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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – With less than a month before school starts back, Leon County Schools officials are urging parents and families to start preparing students now to help them have a successful year. “Even if you haven’t brushed up on those skills or you haven’t been reading every...

Local Mexican, Brazilian restaurant fighting to make it to 10 years and beyond. In August, Sid and Nora Getz will mark nine years running La Tiendita, the colorful North Monroe Street restaurant where they’ve spent nearly a decade bringing the flavors of Mexico and Brazil to Tallahassee. But this year, the anniversary

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WMBB) – A Tallahassee man has been sentenced to 4 years of federal imprisonment for collecting VA benefits while pretending to be a decorated U.S. Army Veteran. Court records show that in April of 2022, Michel Duane Dyson, 46, fraudulently applied for VA benefits, claiming to have served in combat wi

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The civil case against Florida State Rep. Fabian Basabe, R-Miami Beach, has reached the finish line. Basabe is accused of sexually harassing two former staffers, intern Jacob Cutbirth and legislative aide Nicholas Frevola. Both men allege inappropriate touching and other unprofessional conduct. Twee

A pedestrian was killed during the morning commute July 15 after being stuck by a vehicle in southeast Tallahassee. A Tallahassee Police Department watch commander confirmed the incident near Capital Circle Southeast and Midyette Road and said he was on the way to the scene at about 8:15 a.m. A passerby reported a pers

Melbourne (Fla.) Eau Gallie three-star tight end Troy Silberzahn has committed to Florida State. For Silberzahn, the decision came back to a feeling he got the first time he stepped on campus. "Ever since I was up there at the beginning of summer, it just felt like home," Silberzahn told...

QUINCY, Fla. — Quincy city commissioners voted Tuesday to pursue state and federal funding to help stabilize the slope behind Aldi that forced the grocery store's closure, while also signaling support for expanding the city's boundaries to encourage future economic development. The commission approved a request to seek

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - It’s time for something good featuring a sweet moment between a little boy and some Leon County deputies. Marcus and Janel Farlin shared video showing their grandson, Noah, stopping to interact with deputies while on the way into church. The two-year-old returned to church after...

TALLAHASSEE, FLA — As high school graduation rates are projected to decline , Florida’s capital has found a unique way to give former students a path to higher education. The Tallahassee Engaged in Meaningful Productivity for Opportunities ( TEMPO ) program, founded in 2017, is aimed at providing individuals aged 16-24

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Leon County Commissioners unanimously voted to object the annexation of land near Lake Jackson Tuesday. Jeffrey Phipps, a Tallahassee landowner, filed for the voluntary annexation of 1,700 acres of rural Leon County into city limits. The effort to annex the property on North Meridian Road nea