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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Tallahassee man is sentenced to two years in federal prison for escaping from custody, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Florida. 46-year-old Derek Somerset was serving a 48-month sentence for possessing a firearm as a...

Scammers are cashing in on Americans like never before and Leon County said it’s time to fight back.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Missy’s Law is now on its way to the governor’s desk after the Florida Senate passed the bill by a unanimous vote Wednesday night. The bill would require convicted sex offenders to remain in jail until sentencing. The legislation is named after 5-year-old Missy...

Standing in West Palm Beach with photos of her children in hand, Sarah Marquez pleaded with Florida lawmakers this week to make bodily injury insurance mandatory for every driver in the state. Her push comes in the wake of a Jan. 2 crash near Hobe Sound that tore her family apart, killing 17-year-old Matthew Mosby...

Tension in Tallahassee continues to rise for head coach Mike Norvell. It’s gotten to the point where Florida State will not send Norvell on a spring tour. Usually, he would go to different cities and talk about the Seminoles in front of fans. But not this year, following a pair of disappointing campaigns. Urban Meyer...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Lots are neatly placed throughout Bobby Bowden’s Killearn estate as the Bowden Legacy Auction is officially underway. Within 24 hours, the auction has received over 8,000 bids with registrations for over 780 people–a number that’s expected to at least triple–from over 35 states and...

City records show Terra Lake Heights' owner was warned of code issues years before residents were ordered to evacuate the Tallahassee complex.

A video captured the moment students at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee were terrorized by a Canadian goose. The footage shows the aggressive bird attacking a student and chasing several others as they walked to class. One student is seen falling to the floor while running away from the goose....

The Florida Highway Patrol says the crash happened on Fairbanks Ferry Road near Glades Road and only involved one vehicle. Troopers say the crash led to a "fully involved" fire.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Tallahassee man has been arrested in connection to a Christmas Eve shooting, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. Damien Johnson, 22, is charged with attempted second degree murder. According to TPD, officers responded to a shooting near Ocala Road and West Tennessee Street...