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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Tallahassee ranked fifth in the nation among medium-sized metro areas, according to research by Area Development magazine. “All these things, kind of, point to growth for our community that’s being fueled by talent,” Director of the Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality (OEV)...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - One woman is behind bars and facing a litany of charges after allegedly defrauding state agencies out of nearly $2 million. Briana McCarthy allegedly approved fraudulent property damage claims while she was employed with the Florida Department Financial Services as a Risk Management Program...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution secured a 27-year sentence for Delmetrice Rogers and an 11-year sentence followed by 4 years of probation for Lasonya Savage following their conviction on multiple counts of felony cocaine trafficking. “This case is a textbook example...

HAVANA — At 104 years old, Becky McGuffey embraces each day on her own terms. Affectionately known simply as “MaGuffey" to many, she has lived a life stretching across eras, places, and generations – and remembers enough of it to share with a smile, a story, and a swipe of lipstick after every meal. When asked for...

Stories of enslaved people, of people who, generations later, stood up for the equality of all, of women and men who took risks by becoming entrepreneurs, by searching for lost loved ones, by speaking up for what they cared about. It is, at first glance, a rather stately building near...

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A jury deliberated for nearly two hours Wednesday before finding 36-year-old Cameren Evans guilty as charged. Evans was on trial for aggravated manslaughter in the January 2023 death of her three-year-old son, Enrique Evans. Court documents say the toddler died of “fentanyl toxicity.”. Both...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Education Association is urging lawmakers to focus on better pay and public school funding this legislative session. The group of educators is in Tallahassee Thursday to bring their concerns directly to state lawmakers. With programs like the school-voucher initiative and Schools of...

Ali Gilmore disappeared from her Tallahassee home in 2006 while pregnant. Police say the cold case remains active with no signs of a struggle found.

QUINCY, Fla. (WCTV) - Now former City of Quincy Police Chief Carlos Hill was terminated Wednesday morning, according to city officials. Mayor Beverly Nash confirmed his termination to WCTV Wednesday afternoon. It is unclear why Hill was fired or who is currently serving as the interim police chief as of...