Updated: 2:47 PM The Leon County Board of Commissioners considers the possibility of a half cent local option sales tax.

Updated: 2:37 PM This week thousands of high school seniors are wrestling with their final college decisions.

Updated: 2:33 PM An eight-year-old gets his day in court.

Updated: 2:28 PM A law signed by Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue requires voters to show photo ID.

Updated: 2:23 PM School officials in Gadsden County are taking a proactive approach to dealing with crime among its youth.

Updated: 9:39 PM Ready for a stuff yourself silly dinner? Mr. Food has a great recipe that'll have you eating like a pig!

Updated: 9:33 PM There's finally "hope" for women in south Georgia who suffer from drug or alcohol addiction and need help. A program is opening its doors and welcoming women who have addiction problems.

Updated: 7:19 PM Backyard weather spotters are a growing breed who are truly passionate about reporting weather conditions. Find out who are they and why do they do it!

Updated: 9:36 PM Some say they're informative. Others say they're tacky.

Updated: 7:13 PM Legislation named after nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford, who died at the hands of a registered sex offender, is now awaiting Jeb Bush's signature.

Updated: 9:35 PM Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signs a bill allowing citizens to shoot intruders who break into their homes.

Updated: 11:15 AM Between March 16 and 22, someone broke into two townhomes on Trimble Road in the daytime.

Updated: 7:45 PM Learning is taking a new turn as the state of Georgia makes changes in the school system.

Updated: 7:10 PM Members of local law enforcement agencies are teaming up with Lowndes County school system officials to face the issues created by Georgia's new school attendance policy.

Updated: 7:07 PM The U.S. Postal Service is teaming up with police to track down a mailbox bomber before someone gets hurt.

Updated: 7:03 PM An Eyewitness News exclusive: A spot check of sex offenders in Tallahassee resulted in a pair of arrests this weekend, including one of a man whose home was filled with toys.

Updated: 5:33 PM An arrest by Thomasville police has now launched an investigation into a Florida kidnapping.

Updated: 5:19 PM The national crime rate has fallen over the past decade, but the government reports the number of people in prison and jail is outpacing the number of inmates released, and Florida's growth rate is outpacing most other states.

Updated: 5:45 PM Diseases linked to obesity are on the rise, but students at Leon High School are taking on the "growing" problem.

Updated: 5:06 PM Crumbless cookies? Mr. Food has the recipe.

Updated: 9:53 PM Hundreds packed the streets of the Rose City Friday evening for the 57th Rose Parade.

Updated: 9:49 PM Authorities have identified the body found Saturday in the Lake Talquin State Forest.

Updated: 9:47 PM This year was the biggest ever for the Carrabelle Riverfront Festival, an event that celebrates the town's riverfront roots.

Updated: 9:45 PM Pope Benedict XVI formally began his stewardship of the Roman Catholic Church Sunday.

Updated: 9:42 PM The United States Senate will be poised to take a vote on the proposed budget bill near the end of this month. Environmentalists say one of the bills could eventually pollute Florida's shores.