Tallahassee News

The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association is proud to partner with the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Leon County Tourism Development to encourage the community to contribute to relief efforts for tornado victims in Oklahoma.

The 2013 NOAA outlook for the Atlantic hurricane season is out. But officials want people to pay attention not just to the number of storms predicted.

It started with more than 100 applicants, but now the search for Okaloosa County's next airports director is down to four finalists.

Drivers traveling near Georgia Street and Monroe Street in Tallahassee will encounter temporary lane closures Tuesday, May 28 while construction crews install patterned street brick at each crosswalk.

This year's state season is 44 days long and will be open through July 14 with the first day of the closure being July 15.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A leading Florida Democrat is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to return $110,000 in campaign contributions from an insurer.

The Tallahassee Police Department says they received a call at 3:20 a.m. that a car was in the woods.

Tallahassee is the capital of Florida, home to Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Tallahassee Community College.

With over 10,000 arrests to his name, William "Cobra" Staubs is one of the most famous and successful bounty hunters in the world.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- With just days until the start of hurricane season, the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes is offering Mitigation 2.0 --- an "upgrade" to traditional family preparedness and home mitigation activities.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Florida Lottery's "Cash 3 Midday" game were: WANT TO COMMENT? Comments are not edited and don't represent the views of the Athens Banner-Herald. Please read our Terms of Service .

Florida's State Emergency Response Team hosts the 2013 Statewide Hurricane Exercise Monday, May 20 through Thursday, May 23 at the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee.

Another warm day is on tap Wednesday. High temperatures will reach the upper 80s to near 90 degrees.

Diamond necklaces, historic dollars, silver bars and various valuables-once forgotten and now snug away in a state vault in Tallahassee.

A relatively new St. Petersburg-based insurance company with a few deep Tallahassee ties was given the go-ahead on the eve of the 2013 hurricane season to be paid to acquire policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

May is Asthma Awareness Month. More than 350,000 Americans die each year of lung disease, and thousands of people in the Big Bend area alone have been diagnosed.

A one vehicle accident occurred on Roberts Avenue last night in Tallahassee. The Tallahassee Fire Department and Leon County Sheriff's office responded to the scene shortly after 12:30 am.

TALLAHASSEE -- Lawmakers will not have to testify about last year's redistricting process as part of a legal challenge to the congressional maps the Legislature approved, a divided three-judge panel ruled Wednesday.

They say it would be a recipe for abuse if Congress allows the IRS to take control of Americans' medical records.

Tallahassee, FL - Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford today released the following statement regarding Rick Scott's signing of House Bill 7013 regarding elections.