The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, May 6, 2024

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LOCAL NEWS

Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) received high marks as a leading metro area in the ‘2023 Leading Metro Locations’ report published in the Q4 2023 issue of Area Development magazine. The Tallahassee
MSA distinguished itself from other communities in the United States.
The Tallahassee MSA ranked # 1 in the U.S. in the “Economic Strength” category & #2 in the Mid-Sized Metro Locations category.

Florida A&M University just got a whole lot richer thanks to a hefty $237 million donation from the Issac Batterson 7th Family Trust and Chief Executive Officer Gregory Gerami. Gerami presented the school with the check Saturday afternoon to FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., who said the money will help reshape the university.

A day after Tallahassee pet rescue owner Judy Du Bois was arrested on criminal animal cruelty charges, she made her first appearance in court and bonded out of jail. She is facing five counts of animal cruelty and five counts of holding animals without sufficient food or water. Du Bois’s arrest comes just three weeks after more than 50 dogs were seized from her self-named animal rescue off Sparrow Road.

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

Florida State baseball split two games with the NC State Wolfpack this past weekend. The Noles dropped game 1 but took game 3, 8-1, on Sunday. They did not play on Saturday. No. 7 Florida State will host Jacksonville for the final $2 Tuesday promotion of the season. Fans can purchase tickets and select concessions for two dollars.

Florida State softball fell in game three of their series on the road at Syracuse 13-5 to close out the regular season. The Noles ended their regular season with a 41-13 overall record and will head into the ACC tournament as the No. 2 seed. FSU will start the tournament on Thursday at 5 p.m. and will play the winner of the first round game against the No. 7 seed and the No. 10 seed.

FLORIDA NEWS

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is offering support for a bipartisan effort to shore up military preparedness for Taiwan. “The United States cannot sit back and let this happen, and that starts with supporting our peaceful and democratic ally Taiwan and its military,” Scott said.

Following the arrests of 16 pro-Palestine protesters at the University of North Florida Thursday night, Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, made a comparison between the people facing charges for not having a permit to the those who participated in the Civil Rights Movement. Approximately 16 people were allegedly charged with “trespass after warning” Thursday night after being given three separate warnings to vacate the premises.

NATIONAL NEWS

Aerospace giant Boeing will attempt the first crewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft tonight, a major milestone in the company’s effort to shuttle astronauts to the International Space Station. The reusable capsule will carry two astronauts to the station, where they’ll spend a week before returning to Earth aboard the same vehicle. 

US Air Force announces plans for a fleet of 1,000 AI-controlled fighter jets, with the first reportedly scheduled to begin operating in 2028; follows a recent successful test flight of an AI-controlled F-16 with a human passenger (More)

US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +1.3%, Dow +1.2%, Nasdaq +2.0%) on the news of weaker-than-expected wage and job data in April, raising expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts (More)

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