Tallahassee Reports
Friday, May 15 2026
Weather: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 61. Saturday, increasing clouds, with a high near 89. Saturday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 69. NWS
US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.8%, Dow +0.8%, Nasdaq +0.9%), driven by optimism over US-China ties after President Donald Trump’s Beijing visit (More).
Local & State News
What Jeremy Matlow thought was another social media driven political attack on Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad – this time involving Goad’s family – backfired when Matlow was informed he had his facts wrong. However, the damage was done, as his false claims wrongly implicated a city employee, with Matlow accusing him of public corruption. Details.
The Tallahassee Urban League is speaking out after two deadly shootings within five days of each other rocked the community. Details.
Florida’s drug overdose deaths continued to decline in 2025, according to state data released Wednesday.
The Senate dropped funding requests for a series of programs tied to Senate President Ben Albritton’s “rural renaissance” plan Thursday. Details
National News
President Donald Trump travels back to the US today after concluding the first presidential visit to China in nearly a decade. See photos of the three-day trip here.
US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks resigns in the latest leadership change at the Department of Homeland Security (More).
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