By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Calling government efforts “wholly inadequate,” attorneys representing people held at an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades are asking a federal judge to force state and federal officials to allow adequate legal representation at the facility. The detainees’ attorneys on Thursday filed an amended complaint in […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After a contentious legislative session this year that required overtime to hammer out a budget, Florida lawmakers could again face decisions about limiting spending during the 2026 session. “Our work is not done,” House Budget Chairman Lawrence McClure, R-Dover, said Friday after a joint House […]
The Tallahassee Police Department has reported a sexual battery incident in the 1400 block of Market Street in northeast Tallahassee. The incident took place around 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 11. This is the only official information available at this time. Sources have told TR that a suspect was arrested on Friday afternoon. On Friday […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee Police Department provided the following update on the incident that took place in Casacades Park. FHP held a press conference in Fort Braden along with County Commissioner Christian Caban to announce a crackdown on speeding along Highway 20 in Leon County. Florida A&M University is canceling on-campus classes on Friday due to […]
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 […]