TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Monday, February 9, 2026 Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 71. Tonight, patchy fog after 1am, with a low around 46. Tuesday, a high near 74. Tuesday night, a low around 53. NWS LCSO Booking Report 02-06-26: See report here. The Dow Jones closed above 50,000 for the first time Friday. The surge—1,207 points, […]
By The News Service of Florida Nearly 1,400 acres in Hardee County, including land for citrus and crop production, was put under a shield from residential and commercial development through $6.01 million in conservation-easement deals, the state announced Friday. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that five separate Rural and Family Lands Protection […]
By Mitch Perry, The Florida Phoenix Two Democratic U.S. Reps. from Central Florida — Maxwell Frost and Darren Soto — have written a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons regarding speculation they will soon open an ICE detention center in Orlando. Their message is […]
TPD crime incident numbers for January 2026 are in. The numbers show that property crime and violent crime incidents are up when compared to January 2025. The broader 12-month trends show that property incidents, after months of declining, have leveled out while violent crime incidents, after declining, are trending up. Over the last three months […]
On Wednesday, Leon County high school principals sent out emails to parents and students addressing the consequences of demonstrations addressing the national controversy over ICE enforcement of federal immigration laws. The email (shown below) recognized the students’ constitutional rights to free speech but noted that “district’s primary responsibility is to maintain safe, orderly schools and […]
The Leon County Division of Real Estate Management (Division of Real Estate), created in 2012, recently released an annual update on County real estate related activities. As of December 31, 2025, the County Real Estate Portfolio consisted of 529 parcels totaling 5,748 acres, and 96 buildings with 2,252,539 square feet. These buildings have various uses. […]
Demetrius Alpha Omega Murray, 33, has pleaded guilty in federal court regarding the six-count Indictment for interstate communication of threats to injure children. The allegations in the Indictment caused the lockdown of three Tallahassee area schools. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the guilty plea. U.S. Attorney Heekin […]
On Thursday, February 5, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting. The Type A & Pre-Submittal meetings allow applicants to receive detailed comments on their project proposals from all relevant departments. The goal is to identify potential problems & solutions early in process. Listed below […]
On January 30th, the Tallahassee Police Department welcomed its first class of 24 officers of 2026 following their Swearing-In Ceremony. The event carried special significance as it kicked off the start of the department’s bicentennial year, marking 200 years of service to the Tallahassee community. After completing in-house training, these officers were formally sworn in […]
Due to the recent cold weather and resulting higher electric utility bills, the City of Tallahassee announced the launching of the Weather Relief Assistance Program (WRAP). The city press release notes that “January has been one of the coldest in decades in Tallahassee, with multiple rounds of freezing weather, including 10 nights where temperatures fell below […]