{"id":171382,"date":"2026-02-27T12:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/171382\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:15:10","slug":"friday-february-27-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/171382\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday, February 27, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TALLAHASSEE REPORTS<\/p>\n

Friday, February 27, 2026<\/p>\n

Weather: Today, showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. High near 73. Tonight, a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am, low around 57. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 73. Saturday night, a low around 53. NWS<\/a><\/p>\n

US stock markets mixed (S&P 500 -0.5%, Dow +0.0%, Nasdaq -1.2%); Nvidia shares fall 5% despite beating Q4 revenue estimates (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Local Sports On Feb. 20 and Feb. 21, the 2A District 2 and 1A District 2 boys wrestling tournaments took place including multiple Leon County schools. Florida High won the 1A District 2 wrestling tournament as a team, marking the first district championship in program history. Details.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Local & State News<\/p>\n

Florida State University\u2019s Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to\u00a0approve\u00a0a three-year contract extension\u00a0for President Richard McCullough, who became president in 2021, reaffirming\u00a0the board\u2019s\u00a0confidence in his visionary leadership.\u00a0Details.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Steve Stewart discusses the local economy.<\/p>\n

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Rep. Gallop Franklin of Tallahassee was elected as House Democratic Leader for the 2028-2030 legislative term Wednesday evening. Details.<\/a><\/p>\n

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An estimated 5,384 first-time unemployment claims were filed in Florida last week, a drop of 500 from the prior week, according to a U.S. Department of Labor estimate on Thursday. Details.<\/a><\/p>\n

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National News<\/p>\n

The 10 people who opened fire on Cuban soldiers from a Florida-registered speedboat this week were\u00a0Cuban nationals living in the US<\/a>, the Cuban government alleges. Four passengers were killed and six were wounded; one Cuban soldier was also wounded.<\/p>\n

The US and Iran tout progress\u00a0in nuclear negotiations, with another round of talks scheduled for next week (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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