Tallahassee FL

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Leon County Schools considered an agreement with Capital Area Action Agency Head Start to bring classrooms to several area schools. Head Start said it has over 300 slots it wants to open up to LCS students. Starting in January 2026, Head Start hopes to open classrooms...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Wakulla County couple is marking one month of a new curbside recycling service they launched after the county ended its recycling program in September. Amanda Rei and her husband started Rei’s Recycling after learning Waste Pro would no longer provide recycling pickup. “Most people...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A rescue owner accused of animal cruelty is set to stand trial in Tallahassee on Wednesday. Judy Du Bois was arrested in May 2024 and charged with animal cruelty and confining animals without sufficient food and water. She faces 10 misdemeanor charges. The trial comes nearly...

SOUTHWEST TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Ian Rogers and his new work truck went missing on August 26th, 2024. The truck belonged to Spartan Exteriors. Joe Webster, the owner of Spartan Exteriors, spoke on its recent discovery. Joe Webster bought the work truck for Rogers barely 3 days before Rogers...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Leon County Commissioners passed changes to its land use constitution on Tuesday night. The changes will limit utility expansion in the Lake Jackson area, but allow it near Southwood. The vote was 5-2, with Commissioners David O’Keefe and Rick Minor against. The comp plan tells...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Tallahassee chapter of the NAACP and Tallahassee ALERT hosted a town hall Tuesday night on the future of FSU Health. The groups discussed the potential merger between Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, focusing on how Florida A&M University will play a part in...

Bill Ed Culpepper Jr. faces up to 10 years in prison after federal agents found multiple unregistered machine guns and a silencer at his Havana home.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Florida bill, intended to prohibit the release of sexual offenders on bail while they await sentencing, was filed Tuesday. “Missy’s Law,” filed by Representative Sam Greco, is named after 5-year-old Missy Mogle, who was found unresponsive at a southeast Tallahassee home in May.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - There’s a new leader of the Leon County Commission. Commissioner Christian Caban will take over the chairmanship for the next year. Unlike the City of Tallahassee, which elects its mayor, the chair of the county is chosen from among its members. Traditionally, they’ve rotated the chair each...

The bill seeks to keep a person found guilty of a dangerous crime to remain in custody until sentencing.