Tallahassee FL

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a $10 million increase to its budget. If approved by the Leon County Commission, the increased budget will fund pay raises, new deputies and more overtime. This year’s budget particularly focuses on the detention facility, which officials say...

This Juneteenth, neighbors in Tallahassee’s Betton Hills join historians and community leaders to honor the lives buried in a historic African American cemetery in Betton Hill.

The housing market in Tallahassee is shifting toward a more balanced state, according to local housing experts. Increased housing construction is helping. Here's what the shift means for buyers.

Enough is enough, says Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban, blasting what he calls a pattern of runaway spending and broken promises tied to the region’s fire service fee. With project costs ballooning and taxpayer trust eroding, Caban said, he's calling for the city and county to bring all major construction...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A man is dead after a Thursday afternoon shooting in Tallahassee, according to a Facebook post from the Tallahassee Police Department. TPD said they are currently investigating the fatal shooting that happened in the 1600 block of Stuckey Avenue around 4 p.m. Thursday. Officers say they...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Andrew Wiley, the father and suspect accused of killing his daughter, Lori Paige, has died, according to a Leon County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson. Wiley was transferred to the medical unit within the jail after experiencing a “medical emergency,” according to LCSO. “LCSO detention...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A man is behind bars after being accused of attacking someone with a knife in a transient encampment overnight Thursday, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. Robert Lawrence, 42, was arrested and faces charges of attempted homicide and resisting an officer without violence,...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Scattered showers and storms before temperatures soar. Highs are expected to climb into the mid and upper 90s by next week, and isolated showers or storms are possible on those days. Austin is tracking some scattered storms today and tomorrow before the heat arrives. You can...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Tallahassee Memorial Hospital has sent out a cybersecurity alert, but they say the breach happened at a data center they don’t use anymore. The records vendor, Oracle Health, experienced a security issue that included TMH patient data, but the hospital says its current records system is not...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The hot and humid rolls on, but there should be a few more factors to try and combat all the hours of the really hot conditions. Some extra energy will try to kick up a few more showers at a few more times during these next few days. The more showers we get and if they can start earlier,...