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Marines Welcomed with Open Arms
Last Updated: 1:00 AM 05/25/12 - A group of marine reservists gone for months returned home Thursday to the smiling faces of their loved ones.
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TPD Investigating Suspicious Death on East 3rd Avenue
Last Updated: 12:32 AM 05/25/12 - Tallahassee Police are investigating suspicious death in 100 block of E. 3rd Ave.
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Local Woman Finally Gets GED After 18 Years
Last Updated: 11:57 PM 05/24/12 - A local woman has spent nearly two decades trying to get her GED. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates looks at how her hard work finally paid off.
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Murdered Valdosta DJ's Family Gets Support From Jesse Jackson
Last Updated: 12:44 AM 05/25/12 - The murder of Stephon Edgerton, known as Juan Gotti, is now getting the attention of Reverend Jesse Jackson. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates spoke with the Edgerton family.
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Psychological Reasons Behind Hazing?
Last Updated: 1:14 AM 05/25/12 - As brutal as some hazing rituals may be, experts say it's something deep rooted in tradition and hard to break. WCTV spoke to a former professor about the mindset of participants.
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Law Makers Cracking Down On Animal Fighting
Last Updated: 9:32 PM 05/24/12 - Even NFL star Michael Vick is getting behind new legislation aiming to make it illegal to attend animal fights or take children to animal fights.
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Time Running Out To Enter In Valdosta Photo Contest
Last Updated: 6:26 PM 05/24/12 - Anyone can enter whether photography is your passion, profession or pasttime. And it's absolutely free.
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Amtrak to Tallahassee at a Standstill
Last Updated: 6:14 PM 05/24/12 - The effort to bring Amtrak back to Tallahassee has stalled in Congress.
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Groups Call on Georgia Governor to Diversify Bench
Last Updated: 5:32 PM 05/24/12 - A coalition of civil rights and attorneys groups is calling on Gov. Nathan Deal to fill those judicial vacancies to reflect the diversity of the communities they serve.
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Correctional Officer Arrested in Drug Sting Sent to Prison
Last Updated: 9:51 PM 05/24/12 - Former corrections officer sentenced to state prison time for drug buy
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Memorial Day Lessons
Last Updated: 12:54 AM 05/25/12 - A group of students paid tribute to the fallen soldiers of the War on Terror.
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Judge to Weigh Prison Health Privatization
Last Updated: 12:12 PM 05/24/12 - Eight months after a judge tossed out a controversial prison-privatization plan, attorneys will argue next week about the constitutionality of a state decision to contract with companies to provide inmate health care.
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Pregnant Woman's Care Leads to Probe at State Hospital
Last Updated: 12:26 AM 05/25/12 - With a baby on life support, suspicions that a pregnant woman received negligent care at Florida State Hospital have cost at least two employees their jobs and led to a criminal investigation and a possible lawsuit against the state.
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Small Business Week
Last Updated: 10:17 PM 05/24/12 - Local business leaders were honored tonight 5-24-12 during the 29th Annual Small Business Week.
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Governor Rick Scott Makes Faux Pas with Spain's King
Last Updated: 6:35 PM 05/24/12 - Governor Rick Scott was in Spain to drum up business for Florida. He returned Thursday, saying he'd had a positive meeting with the king.
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Missing Juvenile Alert: Connor Crews Giles - FOUND
Last Updated: 5:00 PM 05/24/12 - The Tallahassee Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is canceling missing juvenile alert for Connor Giles. He has been located and is unharmed.
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Principal's Reading Challenge at W.T. Moore Elementary School
Last Updated: 9:43 PM 05/24/12 - Students at one elementary school are celebrating reading.
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FDOE: Florida's Third Grade FCAT 2.0 Results Show Promise
Last Updated: 9:49 PM 05/24/12 - “The future success of third grade students depends on mastering essential reading skills,” said Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson.
