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Manatee duo offers state ideas to stifle welfare fraud
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office presented suggestions for stifling the growing welfare fraud problem to state officials Tuesday afternoon.
Figueroa reaches World University Games
Missouri redshirt sophomore diver Loren Figueroa qualified for the 2013 World University Games at the recent USA Diving World Championships and World University Games Trials in Tallahassee, Fla.
New Study Offers Insight Into How to Best Manage Workaholics
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Workaholics tend to live in extremes, with great job satisfaction and creativity on the one hand and high levels of frustration and exhaustion on the other hand.
NFC Rising Junior Has Three FBS Offers
Tallahassee North Florida Christian High School wide receiver Christian Philpott has his first three offers at the FBS level.
BluePrint 2000 Looks to Narrow Down List of Projects
Tallahassee, FL-Nearly $600 million dollars from the Leon County Sales Tax is being divided up among various projects throughout the County.
Car Crash Claims the Life of a Popular Tallahassee DJ
Family and friends are mourning the passing of former FAMU student and popular DJ, Sheldon Martinez, also know as DJ Saxwell.
Wakulla County Car Crash Kills One
The accident happened on State Road 267 on the same street of Riversink Elementary School.
Leon County Booking Report: May 20, 2013
Tallahassee, FL - Attached is a PDF file containing all bookings at the Leon County Jail from May 19, 2013.
The Statewide Nominating Commission for Judges of Compensation Claims announces that it will be meeting on Monday, August 19, 2013 at 9 a.m. at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center, 8701 World Center Drive Orlando, Florida 32821, for the purpose of interviewing the following Judges of Compensation Claims for reappointment; ... (more)
Powerball jackpot winner has Florida city abuzz
The winning numbers in Saturday night's Powerball drawing are 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11, and one ticket sold in Florida has matched all six numbers for a record Powerball jackpot of an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
Tallahassee Celebrates Moving Day by Bringing Awareness to Parkinson's Disease
Dozens of residents laced up their sneakers for a good cause today. It was all part of "Moving Day Tallahasee"...a walk to raise awareness for Parkinson's Disease.
Oregon golfers tied for 4th place after opening round at NCAA Tallahassee Regional
Four out of Oregon's five golfers shot even-par or better on day one of the NCAA Regionals in Tallahassee, Fla.
College football: Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher OK with Winston playing two sports
Jimbo Fisher holds a news conference as he is formally presented as Florida State University's new head football coach, Wednesday, Jan.
Happening today! May Day Fun Day
May 20 is a day of festivity and remembrance in Florida because on that day in 1865, five weeks after the Civil War ended, Gen.
Turkey Day: Florida TaxWatch Gives Legislature's Budget Mixed Reviews
Florida's legislators showed restraint when crafting the 2013-14 budget, but they still included almost $107 million in projects that received little or no public review, according to one of the state's leading government watchdogs.
Big Parties in South Florida for a Special Anniversary Weekend
This week there are big anniversaries all over South Florida. Therefore I decided to write a feature with the info for all the parties.
House Speaker Weatherford defends health care votes in Bradenton
"Florida is on an amazing streak. Really exciting things are happening in Florida," the Wesley Chapel Republican said Thursday at a Manatee Chamber of Commerce lunch at the Bradenton Country Club.
Yellow Traffic Lights: Have They Gotten Shorter?
WTSP in Tampa, Florida found that in 2011 Florida legislators quietly tweaked a traffic law allowing the Department of Transportation to change its policy on yellow light intervals.
Never-before-seen energy pattern observed at National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Two research teams at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory broke through a nearly 40-year barrier recently when they observed a never-before-seen energy pattern.