Tallahassee FL

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Leon County couple who lost their home of fifty years to a devastating fire last week escaped seconds before it spread to their bedroom. Andrew Brown, a former Florida State University groundskeeper, and his wife, Gloria, have navigated life together for six decades. Andrew Brown...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Florida – Fog curls around streetlights this morning as damp air settles over Tallahassee. Headlights glow softly through mist, and wet pavement hints at changing conditions ahead. The calm start won’t last...

Residents at Sun State Estates Two say they have not running water for 5 days. They say the problem is forcing them to buy bottled water for basic needs.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 28-year-old Tallahassee man was arrested with Spice and a stolen gun during a traffic stop in Escambia County, according to the sheriff's office. Vonderrekus Paden is charged with possession of Spice with intent to distribute and possession of a stolen firearm. The traffic stop took...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Tyler Byrd's 17 points helped Alabama State defeat Florida A&M 79-66 on Monday night. Byrd also had four steals for the Hornets (7-15, 4-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Micah Simpsom added 15 points, five rebounds and six assists. Cameron Palesse totaled 14 points and seven boards. Tyler...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - As Leon County Schools (LCS) partners with Head Start to move into five more elementary schools, district leaders are optimistic about the long-term success for students. “Gaps can exist when a student hasn’t had any type of formal education setting and then they enter Kindergarten for...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Tuesday marked 20 years since 30-year-old Ali Gilmore went missing in Tallahassee. At the time of her disappearance, Ali, a FAMU alum, was four months pregnant. She was living on Loraine Court and worked at the Florida Department of Health and part-time at Publix. On February...

John G. Riley House Museum stands along East Jefferson Street in downtown Tallahassee as one of the city’s most important surviving links to its African American past. Built around 1890, the two-story wood-frame home once belonged to John Gilmore Riley, a man born into slavery who later became a leading educator,...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - A residential fire on Juanita Way resulted in one fatality late Friday night, according to the Tallahassee Fire Department. The Tallahassee Fire Department (TFD) was dispatched to the scene at approximately 10:30 p.m. on January 30. Upon arrival, units found a single-story, 2,000-square-foot...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - An estimated 40,000 utility customers in Tallahassee received early morning text alerts from the city warning of possible water leaks on their properties. The message read: “CityofTLH: Your water meter has recorded continuous water use for at least 24 hours...”. WCTV’s newsroom received...