In a press release Wednesday, LCSO revealed that six people were arrested during the months of May and June and face various charges, ranging from trafficking to conspiracy to traffic. Those suspects include Abraham Wiggins, Jukil Whitehead, Antonio Johnson, Antwan Lewis, Rafael Garland and Lee Harris Jr. The press release stated that during the Summer […]
On Oct. 1st, the Chiles volleyball team (21-1) hosted the Leon lions (11-6) in a conference matchup with few games left in the 2025-2026 season. The Timberwolves snapped Leon’s five game win streak beating the lions in straight sets, 25-17, 25-19, and 25-14. This was the Timberwolves seventh win in a row advancing to a […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to laws allowing use of medical marijuana and hemp, a state appeals court Wednesday reversed course and said police officers can’t search vehicles only on the basis of smelling cannabis. The 2nd District Court of Appeal’s main opinion said that for “generations, cannabis was […]
By Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening to put lawmakers on the spot about property taxes during the heat of their reelection campaigns. The governor, during a news conference at Jacksonville International Airport Wednesday, reiterated that he believes voters should decide the fate of the property tax in the state come the […]
LOCAL NEWS Today, at 9:00 a.m. the city will hold the first public hearing on the FSU and TMH Memorandum of Understanding and schedule the second Public Hearing for October 22, 2025. A former Tallahassee teacher is now in state prison for misconduct with a student. State records show Sophina Webb arrived at the Florida […]
By The News Service of Florida Amid confusion over the impact of an appeals-court decision that overturned the state’s ban on openly carrying firearms, a House Democratic leader on Tuesday filed a measure seeking to ensure that certain places — such as legislative meetings, jails and police stations — remain gun-free zones. Rep. Christine Hunchofsky, […]
By Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix More than 20 new state laws take effect today, ranging from increased criminal penalties for restraining and abandoning animals during natural disasters to a ban on the sale and use of license plate flippers. Laws can take effect immediately upon being signed, on July 1 with the start of the state’s fiscal […]
LOCAL NEWS Political Notes: Allison Tant Kicks Off Final House Campaign, Matlow Targets “Wealthy Individuals”, & Bernard Stevens to Challenge Dianne Wiliams-Cox. Get the details. Tune into Real Talk 93.3 for The Steve Stewart Show today at 12:00 p.m. Topics: The possible sale of the Capital City Country Club, recent divisive comments by Leon County […]
Allison Tant Kicks Off Final House Campaign Allison Tant, Florida House member representing District 9, kicked off her final House campaign – due to term limits – on Monday at Food Glorious Food in Midtown. Tant first won the seat on November 3, 2020, and has subsequently been re-elected. Tant addressed the crowd, “Thank you […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Twenty-five cities and counties filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a new state law that blocks local governments from approving “more restrictive or burdensome” changes to growth plans for the next two years. The challenge, filed in Leon County circuit court, contends that the law (SB […]