LOCAL NEWS
The Leon County School District is moving full-speed-ahead to bring the county’s displaced Head Start program into elementary schools that have unused space as enrollment numbers decline.
Steve Stewart discusses the latest on the 4-3 vote against allowing for more single-family construction in Leon County.
Obituary: Dr. John Robert Sanders, 78, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on December 9, 2025. He was born on January 4, 1947, in Clopton, Alabama, to Glen and Robbie Sanders. After graduating from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1973, John and Lorraine moved to Tallahassee where he opened Westwood Animal Clinic.
FLORIDA NEWS
The push by Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo to repeal some of the state’s vaccine requirements for public schools and day care kicked off Friday with a lengthy and contentious hearing held in a hotel in Florida’s Panhandle.
NATIONAL NEWS
A gunman who targeted students at Brown University Saturday remained at large yesterday, after authorities said they would release a person of interest from custody. The gunman, who has yet to be publicly identified, killed two people and wounded nine others, with one of the wounded victims in critical condition as of this writing. See live updates here.
Two gunmen—a father and his son—attacked a Hanukkah event in Sydney, Australia, yesterday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens more. One gunman is dead, while the other is in custody. Authorities called the shooting a terrorist attack on Australia’s Jewish community.
US stock markets close down Friday (S&P 500 -1.1%, Dow -0.5%, Nasdaq -1.7%), driven by anxiety in AI stocks; Broadcom falls 11% despite beating Q4 projections (More).
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