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LOCAL NEWS
On Sunday, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed three tornados hit southern Leon County on Friday morning. The NWS released detailed information related to the three tornados.
Leon County is going to begin curbside vegetative disaster debris for the unincorporated are of the county. Storm-related debris collection will begin Friday, May 17, with a second pass in late May or early June. Collection will occur on both public and private roads in the unincorporated area. The county is encouraging Leon County residents with questions about debris pickup to visit the county’s emergency information portal at LeonCountyFL.gov/ei.
Ahead of more forecasted rain later today, the county is activating its sandbag location pickup sites starting at 9:00 a.m. today. The sandbag pickup sites will be at the following locations: the Northeast Branch Library, Apalachee Regional Park, Fred George Park, the intersection of Oak Ridge Rd and Ranchero Rd, and the Ft. Braden Community Park. The County asks residents to take no more than 15 bags so as to allow others to prepare.
Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna yesterday announced the district’s plans for school today. High schools will start at 8 a.m., elementary schools will start at 9 a.m. and middle schools will start at 10 a.m. as the district pushed all start times back by 30 minutes. The end of day release schedule will remain normal. The district will not have school bus transportation for students on Monday. Hanna noted that school buses will not be able to navigate roads that are still blocked by downed trees, powerlines and debris, and that students experiencing hardships will be eligible for excused absences.
The Tallahassee Police Department confirms two men are dead and two other people are hurt after a shooting in an Apalachee Parkway shopping center.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS
The sixth-ranked Florida State Men’s Golf team prepares for a tough NCAA Regional starting Monday when it battles the field at Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif., from May 13-15. The Seminoles are one of six No. 1 seeds in the six regions played, and look to defend their top seed against 13 other schools
FLORIDA NEWS
On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on HB 1083, which updates Florida law and processes to bring them into federal compliance and offer more safeguards and input for potential adoptees. One significant change is that the legislation will align the Department of Children and Families’ background checks with federal requirements. After a satisfactory criminal records check, all household members have seven days to submit fingerprints to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is sending his Disaster Fraud Action Strike Team (DFAST) to Leon and Gadsden counties following a severe storm which left tens of thousands without power. The law enforcement team will work with residents to help spot post-storm fraud and make sure contractors are acting properly while repairing the damage.
NATIONAL NEWS
Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI is expected to reveal a major product update today, which reports suggest may be a search engine positioned to compete with rival Google. The company has made numerous moves suggesting the launch of a search product, though CEO Sam Altman denied it would be announced today, alluding to a separate unspecified project. Watch the livestream here (1 pm ET).
Michael Cohen—former President Donald Trump’s one-time personal lawyer—is set to take the stand today as a key witness in the Manhattan hush money case against Trump. Trump’s defense is expected to focus on questions around Cohen’s credibility; the now-disbarred lawyer was sentenced to prison in 2018 for financial crimes, including violation of campaign finance laws.
US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq -0.03%), with Dow experiencing best week since December 2023 (More).
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
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The only way to improve the power service/outage situation is by placing the service lines underground. This has been a challenge because every time it’s considered or talked about, protecting the canopy trees thwart to discussion. I understand that. However, there is a process known as Horizontal Directional Drilling that can help make it happen while protecting the trees. It’s costly, but doable. If they would stop raiding the Utilites funds for General Fund expenses, it can be done… then again, they’d have to raise property taxes to fill the void or cut wasteful spending. The local politicians don’t want to be known for raising taxes, and sure as hell won’t cut wasteful spending… so, there you go.
As for The Tallahassee Police Department Incident Alert. Sounds like a major looting plan gone awry.
You know – “out of site, out of mind.”
When this is over I hope we look into how to better harden our power situation and make sure we are prioritizing spending tax dollars on fundemental services, not “development” , which can take care of itself.
Has anyone seen Reese Goad giving interviews, talking to residents and businesses in any meaningful way who were affected by the tornadoes? How about the mayor? Shameful!!
bicentennial disappointing so far, but a whole new day with new city mgmt would make up for it