LOCAL NEWS
Today, the Tallahassee Police Department is recognizing the anniversary of the tragic death of Officer Ernest Kearns Ponce de Leon.
The Leon County Board of County Commissioners will hold a regular public meeting Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 3:00 p.m. Full agenda here.
Tune-in to The Stewart Show today at noon on Real Talk 93.3.
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LOCAL SPORTS
Tallahassee’s Prostyle Volleyball Academy (PSVA) 17 & under indoor volleyball team finished second in the USA Volleyball 2025 Girls’ Junior National Championship Tournament.
FLORIDA NEWS
As they urge a U.S. district judge to halt an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, environmental groups are pushing back against Trump administration arguments seeking to distance the federal government from responsibility for the project.
Florida’s general-revenue tax collections beat expectations in May, with economists saying part of the gain was tied to people buying goods in anticipation of the effects of tariffs.
NATIONAL NEWS
The US is set to impose a 25% blanket tariff on all imports from Japan and South Korea, effective Aug. 1, according to an announcement yesterday from President Donald Trump. He also disclosed new rates for 12 other countries, including Malaysia (25%), Kazakhstan (25%), South Africa (30%), Bangladesh (35%), Laos (40%), and Myanmar (40%). The upcoming measures were communicated through formal letters to the countries’ leaders, which Trump shared on social media.
US measles cases are at the highest level since 1992, before the disease was considered eliminated in 2000. The annual measles tally is 1,277 confirmed cases across 38 states and Washington, DC. At least 155 people have been hospitalized, and three deaths have been confirmed—two children in Texas and one adult in New Mexico. See a map here.
US stock markets close down (S&P 500 -0.8%, Dow -0.9%, Nasdaq -0.9%) after President Donald Trump announces a slew of new tariffs taking effect Aug. 1 (More).
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