Florida motorists paid an average of $2.67 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline Monday, a 14-cent drop from a week earlier, according to the AAA auto club. “Crude oil prices remain relatively unchanged from the end of 2025 and unaffected amid questions about Venezuela’s impact on the oil market,” AAA said in a news release. […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida After months of speculation, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins on Monday announced he will run for governor this year, setting up a Republican primary fight against Congressman Byron Donalds, former state House Speaker Paul Renner and investment firm CEO James Fishback. The announcement, which came a day before […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Monday, January 12, 2026 Weather: Today, mostly sunny, high near 55. Tonight, patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Tuesday, high near 63. Tuesday night, low around 41. NWS US stock markets close up Friday (S&P 500 +0.7%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq +0.8%), with S&P 500 finishing at record […]
With Leon County high school soccer teams starting the final stretch of the regular season, Tallahassee Reports is highlighting the top three stat leaders, using MaxPreps stats updated through Jan. 9. The stats will be based on a point system used my MaxPreps which counts goals as two points and assists as one point. Note […]
By Mitch Perry, The Florida Phoenix All eight Democratic U.S. representatives from Florida have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to immediately restore temporary protected status (TPS) to Venezuelans in the U.S. following the administration’s military attack on Venezuela last weekend. TPS provides a shield against deportation for people from counties in the middle […]
By The News Service of Florida High-school sports coaches would be able to spend their own money, up to $15,000 annually per team, to help players in need of food, transportation or recovery services, under a bill filed Thursday for the upcoming legislative session. The bill (HB 1253), filed by Rep. Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Friday, January 9, 2026 Weather: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Tonight, a low around 61. Saturday, high near 78 with a low around 56. Sunday, high near 62, low around 34. NWS US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.0%, Dow +0.6%, Nasdaq -0.4%) as investors rotate out of technology […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida The University of West Florida Board of Trustees on Thursday approved former state Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr., an ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis, to serve as the university’s president. Diaz, who has been interim president since July, emerged from a search as the lone finalist for […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Thursday, January 8, 2026 Weather: Today, a high near 75. Tonight, low around 57. Friday, high near 77. NWS US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -1.0%, Nasdaq +0.2%); S&P 500 and the Dow pull back from records (More). High School Sports: Leading scorers for boys and girls basketball. ________________________________________________________________ Local […]
With the basketball season nearing its midpoint, Tallahassee Reports is highlighting the top three leading scorers in Leon County, using MaxPreps stats updated through Jan. 6. Jaden Staten, Godby Godby Senior Jaden Staten leads the Cougars in points averaging 23.8 a game with a season total of 286. So far this year Staten has dropped […]