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Leon County honored former County Commissioner Bruce Host at a ceremony Wednesday unveiling the newly named Bruce J. Host Northeast Branch Library.

In “The Three Oystermen,” WCTV shows you three men who grew up on Apalachicola Bay. Each man made a living off harvesting the famous wild oysters there, and each one chose a different path once the harvesting ban took effect.

See behind-the-scenes photos and video, and watch a web-exclusive Q+A with special guest Josh McLawhorn, director of the award-winning documentary ‘Unfiltered: The Truth About Oysters.’

See photos of the team working to gather interviews and footage for 'The Three Oystermen' by WCTV.

“If they go back to legal harvesting, you’re going back to a limit, then you’re still - they’re going to wipe it out like they did last time.”

“We’re just trying to fight for our livelihoods,” he said. “I’m confident it’s going to come back as good as it ever was, it’s just going to take a little bit of help and a little bit of time.”

“I grew up in this bay. I want this bay to come back. I want to go back to harvesting.”

Cyclists gathered at Chaires Community Center to honor Jake Boykin. The 25-year-old was hit and killed by a car in Jefferson County last weekend.

A Taylor County woman is coming to the aid of those impacted by Hurricane Idalia in her own town.

Governor Ron DeSantis makes a stop in Steinhatchee, Fla. during a recovery effort following Hurricane Idalia.

WCTV photographer captures DeSantis's visit to Steinhatchee, the recovery process and damages caused by Hurricane Idalia.

This is the 15th deadly shooting in Tallahassee this year, and this is the 18th fatality from gun violence this year.

Officers found a man with a gunshot wound at about 3:15 p.m. inside Time Saver, a market at 1412 Alabama Street, TPD said in a statement. Officers attempted to render aid, but he died from his injuries, according to police.

A man was shot and killed Monday afternoon at Time Saver convenience store on Alabama Street in Tallahassee.

Two people were injured in a shooting Friday morning at the McDonald’s on Bay Street.

Jean Simpson is now 97 years old, but the moment she sees Dessa dance the years melt away.

Loved ones honored and remembered Qulera "Lera" Allen and Kernishion "Keke" Charleston with a vigil and balloon release Tuesday. The sisters were murdered Sunday.

The winning ticket was sold at a Publix in Tallahassee.

“For years, many people have thought that an active sinkhole exists in Cascade Lake; however, despite numerous efforts, a sinkhole has not been found.”

In a statement, a communications contact for the company confirmed the lease was not renewed

More than a hundred people lined the streets of Jasper Wednesday afternoon to watch a procession carrying the remains of Chief Anthony Rickerson, who died in a crash Sunday night.

“I just apologize on behalf of the city and the state that we haven’t created the conditions where this won’t happen, and I hope that we can get to a place where this kind of thing never happens again,” City Commissioner Jack Porter said.

TPD and Forensic investigators examine a construction site at the 3300 block of Zillah Street where workers discovered skeletal remains Tuesday morning.

“These are poor people. These are people that live on fixed income,” Burke said. “It was affordable when we got there. And then, all of a sudden, there was no way a person that lives on Social Security could live in the neighborhood.”

Paul Patchin and his stepdaughter Linda Burke try to pick up the pieces after a fire on February 13th left his home in Lake Bradford Estates destroyed. The fire killed Patchin's three dogs and left him burned.

"They know that they kind of have these folks trapped in between a rock and a hard place," an attorney representing several tenants said.