LOCAL NEWS
Former Democratic state senator Loranne Ausley says she’s running for Tallahassee mayor, joining a field that already includes City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and local attorney Daryl Parks.
The Tallahassee Police Department is currently conducting a homicide investigation following a shooting that occurred at approximately 1:53 a.m. on September 20th, in the 2700 block of Kennedy Drive.
LOCAL SPORTS
Godby defeated Chiles in a high school football matchup that featured 3 kickoff returns for touchdowns. Get the details.
FLORIDA NEWS
Byron Donalds got deep into policy prescriptions while addressing a crowd of at least 150 people who gathered at La Teresita, a Cuban eatery in the city’s Hispanic district.
Florida’s unemployment rate inched up to 3.8 percent in August, after holding steady at 3.7 percent since April, according to a report released Friday by the state Department of Commerce.
NATIONAL NEWS
An estimated 200,000 people attended a memorial service honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk yesterday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
President Donald Trump announces $100K fees for new H-1B applicants, up from $2K to $5K per applicant; Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and other finance and technology companies use the visa to recruit workers from abroad (More).
US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq +0.7%) with all three indexes reaching all-time highs (More).
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER

Sounds like I’m going to have to write-in my pet turtle for mayor…
Conflicted Lib : Melody H; Local consultants still covering their Gillum-Maddox and Marks, fingerprints. Suspect ? Consultants would rather manage a chimpanzee’s driving test.
C’Mon! Tallahassee can do a heck of a lot better than Matlow, Parks, and Ausley. This is disgraceful!
Ausley and Parks? Corey’s losers? The consultants not even trying this year. Maybe in 2030
I think its swell the TPD is investigating a homicide. Best of luck with that TPD. (Dripping Sarcasm)