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Currency Seizure by Madison County Sheriff's Office
Last Updated: 1:04 PM 05/24/12 - While MCSO Investigators were taking necessary enforcement action concerning an equipment violation, they noted several signs of deception and suspicious activity.
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Rick Scott Vetoes Early Prison Release Bill
Last Updated: 12:24 AM 05/24/12 - Florida now has the nation's third-*largest prison system...With more than one-hundred-thousand inmates. That's roughly double the size it was 25 years ago, before tough-on-crime lawmakers passed a mandate that prisoners serve at least 85 percent of their sentence. Now, legislators are re-thinking that mandate, but they're having a tough time overcoming opposition from Governor Scott.
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Florida Unemployment Compensation Draws Complaint
Last Updated: 4:57 PM 05/24/12 - Two legal groups say Florida's violating federal law with procedural barriers that deprive thousands of jobless workers from receiving unemployment compensation
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95210: Health by the Numbers
Last Updated: 3:09 PM 05/24/12 - David Huang, M.D., a Tallahassee pulmonologist in private practice and director of a local sleep diagnostic center, kicks off the first in a series of monthly awareness campaigns for Health by the Numbers: 95210
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Stand Your Ground Drawing Public Interest
Last Updated: 11:04 AM 05/24/12 - As policymakers study the controversy surrounding the "stand your ground" self defense law, the issue is drawing interest from a broad swath of the general public.
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2012 Statewide Hurricane Exercise Demonstrates State’s Preparedness for Hurricane Season
Last Updated: 5:18 PM 05/24/12 - Organized by the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), the exercise is designed to ensure Florida’s emergency responders are prepared for the upcoming hurricane season, which begins June 1 and lasts through November 30.
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[UPDATE]: Documents: Champion Wanted to be Hazed
Last Updated: 10:42 PM 05/24/12 - Band members describe in painful detail what it's like to cross over
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Tallahassee Museum Opens Zip Line Tree Adventure
Last Updated: 12:46 AM 05/25/12 - The adventure opens to the public May 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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FDACS Provides Tips for Floridians on Memorial Day
Last Updated: 5:23 PM 05/24/12 - Department urges consumers to use safety in preparing Memorial Day meals.
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Robbery at Farmers and Merchants Bank, Suspect Identified
Last Updated: 7:57 AM 05/24/12 - The Leon County Sheriff's Office reports that the Farmers and Merchants bank at 3490 North Monroe Street in Tallahassee was robbed. Detectives have identified Dawuan N. Williams as a suspect.
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Royal Flush: Sanitation Prices on the Rise
Last Updated: 11:27 PM 05/23/12 - We can't live without it, but water is becoming more costly in Tallahassee. So is the price of sewer service. In our special report, "Royal Flush", we take a closer look at that cost.
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Group Conducts Homeless Survey In Leon County
Last Updated: 11:40 PM 05/23/12 - A new study says homeless numbers in Leon County are falling.
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Local Girl Wins Trip to South Korea
Last Updated: 11:51 PM 05/23/12 - One local student has won a trip to South Korea. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates looks at how she got the chance of a lifetime.
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VSU Says No To Concealed Guns On Campus
Last Updated: 6:29 PM 05/23/12 - VSU's Faculty Senate unanimously passed a resolution keeping guns out of the classrooms and off university grounds.
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Mosquito Carrying West Nile Found In Valdosta
Last Updated: 10:04 AM 05/24/12 - At its worst, symptoms can include intense Flu-like symptoms, paralysis or even death.
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DCF Preps For Relief for Potential Disasters
Last Updated: 6:36 PM 05/23/12 - The Department of Children and Families held a mock drill to try and streamline a food assistance program following a disaster.
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Councilwoman's Son Arrested for Shooting
Last Updated: 5:22 PM 05/23/12 - A councilwoman's son has been arrested for shooting a friend.
