The controversy between the city and the county over the proposed 22% increase in fire services fees continues to escalate. Following a vote by the Leon County Commission to ignore the rate increase and a press conference by county commissioners Christian Caban and Bill Proctor, the city responded via a letter and through comments during […]
Another Leon County high school student has been arrested for having a firearm on campus. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) reports that on Monday, August 25, a 17-year-old, 12th grade student at Lincoln High School student was arrested after disclosing to staff that a firearm was inside his vehicle on campus. This incident comes […]
On Friday Leon County deputies say a 15-year-old Godby High School student in the 9th grade was arrested for having a gun on campus. According to deputies, the student left the classroom without permission, telling the teacher he was leaving campus. The teacher immediately notified school administration. The student was located by school staff and […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on August 20, 2025. Consent Agenda Approval. After pulling item 8.01, the remaining consent agenda items (8.02 through 8.08) were moved for approval and passed unanimously 5-0. 9.01: (PREVIOUSLY ITEM 8.01) The city commission voted 5-0 to accept two Department of Juvenile […]
A motion by City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow requesting the city attorney to provide information on the steps required to challenge the legality of agreements between the city and ICE passed unanimously at the Wednesday city commission meeting. Matlow’s motion was preceded by an update from TPD Chief Revell related to the actions that are required […]
The Big Bend Cold Case Task Force, a joint effort between the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD), Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), and the State Attorney’s Office of the Second Judicial Circuit (SAO), has launched a new website to provide the public with access to information on unsolved cases in […]
The Tallahassee Police Department recently provided a synopsis of a robbery which resulted in a homicide. The incident took place on Saturday, August 16 at 11:30 p.m. at the Leon Arms Apartments. Leon Arms is a family low-income housing apartment subsidized by the federal governments Housing and Urban Development Division. According to TPD, on August […]
By Amy Farnum-Patronis, FSU News In the historic Heritage Museum at Dodd Hall, surrounded by family, colleagues and university leaders, longtime Florida State University police officer Jason Trumbower was sworn in on Tuesday, August 12, as the university’s new chief of police. Trumbower, a 26-year veteran of the FSU Police Department, was appointed as chief […]
The City of Tallahassee has responded to the recent decisions by the Leon County Commission related to the controversial increase in the fire services fee. In a letter (provided below) to County Manager Vince Long, City Manage Reese Goad said that the city would move forward with the fire services fee increase for city residents […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the August 12, 2025, Leon County School Board meeting. Items Considered by the Board Item 19.01: The Board approved (5-0), following a public hearing, approval of amendments to Policy 5111.01 – Homeless Students, effective August 13, 2025. The policy revisions include additional definitions, the addition of a section […]