{"id":8114,"date":"2025-10-17T11:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/8114\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T11:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:43:07","slug":"friday-october-17-2025-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/8114\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday, October 17, 2025 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LOCAL NEWS<\/p>\n

Tallahassee is confronting a new reality: Open carrying a pistol or even a rifle is now legal in many public spaces. Open carry is now legal inside our libraries, parks and even most areas of City Hall.<\/a><\/p>\n

A Leon County teacher was arrested on sexual misconduct charges involving a minor.<\/a><\/p>\n

LOCAL SPORTS<\/p>\n

The Chiles Timberwolves (26-1) volleyball team defeated the Lincoln Trojans (13-10) on Thursday night in the 5A District 2 final to capture their fourth consecutive district title. The Timberwolves won in dominating fashion, 25-8, 25-6, 25-9. The Wolves were led by Lindsay Smith (12 kills) and Eva Goodson (11 kills).<\/p>\n

The Florida High Seminoles (19-5) defeated Marianna (10-13), 25-15, 25-19, 25-11, to win the 3A District 2 title. Stats were not available.<\/p>\n

This Saturday at 10:30 pm the Seminoles will take on the Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto, California.<\/a><\/p>\n

FLORIDA NEWS<\/p>\n

A Florida Republican on Thursday re-filed a bill from last year requiring all private employers to use a federal database<\/a> verifying whether new hires are legally in the country.<\/p>\n

The Florida House on Thursday rolled out a series of proposed constitutional amendments<\/a> to cut property taxes, while looking to shield funding for schools and law enforcement.<\/p>\n

NATIONAL NEWS<\/p>\n

A federal grand jury in Maryland indicted former national security adviser John Bolton on 18 counts <\/a>yesterday over his handling of classified information. Bolton is expected to surrender to authorities as soon as today.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump\u00a0says he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest in the coming weeks; announcement comes after the leaders engage in a roughly two-hour phone call ahead of Trump\u2019s meeting today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

US stock markets\u00a0close down (S&P 500 -0.6%, Dow -0.7%, Nasdaq -0.5%) over concerns of loan losses at regional banks (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

TALLAHASSEE WEATHER<\/p>\n

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