What police say was a possible drug deal gone wrong left one dead, others injured and the deceased’s cousin charged with homicide. On Sunday afternoon, officers from the Tallahassee Police Department responded to an incident at Shaker Heights apartment complex on Wahnish Way where at least one person had been […]

It’s a big decision week for President James H. Ammons and the Florida A&M Board of Trustees as they face Ammons’ evaluation and requests for key information. Tuesday is the deadline that has been set Board of Governors Inspector General Derry Harper to submit all documents to the Board of […]

United States Vice President Joe Biden will be coming to Florida State today with Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter to discuss tackling rising college tuition costs. In correlation with President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, Biden will be touching on the reforms Obama challenged Congress to explore. […]

A bill on human trafficking passed a second committee as state senators and representatives were back among each other for another grueling day of session. Legislation sponsored by Sen. Arthenia L. Joyner, D-Tampa, increasing protection for victims of human trafficking, passed unanimously through the second committee of the senate during […]

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting at Shaker Heights Apartment involving at least four victims. “I was across the street praying when I heard a door being kicked down; I looked up and saw a boy kicking the door, went in and I heard shots fired,” […]

The 2008 presidential election showed the biggest turnout in young and minority voters America had ever seen. Few remained involved and engaged politically say black elected officials. In 2011, more than a dozen states passed new voting restriction laws hindering minority participation at the polls. In an effort to unite […]

Florida State University officials unveiled a new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) car in an effort to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil. “The unveiling of the Compressed Natural Gas car shows that Florida State is pushing for something better for the economy,” said Corey Shirley, a senior business management and […]

Florida A&M University is approaching its 125th anniversary this year, yet flagrant headlines detract from this extraordinary milestone. Usually, that’s the moment when FAMU students revere the people who they can relate to and judge their beloved university better than any critic. Alumni. The student body may represent the possibilities, […]

Fourteen Terrazzo panels constructed by the Florida State Master Craftsman Studio will honor Civil Rights Activists, the Tallahassee Bus Boycott and McQueary’s Lunch Counter sit-in of the late 1950s and early 1960s. “These Terrazzo side panels were crafted by the studio and contain images and text of significant civil rights […]

During college, professors and advisers often tell students their future is what they make it, and the possibilities are limitless. For Florida A&M alumnus Dwight Bullard, this was the best advice he could have ever taken. “Public service is what I have been brought up around and enjoy doing,” said […]