The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

LOCAL NEWS

On November 19th in Tampa, the Florida Retail Federation honored Detective Autumn Moore of the Tallahassee Police Department as its 2024 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. The state’s largest retailer association says Moore has disrupted organized retail theft in the capital city with a mix of rapid response and cutting-edge technology.

One man is dead and another injured after Tallahassee police say the pair were shot around 6:45 p.m. Monday, according to a Facebook post from the Tallahassee Police Department.

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

On Nov. 22, four high school football teams from the Tallahassee area competed in the second round of the regional championships in their respective class. Maclay, FSUHS, and Godby all lost while Lincoln was the only team to advance to the next round.

On Nov. 23 and Nov. 24, the University of West Florida (UWF) volleyball team competed in the Gulf South Conference tournament. Chiles alum Delaney Scott-Hanowell (Fr.) played an important role in both matches as a middle for UWF.

FLORIDA NEWS

Receiving President-elect Donald Trump’s endorsement and setting off political dominoes, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced Monday he will run for a Northwest Florida congressional seat vacated by former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Florida Politics’ countdown of the Top 30 lobbying firms for Q3 continues with a rundown of the No. 15 through No. 11 ranked firms.

NATIONAL NEWS

The judge overseeing the Jan. 6 election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump dropped charges yesterday, following a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith. Smith similarly moved to dismiss charges against Trump, accusing him of illegally retaining classified documents after leaving office.  

US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq +0.3%) following news President-elect Donald Trump selects hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department (More) 

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