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LOCAL NEWS
As the City of Tallahassee debates the need for more revenues to fund law enforcement, the most recent statistics show that reported violent crime incidents in 2023 have increased 11.6% when compared to the same time in 2022. Get the details.
A Leon County judge has set the bond at $25,000 yesterday for a man accused of killing a woman in a hit-and-run incident on West Tennessee Street from back in late May. The man was eventually found and arrested in Muscogee County, GA on June 30.
Tallahassee Police arrested Solomon Sadiq in connection to a University Courtyard Apartments shooting back on July 8. The victim, who was killed in the shooting, has yet to be identified. The suspect was in possession of a stolen firearm and attempted to take an officer’s weapon during the arrest.
FLORIDA NEWS
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is demanding an investigative probe be launched into the illegal alien flights from Florida to California. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called it “absurd” and pledging completing the southern border wall and keeping Mexican drug cartels accountable.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is requesting Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking. Moody cited that Zuckerberg’s Meta social media platforms are used in human trafficking, including 146 cases in Florida.
SPORTS NEWS
In the third day of the MLB Draft, the San Diego Padres selected FSU pitcher Carson Montgomery with the 341st pick. Montgomery appeared in 16 games, pitched 45 innings, and finished the season with a 7.00 ERA.
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