Posted: 6:09 AM Florida economists project slow growth next 2 years

Posted: 4:03 AM Boys Town is a national organization that's actually not only for boys but for girls as well. The organization currently has 67 children living in 5 homes on the 10 acre campus in Tallahassee and also has sites in Orlando and Palm Beach County.

Updated: 3:04 PM Florida is home to America's second-largest population of people without health insurance. Hundreds of thousands of them are children who are eligible for low-cost or even no-cost coverage, courtesy of the state. The problem, their parents don't know that. That's why state leaders are launching a drive to spread the word.

Updated: 12:38 AM Members of the Leon County Sheriff's Office were out at Long Horn Steakhouse in Tallahassee Thursday, August 9, serving up dishes and waiting on patrons. The deputies are helping raise money for Special Olympics and its athletes through 'Tip-A-Cop. LCSO has participated in 'Tip-A-Cop for more than 20 years.

Updated: 5:14 PM The state’s legal battle to remove non-citizens from the voting rolls may not be resolved until next year.

Updated: 7:43 PM Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Adam Putnam announced today the top three complaints received in July through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ 1-800- HELP-FLA consumer hotline: Do Not Call, Solicitation of Contributions and Landlord/Tenant.

Posted: 2:51 PM Nearly 25 million people visited state park and trail properties in fiscal 2011, according to attendance figures recently compiled by the Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service.

Updated: 4:31 PM American Advertising Federation of Tallahassee (AAFT) today announced “HAVANA NIGHTS,” a creative fundraiser to benefit local advertising and marketing students at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Florida State University, Keiser University, Lively Technical Center and Tallahassee Community College.

Updated: 7:49 PM An accident occurred on I-10 yesterday. Troopers say a semi truck was merging onto I-10 when a Toyota van hit the semi from behind.

Updated: 9:38 PM A judge has just sentenced Terrell Futch to 40 years in prison for the shaken baby death of his own daughter.

Posted: 9:35 AM A Leon County judge tossed out a suit seeking to block three sitting Supreme Court justices from the November election ballot, the latest chapter in an ongoing saga about how the trio filed their qualifying papers.

Updated: 2:48 PM Little more than a month after a mega-merger between Progress Energy and Duke Energy and the surprise ouster of his former boss, Progress Energy Florida President Vincent Dolan announced Wednesday that he will retire by the end of the year.

Posted: 11:57 PM Machine guns and infrared technology will have a place at the upcoming Republican National Convention. We're hearing new details about the tight security being set up as more names are added to the list of speakers.

Updated: 12:36 AM In Florida, state supreme court justices are not appointed for life Every six years, they have to win the trust of the voters. It's called merit retention and in the 30-year history of the program, not a single justice has ever been defeated. But as Troy Kinsey tells us 2012 could be different.

Posted: 11:34 PM Power bills could be going up. Florida Power and Light is seeking a 690 million dollar rate increase.

Posted: 7:43 PM Attorney General Pam Bondi has been selected to speak at the Republican National Convention later this month. Governor Rick Scott will also give a speech.

Updated: 8:27 PM A new poll released Wednesday, August 8 by the non-partisan Tallahassee Voices surveyed the name recognition of candidates and their favorability among voters.

Updated: 7:56 PM Dan Winchester was ruled incompetent to stand trial; accused of assaulting, threatening to kill his wife

Updated: 11:59 PM A jury found Ralph Monroe guilty, judge sentenced him to life in prison

Updated: 12:33 AM Entertainment lovers, get ready! The famed Seven Days of Opening Nights is set to kick off another season and the full list of performers has been released.

Updated: 9:36 AM Florida Gov. Rick Scott has suspended a Madison County commissioner who is facing official misconduct and grand theft charges.

Posted: 3:02 PM A Leon County circuit judge waded back into a dispute about whether the Florida Department of Corrections can proceed with a plan to privatize inmate health services, with opponents arguing the agency should be forced to go through a new bidding process.

Posted: 2:29 PM Celebrating its 12th year, Florida A&M University will host its Annual Grape Harvest Festival on Saturday, August 25 at the Viticulture and Small Fruit Research Center located at 6505 Mahan Drive in Tallahassee.

Posted: 12:28 PM One week before election day, a new ethics complaint has been filed against a candidate for Tallahassee's City Commission.

Posted: 9:01 AM The Florida Bar has found no "good moral character and fitness issues" that would disqualify an undocumented immigrant from being admitted to practice law in Florida, but is still waiting for an opinion from the Florida Supreme Court before making a decision.