By John Haughey, The Center Square Drug-related deaths declined by 5 percent and opioid-caused deaths decreased by 13 percent during the first six months of 2018 compared to the previous year, but deaths caused by fentanyl spiked by 64 percent, according to a report from the Florida Medical Examiners Commission (MEC). Overall, the MEC’s interim […]
By Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer, Seminoles.com TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – New Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin Jr. met with the media Monday to discuss his new job, his vision for the program and how he’s different than his legendary father. Here are his full remarks. When did you feel confident that you would get the […]
By Veronique George, FAMU News Newly elevated African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Senior Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr., will address Florida A&M University (FAMU) graduates as the Summer Commencement speaker on Aug. 2. The commencement ceremony for graduates from all schools and colleges will be held at 6 p.m. in the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium, 1800 Wahnish Way, Tallahassee. More than 300 undergrad, graduate and law degrees will be conferred during […]
Andrew Gillum could not resist. In response to a tweet by attorney John Morgan, Gillum replied with some harsh language. Gillum tweeted: “I don’t live on your plantation and I don’t take advice from Trump impersonators & DeSantis suck ups.” The back and forth began Sunday morning when John Morgan tweeted out a link of […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that passenger traffic increased in June by 6.8% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 67,795 during last June to 72,424 this year. The Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts increased for the two major carriers. American was up […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county decreased 1.1% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 366 single-family home resales in June 2018 and 362 resales in June 2019. Last month there were 344 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in June 2019 decreased 1.2% […]
By Dave Heller, FSU News Florida State University embarked on a mission to harness the brain power of some of the community’s brightest people and teach them new skills to tackle the persistent problem of homelessness. Florida State faculty members led an effort at the FSU Innovation Hub to show local business, government and education […]
By John Haughey | The Center Square Florida lawmakers passed a state law banning “sanctuary cities” during their 2019 session knowing the controversial measure would invite lawsuits. The South Miami City Commission took the first step in obliging that anticipation, unanimously agreeing during a special Tuesday night meeting to hire an attorney to initiate what […]
According to campaign filings with the Florida Department of State, last month Andrew Gillum transferred $500,000 from his political committee, Forward Florida, to a non-profit he runs called Forward Florida Action. The non-profit was created by Gillum earlier this year with the mission to register and re-engage 1 million Democratic voters by the 2020 election. […]
Current District 4 Leon County Commissioner Bryan Desloge and challenger Brian Welch have started raising money ahead of the 2020 election. Campaign reports filed this month, for campaign activity through the end of June, show that Desloge raised $68,715 from 331 donations. Welch reported donations of $20,310 from 108 donations. Donations are limited to $250 […]