At today’s Leon County School Board meeting, the Board will consider Superintendent Hanna’s recommendation to approve a contract with Wagstaff & Cartmell and four firms as co-counsel to represent the Board in a lawsuit against social media companies. The contract will provide authority for the law firms to file a lawsuit against Meta, Facebook, Instagram, […]
On January 4, JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) announced it has officially launched service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Tallahassee International Airport (TLH), with the first flight arriving in Tallahassee on Thursday morning. JetBlue’s new intrastate service will operate daily, offering another travel option for customers on a route with limited competition. “We are thrilled […]
According to daily TPD incident reports tabulated by Tallahassee Reports, 2023 violent crime incidents (1,295) were up 13.6% when compared to 2022 violent crime incidents (1,140). Property crime in 2023 was down 1.6%. The total number of property and violent crime incidents were up 3.0% in 2023 when compared to the same types of crimes […]
On Dec 22, the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) successfully arrested six suspects and recovered six firearms after a complaint from a citizen. TPD released the following information: On Dec 22, TPD’s Patrol Bureau received a call that a suspect brandished a firearm. When officers arrived on scene, they quickly began an investigation. Subsequently, members of […]
TPD INFO: 2023-222596 / Shooting Incident / 2000 Block of Old Saint Augustine Road / 9:50 PM (12/27) Officers were dispatched to the above location after citizens reporting hearing gunshots. Officers canvassed the area and located evidence that a shooting occurred. A short time later, an adult male arrived at a hospital with a non-life […]
Below are the meeting briefs that took place during the Leon County School Board business meeting on December 12, 2023. During the beginning of the meeting several teachers spoke to the Board, expressing that teacher pay is not enough. One teacher stated, “As a teacher, I’m told to work without raises because it’s for the […]
The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) is reporting seven auto burglary incidents with on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Five of the incidents took place in Northeast Tallahassee. Listed below is the TPD incident report. TPD reported incidents at Springhill Suites located near the 1400 block of Timberlane Rd. and at Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux located near the 3300 block […]
On December 21st, the Children Services Council (CSC) of Leon County held their Governing Council Meeting. Listed below are the issues the Council addressed. The Council approved a resolution regarding the engagement of Florida Cooperative Liquid Assets Securities System (FLCLASS) for investment of the CSC Leon funds until such funds are needed for expenditure. It […]
On Wednesday, Dec. 20, 21-year-old Za’mond Durant turned himself in to the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) following the fatal shooting that occurred on Monday, Dec. 18. An investigation conducted by TPD’s Violent Crimes Unit revealed Durant forcibly entered the apartment of a former female acquaintance at Camden Place Apartments, located at 2933 North Mission Road. […]
During the City Commission Meeting on December 13th, Mayor John Dailey addressed the out-of-control comments being made from the unagendaed speakers and informed the Commission he would be “tightening up the ship” in regards to how the Commission handles the agenda. He noted he walked away from the previous meeting “quite disturbed” and said he […]