LOCAL NEWS As of November 1, 2024, the year-to-date numbers indicate that the total number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department are down 6.9% when compared to the same period in 2023. Review the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on November 6, 2024. Tallahassee State College recently announced […]
LOCAL NEWS According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were down 32.4% in October 2024 when compared to October 2023. A mother and her teen son were killed in a crash Monday morning in east Tallahassee as they headed to the Veterans Day parade […]
LOCAL NEWS Following a thorough months-long investigation, the joint Property Crimes Task Force (PCTF), comprised of the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), arrested two suspects in connection to more than 100 vehicle burglaries and vehicle thefts in Leon County this year. On Saturday around 9 p.m., LCSO reported a […]
LOCAL NEWS Rocky Hanna is heading into his third term as Leon County Superintendent of Schools, propelled by 72 percent of the vote. He’s got an agenda — and Joe Burgess, his former opponent, has one, too. City voters approved all five of the city charter amendments placed on the ballot by the Tallahassee city commission. […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee City Commission met Wednesday afternoon a day after progressives lost their bid to take majority control of the commission against a national backdrop of losses for Democratic candidates. City voters approved all five of the city charter amendments placed on the ballot by the Tallahassee city commission. Tuesday night was a […]
LOCAL NEWS Tuesday night was a good night for incumbents in local government. In the only city race, Tallahassee City Commissioner Curtis Richardson defeated Dot Inman-Johnson by approximately 1,200 votes in what was likely Richardson’s last campaign. The win means there will be no change in the make-up of the city commission this election cycle. […]
LOCAL NEWS Days before the general election in comes a $5,000 donation to Matlow’s political committee from none other than Jane Fonda. Stewart: Provided below are my positions on the five charter amendments proposed by the Tallahassee City Commission that will be on the November ballot. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS On November 4th three separate regional […]
LOCAL NEWS The California groups financing City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s One Tallahassee political committee wants a progressive majority on the city commission to support a rapid transition to renewable energy and if they don’t, the group will withhold financial support in future elections. Felony drug possession, drug possession misdemeanors, multiple failures to appear in court, […]
LOCAL NEWS On October 22, 2024, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners (Board) held a workshop to discuss the 2025 State and Federal legislative priorities. A Tallahassee man arrested just moments before a deadly shootout in Tom Brown Park was in federal court Wednesday. Durrell Lee entered a plea to meth distribution charges and was sentenced to […]
LOCAL NEWS TR’s November print edition front page: TR’s 4-week trend analysis (as of Oct 27) shows a 4.6% increase in total crime incidents. This increase is driven by a 23.6% spike in auto related property crimes when compared to the same 4-week period in 2023. The report also shows a 28.4% decrease in violent […]