Posted: 10:39 AM Farmers markets across Florida can begin applying for free equipment that will allow them to handle purchases through an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Card, which is used by those who receive temporary federal benefits including food and cash assistance.
Posted: 10:16 AM A coalition of liberal groups issued a scathing report saying that the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative organization for state lawmakers, has an inordinate amount of influence on the Florida Legislature.
Updated: 6:15 PM A Tallahassee family escaped unharmed from a house fire Thursday July 26.
Updated: 10:42 PM For the more than 240 firefighters working for the City of Tallahassee, heat is not a new foe. But the rising summer temperatures make it even more dangerous as the risks of heat stroke and heat exhaustion increase.
Updated: 10:19 PM Health officials at Bond Community Health Center say a new strain of tuberculosis has broken out among the homeless community in Jacksonville. Doctors in the community say they're trying to get in front of it before it becomes a major problem.
Posted: 1:20 PM A new endorsement in the race for Tallahassee City Commission, Seat One. Members of the Tallahassee Professional Firefighters Union announced they are supporting former mayor Scott Maddox for the seat.
Posted: 11:40 AM A mom and her sister were reportedly stopped by security as they were leaving a Wal-Mart in Florida. The mother ran away, leaving her one-year-old baby behind in the shopping cart.
Posted: 10:56 AM State insurance officials and consumer advocates pressed State Farm Florida Insurance Co. over a proposed 57.3 percent increase in rental property premiums when the company is still not writing any new business.
Updated: 12:21 PM “Bury a Gun, Not a Loved One” is designed to make Tallahassee/Leon County safer by taking guns off the streets and sending a message to criminals that violent gun crimes will not be tolerated in our community.
Posted: 10:17 AM Florida House elections are a numbers game. Republicans will control the House after November --- that much is clear. But will Democrats pick up enough seats and procedural strength to slow the GOP's agenda?
Updated: 8:42 PM It looks as though Florida will soon become the first state in the nation with more than one million concealed weapons permits. The shooting spree in Colorado has prompted calls for more gun control and that raises the question: is it too easy to get a gun permit in Florida?
Updated: 11:35 AM A new report shows Florida trailing most other states in the health and education of its children – with an especially low ranking in economic well-being.
Updated: 10:13 AM A Gadsden County man who's been in prison for more than two decades is trying to get his life sentence reduced. Julius Ceasar McGriff was convicted of killing a woman back in 1987.
Updated: 5:14 PM A 12-year-old boy has minor injuries after he was hit by a van while he was riding his bike along a Leon County street.
Updated: 10:08 AM The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is currently seeking information on the location of Jeron Samuel Whitaker. Whitaker has been designated as a Sexual Offender and is required to register his current address with the Sheriff’s Office of the county in which he lives.
Updated: 1:08 PM The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals, in two separate incidents, for attempting to introduce contraband into the Gadsden County Jail.
Updated: 1:57 AM Ion Cloud, the accused triggerman in the Circle K gang shootout from March 2009, has entered a plea.
Updated: 9:27 AM Governor Rick Scott signed legislation intended to prevent taxpayer dollars from ending up in the hands of companies with business ties to the dictatorships of Cuba or Syria.
Posted: 9:22 AM Florida environmental officials met with stakeholders in Tallahassee to review a revised plan to reduce mercury working its way through the food chain, the latest stop in a statewide tour to finalize an effort begun more than a decade ago.
Posted: 8:59 AM Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam says he has uncovered blatant examples of companies trying to rip off millions of tax dollars from energy programs administered by the office of former Gov. Charlie Crist.
Updated: 1:00 AM Florida woman facing criminal charges for mailing hoax anthrax to senators.
Updated: 10:08 AM A woman claiming to help people impacted by the oil spill is now being investigated by the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office.
Updated: 4:57 PM Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, is urging customers be on alert for a new utility bill payment scam affecting customers across the country.
