{"id":134990,"date":"2026-01-28T14:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/134990\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:45:19","slug":"wednesday-january-28-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/134990\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday, January 28, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TALLAHASSEE REPORTS<\/p>\n

Wednesday, January 28, 2026<\/p>\n

Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 54. Tonight, clear, with a low around 30. Thursday, a high near 58. Thursday night, a low around 34. NWS<\/a><\/p>\n

US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow -0.8%, Nasdaq +1.0%); S&P 500 notches record high (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Local & State News<\/p>\n

On Monday, January 26th, 46-year-old John Fredrick Black was arrested in Texas and booked into the Harris County Jail on a warrant issued by the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Office. The warrant stems from an undercover investigation into online child exploitation in Tallahassee. Details.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Leon County Commission voted 6-1 on Tuesday to accept a\u00a0$500,000 grant to reimburse the expenses the sheriff\u2019s office has and will incur for cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Commissioner O\u2019Keefe voted no. Details.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Army veteran and community advocate Tifany Hill is running for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 5. Details.<\/a><\/p>\n

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U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Republican who has served in Congress for two decades, announced Tuesday he will retire.<\/a><\/p>\n

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In response to last year\u2019s incident at Florida State University, state lawmakers on Tuesday moved forward with a plan aimed at bolstering security on state college and university campuses.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Alex Vindman announced he is running for the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody in November.<\/a><\/p>\n

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National News<\/p>\n

The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday determined last year\u2019s deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter was\u00a0largely caused by<\/a>\u00a0the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s placement of a helicopter route in the approach path of a Ronald Reagan National Airport runway.<\/p>\n

Families of\u00a0two men\u00a0file first wrongful death suit against the US government over recent drug-smuggling strikes in the Caribbean Sea;\u00a0the men were killed in an Oct. 14 strike while on a vessel traveling from Venezuela to Trinidad (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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