{"id":174967,"date":"2026-03-02T13:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/174967\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:39:08","slug":"monday-march-2-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/174967\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday, March 2, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TALLAHASSEE REPORTS<\/p>\n

Monday, March 2, 2026<\/p>\n

Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 79. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 56. Tuesday, sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph. Tuesday night, a low around 59. NWS<\/a><\/p>\n

US stock markets close down Friday (S&P 500 -0.4%, Dow -1.1%, Nasdaq -0.9%), driven in part by the collapse of UK mortgage lender\u00a0Market Financial Solutions (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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The January 2026 median sales price of existing homes in the Tallahassee MSA ($325,000) is down 5.8% when compared to December 2025 ($345,000), according to the Florida Association of REALTORS\u00ae.<\/p>\n

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The Florida Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition to block Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 move to redraw the state\u2019s congressional districts.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was\u00a0killed over the weekend<\/a>, targeted as part of a wide-ranging surprise attack by the US and Israel across the country. The head of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was also believed killed\u00a0alongside dozens of other senior leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A gunman killed at least two people and wounded 14 others when he\u00a0opened fire<\/a>\u00a0outside a bar in Austin, Texas, early yesterday. The FBI said there were possible indications of terrorism; a motive has not been publicly identified as of this writing. One law enforcement official told The Associated Press the suspect was a 53-year-old naturalized US citizen born in Senegal wearing a sweatshirt that said \u201cProperty of Allah\u201d and a T-shirt with an Iranian flag.<\/p>\n

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