Tallahassee Reports<\/p>\n
Friday, May 8 2026<\/p>\n
Weather: Today, a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, a high near 82. Tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, with a low around 67. Saturday, showers and thunderstorms likely, high near 81. Saturday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low around 69. NWS<\/a><\/p>\n US stock markets close down (S&P 500 -0.4%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq -0.1%) as investors eye developments in US-Iran deal (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n Local Sports: On May 5th two Leon County beach volleyball teams competed in the regional finals for their respective region and classification. Chiles (19-1) beat Bishop Kenny (20-3) in the 2A region 1 finals advancing to the state semifinals, while Florida High (16-4) finished a very successful season with a loss to Episcopal School of Jacksonville (13-8) during the 1A region 1 finals. Details.<\/a><\/p>\n Local & State News<\/p>\n TPD crime incident numbers for April 2026 are in. The numbers show that year-to-date (YTD) property crime and violent crime incidents are up 19.87% when compared to YTD numbers in April 2025.\u00a0Details.<\/a><\/p>\n Florida utility customers won\u2019t bear the additional costs brought by new large scale data centers that power artificial intelligence, under a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday. Details<\/a><\/p>\n The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments in a case involving whether a Panhandle couple has the right to sue a gun range next to their property over the noise it makes. Details<\/a><\/p>\n National News<\/p>\n Health officials are tracking roughly 30 people from\u00a0at least 12 countries<\/a>\u00a0who left the hantavirus-infected MV Hondius cruise ship before the outbreak was identified on May 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n