Tallahassee Reports
Friday, May 8 2026
Weather: Today, a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, a high near 82. Tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, with a low around 67. Saturday, showers and thunderstorms likely, high near 81. Saturday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low around 69. NWS
US stock markets close down (S&P 500 -0.4%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq -0.1%) as investors eye developments in US-Iran deal (More).
Local Sports: On May 5th two Leon County beach volleyball teams competed in the regional finals for their respective region and classification. Chiles (19-1) beat Bishop Kenny (20-3) in the 2A region 1 finals advancing to the state semifinals, while Florida High (16-4) finished a very successful season with a loss to Episcopal School of Jacksonville (13-8) during the 1A region 1 finals. Details.
Local & State News
TPD crime incident numbers for April 2026 are in. The numbers show that year-to-date (YTD) property crime and violent crime incidents are up 19.87% when compared to YTD numbers in April 2025. Details.
Florida utility customers won’t bear the additional costs brought by new large scale data centers that power artificial intelligence, under a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday. Details
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments in a case involving whether a Panhandle couple has the right to sue a gun range next to their property over the noise it makes. Details
National News
Health officials are tracking roughly 30 people from at least 12 countries who left the hantavirus-infected MV Hondius cruise ship before the outbreak was identified on May 2.
Iran and the US exchange fire as Iran considers the US’ one-page proposal to end war, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz and 30-day ceasefire (More).
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