By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida PERRY — Several hours after Hurricane Idalia hit, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday went to rural Taylor County, where debris, downed trees and some power lines littered the roads. The Category 3 storm made landfall in Taylor County’s Keaton Beach area, and county Sheriff Wayne Padgett said […]
For the August 21-27, TPD reported 59 crime incidents. This included 23 violent crime incidents which is slightly above (8.0%) the average number of violent crime incidents reported on a weekly basis in 2022, which was 21.3. The violent crime incidents included 14 assaults & batteries, 3 sexual batteries, and 3 robberies. TPD reported 36 […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Leon County officials declared a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Idalia which means storm shelters across the county open today at 5:00 p.m. The shelters include: Chiles High School, Lincoln High School, Rickards High School, and Fort Braden School. […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Rapidly growing in strength, a potentially devastating hurricane remains on a path to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast. At tropical-storm strength Monday morning with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, Idalia was forecast to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the northeast gulf’s Big […]
Provided below is information from the State Attorney’s Office of the Second Judicial Circuit related to a recent burglary trial involving evidence from a ring camera. _____ On January 23, 2023, the victim (C.A.) was at work when he received a notification from his RING security camera app around 11:00 in the morning. Upon opening […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee Police is investigating a shooting that took place around 8:00 a.m. Sunday at the Eagle Peak Apartment complex on the 2600 block of W Pensacola Street. A man was found with a gunshot wound to the leg and was […]
Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission that took place August 23, 2023. The Commission voted unanimously for the approval to submit a grant application for $5,047,500 for the Capital Cascades Trail Segment 4 project. This project will reduce the impacts of flooding towards Pineview Elementary and a number of homes in […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Leon County Schools (LCS) Superintendent Rocky Hanna proposed to re-open track & field facilities to the public on Saturday and Sunday mornings, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The proposal comes just weeks after adopting a policy that would limit […]
At the most recent School Board meeting, Leon County Schools (LCS) Superintendent Rocky Hanna proposed to re-open track & field facilities to the public on Saturday and Sunday mornings, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The proposal comes just weeks after adopting a policy that would limit use of the facilities to the public. Mr. […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee City Commissioners unanimously approved changes to the Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB) Wednesday. While the vote was unanimous, 5-0, Commissioners Jack Porter and Jeremy Matlow raised some concerns about the alterations. Mayor John Dailey, Mayor Pro-Tem Dianne Williams-Cox, […]