By The News Service of Florida Federal government attorneys Thursday urged a judge to reject certifying as a class action a lawsuit alleging that immigrants at a detention center in the Everglades are being denied proper access to lawyers. Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other defendants pushed back against a request […]
By Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix Escambia County did not violate students’ First Amendment rights in keeping from them a book about two male penguins raising a chick together, a federal judge found this week. In a suit between the authors of the book and the Escambia County School Board, Chief U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor […]
On Saturday at 7:30 on ABC Florida State will host the Miami Hurricanes. Miami is #3 in the AP poll and is 4-0. The four wins came against Notre Dame, Bethune-Cookman, South Florida and Florida. Observations from the last game After an agonizing loss it feels like the season is over but with the 12-team […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to move forward with Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare sale negotiations with Florida State University during its first presentation Wednesday about the proposed academic health center agreement between FSU and TMH. Tune into Real Talk 93.3 for The Steve Stewart Show today at 12:00 p.m. Topics: Latest local news and an interview […]
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, […]