On Friday, the Tallahassee Police Department reported an arrest related to an armed individual in the area of a local school campus. Provide below is the TPD synopsis: An arrest has been made following reports of threats received by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) regarding an armed individual in the area of a local school […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying “the First Amendment is not absolute,” a federal judge rejected an initial attempt to require state officials to reinstate a biologist who was fired because of a social media post after the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker’s ruling […]
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses proposed Leon County Schools property tax. On November 18th, the Leon County School Board will discuss approving the Unified School Improvement Grant (UniSIG) Supplemental Teacher and Administrator Allocation in the amount of $157,500. The FSU freshman football player who was shot in the head in late August is back home. […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida education leaders on Thursday approved a set of principles that would teach a conservative-backed vision of the United States. The State Board of Education, which also approved social-studies changes intended to highlight ideological evils of communism, signed off on Florida becoming the first state […]
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses retaliation efforts due to TR coverage of TMH. The elimination of government funding for public broadcasting will soon impact WFSU Public Media. Another high-stakes meeting between Leon County Schools and the Leon Classroom Teachers’ Association happened Wednesday evening. LOCAL SPORTS On Nov. 12th, 11 Chiles High School athletes made their […]
By Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix Florida Republicans are trying for the fourth year in a row to ban political flags atop government buildings, including Pride, MAGA, or Black Lives Matter banners. Filed by Republicans Rep. David Borrero and Sen. Clay Yarborough, HB 347 and SB 426 would ban flags referencing politics, race, gender, or sexual orientation being […]
By The News Service of Florida A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges Eastern Florida State College violated the First Amendment rights of an employee who was fired because of social-media posts after the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. Attorneys for Erika Santos, who worked as a grant accountant at the Brevard County college, filed […]
LOCAL NEWS The unseasonably cold weather didn’t keep 43-year-old Jean Francois and his three young children from taking in the Veteran’s Day parade in Tallahassee on Tuesday. TPD recently provided a synopsis of an attempted homicide incident. Get the details. LOCAL SPORTS On Nov. 5th and Nov. 8th, two post season swim meets took place […]
TPD recently provided a synopsis of an attempted homicide incident. The synopsis is provided below. 2025-00194139 / Attempted Homicide / 4000 block of Catawba Street / 10:52 PM (Nov. 10) The victim and suspect became involved in an argument, during which the suspect shot the victim in the head with a handgun. The suspect subsequently […]
By Florida Phoenix Staff The unseasonably cold weather didn’t keep 43-year-old Jean Francois and his three young children from taking in the Veteran’s Day parade in Tallahassee on Tuesday. “I love America. So we want to come and enjoy America,” said Francois, who, along with his wife and his son, emigrated to the United States […]