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Public education advocates gathered in Tallahassee on Thursday to call for legislation to protect public schools. Groups specifically voiced concern about a Schools of Hope law allowing charter schools to co-locate in public schools. They also criticized Florida’s school voucher system, saying the state is draining...

With almost one week to go, Night to Shine Tallahassee says they still need neighbors to accompany guests throughout the night. Organizers expect more than 500 guests to attend the prom event.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A lawsuit filed in Leon County Circuit Court alleges Tallahassee Police Department K9 “Kai” bit a fellow officer from the FSU Police Department during a chase last year. Matthew Foster, who represents the bitten officer, said his client has nerve damage on his dominant...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Tallahassee ranked fifth in the nation among medium-sized metro areas, according to research by Area Development magazine. “All these things, kind of, point to growth for our community that’s being fueled by talent,” Director of the Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality (OEV)...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - One woman is behind bars and facing a litany of charges after allegedly defrauding state agencies out of nearly $2 million. Briana McCarthy allegedly approved fraudulent property damage claims while she was employed with the Florida Department Financial Services as a Risk Management Program...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution secured a 27-year sentence for Delmetrice Rogers and an 11-year sentence followed by 4 years of probation for Lasonya Savage following their conviction on multiple counts of felony cocaine trafficking. “This case is a textbook example...

HAVANA — At 104 years old, Becky McGuffey embraces each day on her own terms. Affectionately known simply as “MaGuffey" to many, she has lived a life stretching across eras, places, and generations – and remembers enough of it to share with a smile, a story, and a swipe of lipstick after every meal. When asked for...

Stories of enslaved people, of people who, generations later, stood up for the equality of all, of women and men who took risks by becoming entrepreneurs, by searching for lost loved ones, by speaking up for what they cared about. It is, at first glance, a rather stately building near...

WTXL ABC 27 Midday Update: Here are the top stories we're following around the Big Bend, South Georgia, Nationally, and your Wednesday forecast.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A jury deliberated for nearly two hours Wednesday before finding 36-year-old Cameren Evans guilty as charged. Evans was on trial for aggravated manslaughter in the January 2023 death of her three-year-old son, Enrique Evans. Court documents say the toddler died of “fentanyl toxicity.”. Both...