Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Photo courtesy: www.nws.noaa.gov Tallahassee experienced dangerous heat conditions Wednesday afternoon. Meteorologists are predicting temperatures as high as 112 degrees throughout the week. Starting around 1 p.m., the temperature is expected to rise near 100 degrees. The humidity could make the weather feel like it is between 106 and 112 degrees. […]
Satellite Radio Welcomes ‘FAMU NOW!’ Florida A&M University School of Journalism and Graphic Communication hosted a launch premiering ‘FAMU NOW!’ on SIRIUS XM Wednesday. The 30-minute broadcast will be aired on SIRIUS XM Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) channel 142, which is contracted by Howard University (HU). The channel […]
Discussion with BOT Members Accusations of bad communications, unaccountability and disrespect were main topics at the board of trustees meeting June 9. Rufus Montgomery, board of trustees Chairman, presented to committee members and the general public a plethora of emotions, concerns and emails in regard to the leadership of Florida […]
The Florida School Board Association has dropped a lawsuit arguing that the state’s largest private school voucher program is unconstitutional. Voting took place on Wednesday by the association’s Board of Directors against keeping the lawsuit alive. In May, Circuit Judge George Reynolds stated that the group’s filing of the lawsuit […]
Photo courtesy of MGN: David Sweat(L) and Richard Matt(R) escapees from a maximum security prison Police officers are still on the hunt for 49-year-old Richard Matt and 35-year-old David Sweat, who escaped from a maximum security prison in upstate New York. The pair was last seen on Friday, June 5th […]
Interns seeking a pharmacy certification will now be allowed to administer vaccinations. Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott approved Florida House Bill 279, which grants registered pharmacy interns permission to administer vaccines to adult patients under the supervision of a licensed physician. The new bill is designed to remove training limitations during […]
Photo courtesy of WCTV. The Florida Legislature has approved a settlement years later for the medical expenses of a Tallahassee resident who was run over by a garbage truck. In 2009, Mark Sawicki was on the intersection of Call and Monroe Street in Tallahassee, Fla. when he was struck by […]
Florida lawmakers returned to Tallahassee on Tuesday for a special session due to an undecided state budget by lawmakers. The House and Senate were unable to reach a budget during the regular session and the main unresolved issue was how to expand on healthcare. “It’s still Medicaid expansion,” Rep. Steve […]
The Tallahassee Police department has selected its students to begin the summer classes for its Youth Citizen Police Academy (YCPA). On Tuesday, the students will begin their learning process at the Youth Academy located just on the outskirts of Tallahassee. They will meet for the next seven Tuesdays and began […]
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will announce his Grand Old Party (GOP) candidacy in the 2016 election June 15. Jeb, the son of former President George H. W. Bush and brother of former President George W. Bush, is the third member of the family to run for presidential office. Jackie […]