During the Tallahassee annual city retreat discussion about the airport, Mayor John Dailey proposed using minimum revenue guarantees to incentivize air carriers to establish service in Tallahassee. “I am also formally asking that we formally engage with the state to bring back a contract as part of that minimum revenue guarantee. And how can the […]
Provided below is the TPD Incident Report published Jan. 20. The reports are generated daily and covers the previous two days of activity. The incidents are reported in real-time and are subject to revisions. A TPD Beat Map is provided below. TPD INCIDENT REPORT TPD BEAT MAP
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida With Florida school districts facing a 2026 deadline, a Senate Republican on Friday filed a proposal that would repeal requirements aimed at later start times for many high schools. The proposal (SB 296), filed by Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island, would undo changes that lawmakers passed in […]
LOCAL NEWS On January 16th, 2025, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office notified the public that booking reports will no longer be available on their official website or social media. The decision is based on a recent court ruling. According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction […]
On January 16th, 2025, the Leon County Sheriff’s office notified the public that booking reports will no longer be available on their official website or social media. LCSO stated that mugshots will still be in their news releases and that a public records request can still be used to obtain mugshots. In addition, LCSO noted […]
According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were down 14.7% in December 2024 when compared to December 2023. There were 29 permits issued in December 2024, down five from the 34 permits issued one year ago. There were 33 permits issued last month. The value of […]
LOCAL NEWS Superintendent Hanna addressed school voucher advocate during LCS workshop. Local officials have voted against a plan to purchase part of Tallahassee’s Railroad Square. But the vote leaves the door open for a potential future partnership between the Southside Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and a group of people working to revitalize the local arts […]
Below are news briefs from the Leon County School Board agenda review/workshop meeting that was held on January 15, 2025. The Board heard a presentation from the Florida Civil Rights Museum, Inc. Conceptualized in 2013, the Florida Civil Rights Museum has been working both in Tallahassee and across Florida to educate and inform about the […]
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody was named Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who is in line to become President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state. Moody, a Republican who was first elected attorney general in 2018, has been a close ally of DeSantis in fights against the Biden […]
The American Cancer Society’s latest report reveals a significant shift in cancer trends. The overall cancer mortality rate in the US declined by 34% from 1991 to 2022, preventing approximately 4.5 million deaths. However, cancer rates are rising among women and younger adults, with women under 50 now having cancer rates 82% higher than men, up from […]