The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, September 30, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, September 30, 2024

LOCAL NEWS

Tallahassee experienced two fatal shootings this past weekend. Get the details.

Officials with the City of Tallahassee reported over the weekend that the electric grid has now been restored to over 99%.

City adjusts solid waste collection schedule.

Updated Solid Waste Schedule for week of Sep. 30

FLORIDA NEWS

Nearly 40,000 insurance claims had been filed in Florida as of Sunday from Hurricane Helene, which made landfall Thursday night in Taylor County and caused widespread damage in the state. The number of claims and estimated insured losses will increase in the coming days and weeks.

Fatal drug overdoses, which fell in the U.S. last year for the first time since before the pandemic, are down in Florida according to preliminary CDC data.

NATIONAL NEWS

NBC News: More than 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide — either in the United States or abroad — are living outside of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention, according to data ICE provided to Congress earlier this week.

Hurricane Helene has left a trail of devastation since making landfall last week, killing over 100 people across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Dozens of people remain unaccounted for; more than 4 million people have experienced power outages. 

US stock markets close mixed Friday (S&P 500 -0.1%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq -0.4%), with the Dow closing at a record high; key inflation data from August gives traders hope for additional interest cuts this year (More).

TALLAHASSEE WEATHER

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