{"id":109053,"date":"2026-01-07T14:11:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/109053\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:11:15","slug":"wednesday-january-7-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/109053\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday, January 7, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F01%2F07%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-wednesday-january-7-2026%2F\" style=\"display:inline-block;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sfsi_wicon\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"fb-share-icon\" title=\"Facebook Share\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/fb_icons\/en_US.svg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The+TR+Daily+Briefs%3A+Wednesday%2C+January+7%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/07\/the-tr-daily-briefs-wednesday-january-7-2026\/\" style=\"display:inline-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" nopin=\"nopin\" width=\"auto\" class=\"sfsi_plus_wicon\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/Twitter_Tweet\/en_US_Tweet.svg\" alt=\"Tweet\" title=\"Tweet\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TR.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242319\" width=\"124\" height=\"124\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>TALLAHASSEE REPORTS<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Wednesday, January 7, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Weather: Today, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Tonight, low around 59. Thursday, high near 74. <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?lat=30.4407&amp;lon=-84.2783\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>US stock markets close up (S&amp;P 500 +0.6%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq +0.7%); S&amp;P 500 and the Dow hit record highs (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/43401109.2919245\/aHR0cHM6Ly9maW5hbmNlLnlhaG9vLmNvbS9uZXdzL2xpdmUvc3RvY2stbWFya2V0LXRvZGF5LWRvdy1jcm9zc2VzLTQ5MDAwLXNwLTUwMC1qdW1wcy10by1uZXctaGlnaC1pbi1yZWNvcmQtc2V0dGluZy1zdGFydC10by15ZWFyLTE5NDkwNzY0My5odG1sP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9am9pbjE0NDAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fcGxhY2VtZW50PW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXNlcl9pZD02NmM0YzczYTVkNzg2NDRiM2FiYmE5OWM\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB41aa8359\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Local &amp; State News<\/p>\n<p>Despite a 2025 decline in overall crime incidents, over the last four months of 2025 violent crime incidents related to assaults were up 55.8% when compared to the same period in 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/06\/total-crime-incidents-down-in-2025-violent-crime-spikes-during-last-four-months\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the details.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crime-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242410\" width=\"435\" height=\"161\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>A young man is hospitalized with injuries after a shooting outside of the Wilson Green neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Office. LCSO said the shooting happened near the south Tallahassee neighborhood, and \u201cthen traveled to the Ridge Haven area.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/06\/lcso-young-man-injured-shooting-near-wilson-green-neighborhood-suspect-remains-large\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ridge-Road.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242472\" width=\"421\" height=\"334\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Undocumented immigrants in Florida won\u2019t be able to attend public universities if a sweeping <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/06\/florida-bill-would-ban-public-colleges-from-admitting-undocumented-students\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new education bill passes the state Legislature.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-College-of-Florida.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-227439\" width=\"408\" height=\"277\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Florida lawmakers next week will start the 2026 legislative session. With hundreds of bills filed for consideration during the session, <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/06\/10-legislative-issues-to-watch-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here are 10 issues to watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlCapital.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206403\" width=\"401\" height=\"301\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>Trump administration freezes\u00a0$10B in federal funds for social services programs\u00a0in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York over fraud allegations (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/43401109.2919245\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2JzbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy90cnVtcC1wYXVzZXMtMTAtYmlsbGlvbi1wdWJsaWMtYXNzaXN0YW5jZS1mdW5kaW5nLWRlbW9jcmF0aWMtc3RhdGVzLz91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBb03104c6\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Ford Motor reports\u00a0US sales in 2025 increased 6% amid demand for hybrids and lower-priced trucks, marking the automaker\u2019s best annual sales since 2019 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/43401109.2919245\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjAyNi8wMS8wNi9mb3JkLWYtMjAyNS1hbm51YWwtc2FsZXMuaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB10eccc83\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F01%2F07%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-wednesday-january-7-2026%2F\" style=\"display:inline-block;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sfsi_wicon\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"fb-share-icon\" title=\"Facebook Share\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/fb_icons\/en_US.svg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The+TR+Daily+Briefs%3A+Wednesday%2C+January+7%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/07\/the-tr-daily-briefs-wednesday-january-7-2026\/\" style=\"display:inline-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" nopin=\"nopin\" width=\"auto\" class=\"sfsi_plus_wicon\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/Twitter_Tweet\/en_US_Tweet.svg\" alt=\"Tweet\" title=\"Tweet\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Weather: Today, partly sunny, with a high near 77. 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