers $1,185 in March of 2022 for coding training through a company called “SheCodes.” SheCodes advertises ” Online Coding Workshops for Women” that will help “Access a new career in Technology.”

Leon County Sheriff’s office is investigating an attempted murder that took place at the 1400 block of Barineau Road. Around midnight on Saturday, officials say they responded to a call about a stabbing and upon arriving on scene deputies found an adult male suffering from non-life threatening injuries. The victim was transported to a local hospital, his current condition is unknown.

A Tallahassee woman has been charged in connection to the death of her 3-year-old son. Camren Evans, 35, faces a charge of aggravated manslaughter of a child in connection to his death. Her arrest stems from a death investigation of the child who was found unresponsive inside a Tallahassee apartment in January of last year. Evans is accused of leaving her son in the care of a man who she purchased drugs from, court records allege. Her son was approximately 1 year old at the time

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

No. 12 Florida State baseball team fell 14-12 Sunday afternoon to No. 3 Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Florida State hit five more home runs and had 12 on the weekend but could not contain a hot-hitting Tiger team as the Noles were swept by Clemson.

The FSU women’s basketball team got beat in their first round matchup against the No. 8 seed Alabama Crimson Tide 82-74 last Friday. Ta’Niya Latson led Florida State (23-11) with 25 points and five assists. Makayla Timpson had 23 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. The Noles’ season officially ended with the loss.

FLORIDA NEWS

Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio continues to say that he has not talked to Donald Trump or his team about running for Vice President, but strongly defended the former President during a weekend appearance on ABC News. Rubio, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010 before launching his own unsuccessful bid for president, has seen his name bubble up as a possible Vice Presidential pick.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $9.5 million in awards Friday to Florida’s Coral Reef Restoration and Recovery Initiative, which bolsters academic and private partnerships to safeguard Florida’s Coral Reef. The initiative ensures state development to infrastructure and capacity for coral propagation.

NATIONAL NEWS

Former President Donald Trump faces a deadline today to cover a $454M judgment handed down in a February New York civil fraud trial to avoid the potential seizure of assets by the state. Lawyers for Trump have argued the fine should be stayed while the full appeals process plays out. 

The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with profound implications for millions of women no matter where they live in America and, perhaps, for the race for the White House.

Markets close mixed Friday (Dow -0.8%, S&P 500 -0.1%, Nasdaq +0.2%); Dow drops more than 300 points Friday but still ends with best week since December (More). 

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