LOCAL NEWS The latest jobs report shows the Leon County March unemployment rate was unchanged from February at 3.8%. Four months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 37.2% when compared to incident data from January thru April in 2024. HCA Florida […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers late Friday approved barring students in elementary and middle schools from using cell phones during the school day — and testing the idea in high schools. Current law prevents students from using cell phones during instructional time, but the change would expand that […]
The latest jobs report shows the Leon County March unemployment rate was unchanged from February at 3.8%. The number of jobs in Leon County increased in March by 586 when compared to the February jobs report. There were 161,943 people working in Leon County in March compared to February’s revised employment number of 161,357. The […]
Four months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 37.2% when compared to incident data from January thru April in 2024. The drop was driven by a 40.6% decline in property crime. However, auto thefts and auto burglaries increased dramatically – approximately […]
HCA Florida Capital Hospital recently announced the appointment of Dale Neely as chief executive officer. This is a return to Tallahassee for Neely, who served for five years as chief operating officer at HCA Florida Capital Hospital from 2007-2012. In his new role, Neely will oversee the 288-bed, full-service acute care hospital, outpatient centers and […]
LOCAL NEWS During the May 8th Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) budget workshop, elected officials will consider a proposal to fund air service financial incentives in the amount of $670,000 annually beginning in 2026. Leon County and Tallahassee elected officials don’t like the state’s requirement that forces them to enter into agreements between their local law […]
During the May 8th Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) budget workshop, elected officials will consider a proposal to fund air service financial incentives in the amount of $670,000 annually beginning in 2026. The proposal comes after public criticism of high fares and the loss of JetBlue service at the Tallahassee airport. The proposed IA FY 2026 […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Santa Ono, who has led the University of Michigan since 2022, is the sole finalist to become president of the University of Florida, UF announced Sunday. A presidential-search committee recommended that the UF Board of Trustees approve Ono after a search that began last year […]
By Jim Turner, Tom Urban and Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — House and Senate leaders said late Friday they had reached agreement on a “framework” for a budget deal that would include $2.8 billion in tax cuts, with lawmakers expected to return to the Capitol during the week of May 12 […]
LOCAL NEWS Thursday Shooting: The Tallahassee Police Department is currently conducting a homicide investigation following a shooting that occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Palmetto Street. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers immediately began rendering aid, but sadly the victim succumbed to his injuries […]