LOCAL NEWS The Florida Supreme Court has been asked by the Florida Attorney General’s Office to deny Donald Dillbeck’s stay of execution. Dillbeck is scheduled to die by lethal injection next week for the 1990 murder of Faye Vann, who was stabbed to death in her car outside the Tallahassee Mall. The Attorney General’s Office […]
LOCAL NEWS Today, at 9 a,.m., the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will consider a request by Global RER Workforce, LLC (Global City) for a $7 million loan for the development of a 7-story, 300-unit workforce housing complex. The complex will also consist of 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail for a small grocery […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined a legislative proposal Monday to expand rules to prevent state pension investments that use ratings he and other Republican leaders consider “woke.” DeSantis said the legislation, which will be pursued during the legislative session that will start March 7, would block […]
On Monday February 6th, a Fairview Middle School student was arrested for possession of a loaded Smith and Wesson 9mm firearm in his bookbag on school property. A student notified Leon County Sheriff’s Office Resource Deputy of an incident with a student having a firearm. The Sheriff’s Office reported that the student admitted taking the […]
The News Service of Florida After losing a campaign last year for governor, former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has launched a bid to chair the Florida Democratic Party. In a prepared statement Monday, Fried said she would “commit to rebuilding our party from the ground up” after Democrats in 2022 lost every statewide race […]
LOCAL NEWS At the last Tallahassee City Commission meeting, City Commissioner Matlow commented on a Florida gun proposal, a proposed property registry, and the noise ordinance. Check out TR’s meeting briefs. On March 16th, the CVS store located on South Monroe St. will officially close their doors, and all prescriptions will be transferred to other […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine on Friday refused to scrap new rules prohibiting doctors from using gender-affirming care for trans youths, after dozens of transgender men and women pleaded with them to reverse the treatment bans. Also, at […]
Local Leon County mother and plaintiff, January Littlejohn, was recently a featured guest on The Morning Show with Preston Scott on iHeart Radio. From the time that Littlejohn was on The Morning Show last year, she has gained state and national notoriety after filing a lawsuit against Leon County Schools for their transgender policies they […]
On March 16th, the CVS store located on South Monroe St. will officially close their doors, and all prescriptions will be transferred to other CVS locations. Many members of the community were disheartened when finding out another resource for their community would soon be gone. Long-time community member Ms. Reed spoke with WCTV reporter Jacklyn […]
Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting that took place on February 8, 2023.__ The city faced a power outage and was delayed for a while leading to the meeting being shortened compared to normal meetings.__ The commission pulled an item – the noise ordinance update – from the agenda. Commissioner […]