Elena Barrera
Breaking News Reporter at Tallahassee Democrat
local government watchdog reporter for @TDOnline | @ufjschool alum | former reporter for @FreshTakeFla, @WUFTNews & @TheAlligator
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2 days ago |
tallahassee.com | Elena Barrera
A judge has denied Tallahassee City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow's request to have his lawsuit against the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency board reheard. Circuit Judge John Cooper threw out Matlow's case at the beginning of the year, one that he opened three years ago after alleging Blueprint's structure violates Florida's Sunshine Laws.
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tallahassee.com | Elena Barrera
A lot goes in to providing the high-level care that saves lives in the Big Bend, and the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Foundation wants the community to know its vital role in providing that care. The TMH foundation will be hosting its second-annual TMH Day on June 12 — a day to rally an outpouring of love for the nonprofit, community-based healthcare system through donations and celebrations of the "healthcare heroes" the foundation works day in and day out to support.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Kim Luciani |Elena Barrera |Arianna Otero |Jim Rosica
• ICE and Florida Highway Patrol detained over 100 people in Tallahassee, Florida, on May 29, 2025. • An ICE raid occurred at a construction site near Florida State University's Doak Campbell Stadium. • ICE stated the raid was a targeted enforcement operation, part of an ongoing investigation in the Tallahassee region.
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1 week ago |
tallahassee.com | Elena Barrera
At least 200 people showed up for work Thursday morning at a Tallahassee construction site near CollegeTown, but far less went home. Men and women, presumed to be illegal immigrants by law enforcement, were shackled with metal or makeshift zip-tie handcuffs and escorted into a big white bus that carried them off to a fate unknown. Around 10:30 a.m. on May 29, President Donald Trump and Gov.
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1 week ago |
miamiherald.com | Ana Goni-Lessan |Elena Barrera
Federal immigration agents descended on a construction site for new apartment buildings near Florida State University on Thursday morning, rounding up dozens of workers as distraught family members, friends and colleagues watched them be questioned and detained by authorities. At least 30 people were arrested, zip-tied and held inside a white bus with barred windows, waiting to be transported to an unknown facility.
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The state has asked Phoenix Ikner to have no contact with any of the witnesses or the victims. @TDOnline
State Attorney Jack Campbell has asked that Phoenix Ikner be held without bond. Assistant Public Defender Randal Harper agreed to this and asked to be appointed as his attorney. Victims are present in person and over Zoom. @TDOnline
Last night, commissioners, city staff, hospital leaders and community members spent over two hours talking about Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare's future at the city commission meeting. Read the recap of the discussion here @TDOnline. https://t.co/kZWKRpnCgN