LOCAL NEWS
The latest employment report shows that the number of jobs in Leon County fell in December when compared to November. There were 157,699 people working in Leon County in December compared to November’s revised employment number of 158,184, a decline of 485 jobs.
A Tallahassee man set to stand trial this week in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend entered a plea instead. Seventeen-year-old Marlacia Kitchen who friends and family called Lacy, was gunned down in her car in the parking lot of the Savoy at Southwood apartments back on October 24, 2022. A friend in the car with her was also shot that night but survived.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS
Lincoln Alum Cayden Bevis is a junior at Binghamton University wrestling in the 197-pound weight class. Get the details on his collegiate career.
FLORIDA NEWS
Gov. Ron DeSantis late Sunday proposed a $115.6 billion budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year that calls for increasing pay for state law-enforcement officers and firefighters, eliminating a commercial-lease tax and holding a new sales-tax “holiday” on guns and ammunition.
NATIONAL NEWS
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was named acting director of the US Agency for International Development yesterday, stepping in as the organization faced increasing calls for its closure by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.
President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada are now paused for at least 30 days after the commander in chief struck last-minute border security deals with both countries. The tariffs—initially set to take effect today—would have ignited a North American trade war, with consequences potentially passed on to consumers.
US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.8%, Dow -0.3%, Nasdaq -1.2%) amid spate of tariff announcements (More).
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
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David, I could not agree with you more. This is absurd, an insult, a violation of public trust.
Jibril Pled down to manslaughter and attempted murder for shooting Two People at least 42 TIMES and will only serve 15 Years? WTH? He should have been charged with Capital 1st. Degree Murder and Attempted Murder with the Death Penalty squarely on the Table, and THEN you plead him down to 1st. Degree Murder and Attempted Murder, Remove the Death Penalty and LIFE In Prison without a chance for Parole.