The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

LOCAL NEWS

As of November 1, 2024, the year-to-date numbers indicate that the total number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department are down 6.9% when compared to the same period in 2023.

Review the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on November 6, 2024.

Tallahassee State College recently announced that President Jim Murdaugh has been recognized in the Florida 500 for the second year in a row.

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

The FHSAA 3A State Championships took place at the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training (FAST) center located in Ocala, FL on Nov. 8 and Nov. 9. Leon County high schools that qualified were Chiles, Lincoln and Leon. Get the details.

FLORIDA NEWS

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott’s immediate future will be decided Wednesday by his colleagues as they vote on a new Senate Majority Leader.

Florida posted a record third-quarter tourism total this year, with the numbers bolstered by U.S. visitors as international travel continued to lag behind pre-pandemic levels, according to the Visit Florida tourism-marketing agency.

NATIONAL NEWS

President-elect Donald Trump selects South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) to lead Department of Homeland Security, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) to serve as US ambassador to Israel, Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense, former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe (R) as CIA director; see all Trump picks here (More). 

US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.9%, Nasdaq -0.1%) for first time since Election Day (More).

TALLAHASSEE WEATHER

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