The Tallahassee Police Department provided the following update on the incident that took place in Cascades Park. —– On Sept. 10, at approximately 5:21 p.m., the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) received a call reporting that 19-year-old Octavious McCaine had abruptly left home in an agitated state and might become violent if approached. Officers instantly began […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday directed that flags be flown at half-staff at all state and local buildings until sunset Sunday to honor conservative leader Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot this week during an appearance at a Utah university. “It is with a heavy heart that we acknowledge the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The state university system’s Board of Governors on Thursday approved the hiring of Donald Landry as interim president of the University of Florida, with an annual base salary of $2 million — and a potential additional payout if he doesn’t get the president’s job on […]
LOCAL NEWS TPD reports that a suspect in a violent attack at Casacades Park is dead. Get the details. Four suspects have been arrested in connection to the shooting of Florida State University Freshman Football player Ethan Pritchard in Havana, Florida on Aug. 31st. LOCAL SPORTS On Wednesday night, the Florida High girls volleyball team […]
TPD reports that a suspect in a violent attack at Casacades Park is dead. TPD reported Wednesday evening that an investigation was underway following a stabbing that occurred at approximately 7:39 p.m. at Cascades Park. The report stated that two victims, adult females, were stabbed and were in stable condition at a local hospital. The […]
Saying the case should go to trial, an appeals court Wednesday overturned a ruling that sided with CNN in a defamation lawsuit stemming from reports about deaths of children at a Palm Beach County hospital. A three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal rejected a circuit judge’s decision that granted summary judgment to […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying the restrictions don’t implicate speech, a sharply divided appeals-court panel has put on hold a judge’s ruling that blocked parts of a law prohibiting non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens from collecting signatures for ballot proposals. Republican legislators included the restrictions, backed by Gov. Ron […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee Police Department is currently conducting an investigation following a shooting that occurred at approximately 11:41 a.m. near the wooden pavilion area at Jack McLean Park. One victim, a juvenile female, was transported to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the arm. This remains an open and active investigation […]
Charles Ronald Trammell affectionately known to thousands as “Henry” the Radiator Man passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter on September 5, 2025. Born in Cairo, Georgia on May 9, 1930, Ronald was the proprietor of the Tallahassee Radiator Shop, a family business in Tallahassee for almost 100 years. He had an uncanny […]
At the beginning of the school year, the Tallahassee Police Department activated the School Zone Speed Enforcement Program with the goal of keeping “students, educators, crossing guards, and families safe.” To give drivers time to adjust, a 30-day warning period began on Monday, August 11, 2025. During that time, more than 2,500 warning letters were […]