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RNC Canceled in Hurricane Drill
Last Updated: 8:17 PM 05/23/12 - A worst case scenario training exercise left emergency workers no choice but to cancel The Republican National Convention. The path of the fictional hurricane made landfall just north of Tampa on the second day of the RNC. The convention is still on, but if the scenario plays out Governor Rick Scott will have his hands full.
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United Way gets $100k Grant
Last Updated: 7:21 PM 05/23/12 - The United Way of the Big Bend's 'Whole Child Leon' received a big boost today 5-23-12 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation presented them with a grant for nearly $100,000 dollars. The one-year grant will aid the 95210 initiative
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Poll: Mitt Romney Leads Barack Obama in Florida
Last Updated: 1:39 PM 05/23/12 - Mitt Romney has gone from a six point deficit against President Obama in March to a 47-41 point lead. The poll also finds that if Romney were to pick Florida US Senator Marco Rubio as his running mate, the pick would add two points to Romney’s lead.
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Zimmerman Complained About Sanford Police in 2011
Last Updated: 9:06 PM 05/23/12 - George Zimmerman called the Sanford police department lazy more than a year before he shot Trayvon Martin to death.
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Governor Scott's Office Involved in FCAT PR Effort
Last Updated: 1:53 PM 05/23/12 - As the Florida Department of Education tries to handle the fallout of the collapse in FCAT writing scores, the office of Gov. Rick Scott has been intimately involved in efforts to roll out the test scores, according to staff emails.
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Wakulla Man Arrested After Stolen Motorcycle Investigation
Last Updated: 11:28 AM 05/23/12 - A 37-year-old Crawfordville man was arrested following the execution of a search warrant at a home at 277 Woodville Highway in Crawfordville. A motorcycle, reported stolen by the Florida State University Police Department, was on the property.
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Lawsuit Alleges Toxic Exposure at Prison in Florida
Last Updated: 7:22 PM 05/23/12 - More than 160 current and former employees and family members are suing the federal prison agency over ailments they blame on exposure to toxins at an electronics recycling facility at a penitentiary in the Florida Panhandle.
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FSU Professor Remembers Former Student Who Died Overseas
Last Updated: 7:14 PM 05/23/12 - A 19-year-old Florida State senior participating in the university's international program in China has died after a fall from a residence hall.
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FWC to Florida Residents: Be ‘Bear Aware’
Last Updated: 5:14 PM 05/23/12 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding homeowners that bears are moving around, foraging for food and looking for mates.
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Man Arrested in Lake City Murder
Last Updated: 12:44 AM 05/25/12 - Police arrested James Johnson in Jacksonville Saturday.
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Whole Child Leon Receives Grant to Address Childhood Obesity
Last Updated: 6:45 PM 05/23/12 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation (BCBSF Foundation) awarded a $98,472 grant to Whole Child Leon, a strategic initiative of United Way of the Big Bend.
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Teens Staying Fit Over Summer Break
Last Updated: 11:06 AM 05/23/12 - 17 year old, Leon High School student, Andi Taylor, is taking on the challenge of getting in shape and improving her overall health this summer.
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Local Mother Claims Child is Being Bullied
Last Updated: 7:55 AM 05/23/12 - Lori McGauley's son is a student at Suwannee Middle School and she believes that the bullying of her son is getting out of control.
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I-10 Master Plan
Last Updated: 7:38 AM 05/23/12 - Tens of thousands of people travel I-10 in our area every day. Tuesday night, those who take care of the interstate opened up their planning process to the drivers.
South Georgia Citizens Fight To Keep Mary Turner's Story Alive
Last Updated: 11:49 PM 05/22/12 - Community members believe Mary's story to be one of the darkest chapters in American History.
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Poll: Mitt Romney Leads Barack Obama in Florida
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Local Mother Claims Child is Being Bullied
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[UPDATE]: Documents: Champion Wanted to be Hazed
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Robbery at Farmers and Merchants Bank, Suspect Identified
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Zimmerman Complained About Sanford Police in 2011
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Councilwoman's Son Arrested for Shooting
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