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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - With Thanksgiving just around the corner on Thursday, WCTV has compiled a hearty list of spots throughout the Big Bend and South Georgia where residents can enjoy a free holiday meal. A few Thanksgiving food distributions are also included. This list will continue to be updated...

Joining other efforts to help keep New Yorkers fed, local nonprofit Change Food for Good started a free food vending machine in the Bronx. Here's how it works.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida’s black bear hunt will start in just 12 days, despite a legal challenge against it. On Monday afternoon, a Leon County judge denied a request from Bear Warriors United to stop the hunt. The group is suing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,...

Tallahassee, FL – The Tallahassee Police Department is mourning the loss of Officer Tyrese Coleman, who died early Thursday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officer Coleman joined the department in January 2025. “Our hearts are broken,” Chief Lawrence Revell said in a statement. “Officer Coleman was a...

The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash that left two men dead Friday night in Kankakee Township. Around 9 p.m., authorities arrived at the crossroads of State Road 2 and County Road 500 East, where they discovered both drivers had died. According to investigators, a truck...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A man was convicted nearly a week ago in connection to a shooting that occurred in Tallahassee in 2021 and left two people injured. Donta’ious Weston was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder and battery after a two-day trial, the State Attorney’s Office of the Second Judicial...

Accompanied by a blazing turkey and — by his own estimation — fireable dad jokes, Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia hosted a fried turkey safety demonstration Monday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Ingoglia, who also serves as state fire marshal, was joined by the Tallahassee Fire Department to...

GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - Crews from multiple departments contained a large wildfire in west Gadsden County on Saturday. Sammy Rudd with the Chattahoochee Fire Department said the incident happened due to a previous fire that started up in the area of Hardaway Road and Cochran Road on Friday. He said it is...

As the U.S. endures record-breaking heat year after year, millions of Americans still live in homes without air conditioning....

LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - A Leon County man was arrested after allegedly stabbing a woman in the neck outside a Lanier Street home. When deputies arrived, they found the victim laying on the porch bleeding from her neck. Deputies met with Brent Longenfeld, 45, who had blood on his hands, shoes and shirt, according...