LOCAL NEWS
Leon County Commissioner Caban voices frustration over Commissioner Matlow’s fire services position: “is this about policy, or politics?”
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George Edward Lewis II, 83, died on July 25, 2025, at his home on Lake Jackson in Tallahassee from the progression of Parkinson’s Disease. He was born in Tallahassee, Florida, on July 28, 1941. George attended Sealey Elementary School, Elizabeth Cobb Middle School, and Leon High School. He was a 1959 graduate of Leon High School, where he served as Senior Class Vice President. Read obituary.
FLORIDA NEWS
About 100 undocumented immigrants have been deported from an airstrip adjoining the detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” and “the cadence” of outgoing flights is increasing, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.
A Texas-based company filed a federal lawsuit this week against the Florida Division of Emergency Management, alleging it is owed more than $7.5 million after the firm helped evacuate people from war-torn Haiti in 2024.
NATIONAL NEWS
The United States and European Union announced a trade deal yesterday. The framework sees the US applying a 15% tariff on most EU goods, including cars and pharmaceuticals, and a mutual reduction to 0% tariffs on others, including aircraft and semiconductor equipment. Steel and aluminum will remain tariffed at 50%. Tariffs on some goods—including wine—are still under negotiation.
Walmart stabbing in Traverse City, Michigan, leaves 11 people injured, six critically; authorities have yet to identify a motive for the 42-year-old suspect, who faces terrorism, assault, and intent to murder charges (More).
US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq +0.2%) with Nasdaq, S&P 500 hitting all-time intraday highs (More).
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