Updated: 2:17 PM Bad weather and reckless driving are being blamed for a tractor-trailer jack-knifing into a ditch off the interstate.

Updated: 2:15 PM It may have taken five years, but the superintendent of Thomasville city schools says the district feels "vindicated."

Updated: 2:11 PM Valdosta's new indoor smoking ban will not go into effect on February 16, as originally planned.

Updated: 2:06 PM Controversy over the decision to ordain an openly gay bishop has divided the Episcopal Church.

Updated: 2:08 PM One of the world's deepest freshwater springs is right here in our backyard.

Updated: 2:05 PM Seven days of opening nights is only 13 days away.

Updated: 7:43 PM The Bond community observed National Black HIV Awareness and Information Day.

Updated: 7:32 PM There's a move in the Florida legislature to mandate the display of American flags in classrooms around the state

Updated: 5:34 PM Murder charges have been filed against Joseph Smith.

Updated: 5:18 PM The newest trend on college campuses around the nation is the rise in spirituality.

Updated: 11:35 PM With more than 115 volunteer and paid firefighters in its system, the Thomas County Fire Department is in need of new equipment and training.

Updated: 2:28 PM Health problems related to obesity claim 300,000 lives each year in the U.S.

Updated: 10:29 PM Students faced with difficulties academically and socially in Jefferson County are being placed with mentors to ensure their success.

Updated: 10:24 PM Florida A&M University is honoring Black History Month by setting a huge goal for Tallahasseans.

Updated: 10:21 PM The economy is showing signs of improvement and in north Florida, and a new gaming center promises renewed hope.

Updated: 10:38 PM Though her accused kidnapper is now under arrest, 11-year-old Carlie Brucia of Sarasota is still missing.

Updated: 10:04 PM Tallahassee police kicked off the "battle of the belts" Thursday morning to help encourage local students to buckle up.

Updated: 6:46 PM Florida House Speaker Johnnie Byrd presides over a day long summit on Alzheimer's disease.

Updated: 6:32 PM Lawmakers in Georgia are trying to make it a crime for someone to smoke in the car if a child under the age of four is inside.

Updated: 10:37 PM Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor offers his position on the community redevelopment area plan.

Updated: 5:20 PM Gov. Jeb Bush and republican leaders say Florida now has the money to eliminate a waiting list of more than 100,000 children hoping to get on the KidCare insurance plan.

Updated: 12:04 AM An organization reaching out to young pregnant mothers for the past 30 years now has a new home.

Updated: 8:40 PM In the final installment of our special series on obesity, Tony Whitehurst tells us how one Tallahassee family is going back to basics to drop those extra pounds.

Updated: 9:13 PM CNS Cable and Thomasville leaders get the opportunity to teleconference with John Bulloch and other state lawmakers about plans in the works for south Georgia.

Updated: 8:29 PM In an effort to speed the learning process, kindergarteners are now being assigned homework.