Four people arrested after Family Dollar burglary spree, police say
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Four people from Texas have been arrested for a string of burglaries targeting North Florida Family Dollar stores, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. TPD detectives were notified on Monday by Pensacola Police of the burglary spree. The use of License Plate Reader technology and...
ACC Coaches Call Notebook: Donnie Freeman’s stock, matchup vs. FSU
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our sports newsletter here. After dropping its Atlantic Coast Conference opener to Clemson on Dec. 31, Syracuse rattled off back-to-back wins on the road against Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh. This week, the Orange host Florida State on Tuesday...
Florida’s ‘Schools of Hope’ program expected to be major focus as lawmakers head back...
Florida lawmakers return to Tallahassee as a new legislative session begins, with education policy expected to be a major focus. Democratic lawmakers are pushing bills to roll back expanded rights for Schools of Hope charter schools, including rules allowing co-location on public school campuses. School districts and...
Midday Update: Cold temps here to stay, Innovation Academy of Excellence expands
WTXL ABC 27 Midday Update: Here are the top stories we're following around the Big Bend, South Georgia, Nationally, and your Monday forecast.
Ocala Meth Dealer Sentenced To More Than 8 Years In Prison
An Ocala man who supplied pounds of methamphetamine to a narcotics trafficker in the Florida Panhandle will serve over eight years in federal prison. On Monday, January 5, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida announced that 31-year-old Jean-Marie Lubin Celestin had been sentenced...
Daryl Parks Leads Tallahassee Mayoral Money Race
The latest campaign finance reports show that attorney Daryl Parks has raised a total of $158,668 and leads all mayoral candidates in campaign contributions. Not far behind is Loranne Ausley who has raised $153,771. City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow reported a total of $96,057. PJ Andres Perez leads the race for city...
String of cold fronts will end the Florida Panhandle’s warm January
More frigid air is leaking south as a plunging jet stream promises a second blast of winter chill for Florida with teases of a third on its heels. National Weather Service meteorologists are predicting the coldest day of the week in the Panhandle will be Thursday, Jan. 15 with daytime peak temperatures reaching into...
New safety features along Oak Ridge Road in Woodville
Leon County is investing over $2 million to improve safety along Oak Ridge Road in Woodville, which includes new speed feedback monitors, school bus stop lights, and repaved surfaces.
‘We’re still waiting’: Family seeks answers a year after FAMU student killed in off-campus...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Clayton Detant was supposed to go to a game with his brother, Jaden. Tickets to the Howard vs. FAMU game remained unused after Jaden was killed on January 12, 2025. It’s been one year since FAMU student Jaden Detant was shot at his off-campus apartment and...
Matlow, Porter Call Minneapolis Altercation “Murder”, “Unprovoked”
Tallahassee City Commissioners Jeremy Matlow and Jack Porter recently commented on social media about the altercation between an ICE official and a protester who interfered with a law enforcement action, calling the incident murder and unprovoked. Both posts generated significant push back in the comment sections of...
