Tallahassee News

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)

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.

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.

Four out of Oregon's five golfers shot even-par or better on day one of the NCAA Regionals in Tallahassee, Fla.

Jimbo Fisher holds a news conference as he is formally presented as Florida State University's new head football coach, Wednesday, Jan.

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.

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.

This week there are big anniversaries all over South Florida. Therefore I decided to write a feature with the info for all the parties.

"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.

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.

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.

MEGA MILLIONSA tickets go on sale today at more than 13,000 Florida Lottery retailers statewide, giving players a second option to play a multi-state, mega- jackpot game.

The Department of Children and Families Announces First-in-the-Nation Fraud Fighting Technology Secretary Wilkins Rolls Out Public Assistance Fraud Initiatives TALLAHASSEE-At dual press conferences held today in Tallahassee and Orlando, Department of Children and Families Secretary David Wilkins and Deputy Secretary Suzanne Vitale rolled out the ... (more)

Melinda Coonrod said she had no idea, as a senior at Charlotte High School in 1982, where she was headed in life.

White, who was killed in the line of duty last year, was the Honor Guard's bugler player.

A new Memphis-based airline has announced plans to offer direct flights between Destin Airport and cities around the Southeast.

The Tallahassee Fire Department responded to the scene and reports that the fire started from embers in a fire pit that hadn't been put out from a few days ago.

Operation "Reveal the Deal" uncovered a sophisticated racketeering and money laundering scheme stemming from 49 illegal gambling centers operating under the guise of "internet cafes." The organization falsely claimed to be a charitable veterans' organization, but instead deceived the public and government while lining the pockets of its operators.

Today, Governor Rick Scott visited PortMiami to highlight the partnership between manufacturers and ports as part of his Building Up Florida Manufacturing Victory Tour.

Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Tallahassee Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Scott Nathaniel Evans, 34, of Tallahassee, Fla., on one count of solicitation of a minor for sex acts.