Lawsuit Targets DeSantis Over Migrant Flights

Lawsuit Targets DeSantis Over Migrant Flights

By Jim Saunders and Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As he defended sending migrants to “sanctuary jurisdictions,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday was hit with a potential class-action lawsuit that alleged Venezuelan migrants were lured with false promises to fly last week from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. The lawsuit, […]

Leon County High School Volleyball Players of the Week: Johnson, Stewart, & Hultquist

Leon County High School Volleyball Players of the Week: Johnson, Stewart, & Hultquist

Kaylin Johnson and Kate Stewart of Chiles High School and Kenzie Hultquist of Florida State University High School have been named TR’s Leon County High School Volleyball Players of the Week for week three of the season, ending September 9th. The awards are based on an analysis of statistics provided to MaxPreps – the official scores and […]

Another Firearm Incident on Leon County School Property

Another Firearm Incident on Leon County School Property

The first quarter of the school year is not yet in the books and there have already been three arrests related to firearms on Leon County school property. The latest incident happened at Leon High School when the school’s resource deputy arrested a 17-year-old student last week for having a loaded gun. The Leon County […]

Key Senate Race Heats Up in North Florida

Key Senate Race Heats Up in North Florida

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Stakes are high in a North Florida contest between a scion of a prominent Democratic political family and a former football star who is a “huge fan” of Gov. Ron DeSantis, in one of the state Senate’s most closely watched races this year. Incumbent Sen. […]

Post COVID Trends Show Arrests & Traffic Violations Down, Violent Crime Up

Post COVID Trends Show Arrests & Traffic Violations Down, Violent Crime Up

A comparison of Tallahassee public safety statistics before and after the COVID pandemic reveal that violent crime has increased while arrests are down. In addition, data shows that traffic violations decreased during the COVID pandemic but has returned to pre-COVID levels. Is there a connection between decreased traffic enforcement and the increase in violent crime […]

Dr. Jordan Walters: Common Shoulder Injuries and Treatments

Dr. Jordan Walters: Common Shoulder Injuries and Treatments

Dr. Jordan Walters with TOC recently appeared on The Greg Tish Show during the TOC OrthoMinute segment to talk about common shoulder injuries and what to do about them. The rotator cuff, which Dr. Walters described as “just a set of four muscles around the shoulder underneath that big deltoid muscle,” will experience normal wear […]

Leon County Workforce, Jobs Expand in July

Leon County Workforce, Jobs Expand in July

The latest jobs report shows that there were 153,387 people working in Leon County in July, which is 1,236 more than last month’s revised employment number. The July unemployment rate came in at 3.0%, down from the 3.1% reported last month. One year ago, the July 2021 unemployment rate was 4.6%. In July, 2019 the […]

Leon County High School Volleyball Players of the Week: Steward, Wenhold & Sutherland

Leon County High School Volleyball Players of the Week: Steward, Wenhold & Sutherland

Dyani Steward of Lincoln High School, Madison Wenhold of Florida Sate University High School and Skyla Sutherland, also of Lincoln High School, have been named TR’s Leon County High School Volleyball Players of the Week for week two of the season, ending September 2nd. The awards are based on an analysis of statistics provide to MaxPreps – […]

National Guard Could Help at Short-Staffed Prisons

National Guard Could Help at Short-Staffed Prisons

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As the state continues to struggle with a shortage of correctional officers, a legislative panel next week will consider a plan that would activate Florida National Guard members to help at prisons, according to a document published Friday. The Joint Legislative Budget Commission is slated […]