LOCAL NEWS
Developing Story: City commission candidate Dot Inman-Johnson is calling on Leon County Schools to pay millions in fire service fees even though school districts across the state are exempt from the fee.
After a 3-day jury trial that began on September 11 and featured 12 witnesses for the prosecution, Jaheim Nix was found guilty of 1st degree murder. Get the details.
FLORIDA NEWS
Waterfront property owners have gone to a federal appeals court after a judge last month sided with the Pinellas County town of Redington Beach in a dispute about public beach access.
Officials working for Polk County Public Schools (PCPS) are facing new legal questions swirling around its new school bus camera contract, a program aimed at trying to keep students safe. But the program itself remains embroiled in controversy thanks to an illegal payment scheme and how the contract was amended without going through a transparent competitive bidding process.
NATIONAL NEWS
The FBI is investigating an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The attack took place yesterday around 2 pm ET at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump is safe; the suspect, known for expressing pro-Ukrainian views, is in custody.
DirecTV and Disney reach deal to end 13-day blackout that had blocked ESPN, ABC, and other Disney-owned TV networks for DirecTV’s 11 million customers (More)
US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.7%, Nasdaq +0.7%) with Nasdaq closing out its best week of the year (More).
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
You want Leon County Schools to pay millions in fire service fees when they can’t even give the Teachers a Raise without going up on our Taxes?