Florida A&M University’s Office of Student Activities (OSA) held Rattler Fever Clean-Up Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Homecoming week brought hundreds of Rattler alumni, friends and family to the university's campus. There were several events held on campus including the football game, a variety of vendors and the most attended “Set […]
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Women Should Take Precaution When using Uber
Alejandro Done, 47, of Boston, will spend 10 years in prison after he admitted to kidnapping and raping a woman he picked up as a passenger in Boston. Before being employed by Uber, Done, posed as an Uber employee. Done lured a woman traveling to Cambridge to his car, and told […]
35-year-old Man Found Dead After a Saturday Morning Shooting in Tallahassee
A 35-year-old man was killed in a shooting at 600 Polk Drive near Greater Love Church of God in Christ this Saturday morning. After receiving a call saying that shots were fired at 9:24 a.m., “Tallahassee Police Department officers immediately responded, only to find Cedric Alaric Williams dead in the […]
FAMU Gospel Choir Concert with Vashawn Mitchell
Florida A&M University held a gospel concert in Lee Hall Saturday night featuring FAMU’s gospel choir and gospel singer Vashawn Mitchell. This concert was a part of the events created to celebrate FAMU’s homecoming. FAMU’s gospel choir was formed 58 years ago, since then, the choir has toured all over […]
Police searching for Bank Robbery Suspect
Courtesy of WCTV On Friday afternoon Tallahassee Police responded to a robbery at the First Commerce Credit Union. At approximately 2:30 p.m., a male went into the credit union at 1741 Old Saint Augustine Road and began to approach the teller. After demanding U.S. currency, the culprit took the money, […]
New FAMU Way Celebration Brings Alumni and Students Together
Tallahassee residents and visitors celebrated the grand opening of FAMU Way Thursday night at “Under the Over” which is located near the Bronough Street overpass. FAMU Way has gone through an extensive amount of changes since construction began on the street last April. Tallahassee got to celebrate the enhancement of […]
The city of Tallahassee celebrates the opening of FAMU Way
Courtesy of WCTV The City of Tallahassee hosted a celebration at “Under the Over”, located on FAMU way near the Bronough Street overpass for the opening of the first phase Thursday evening just days before Florida A&M’s homecoming game. The new and improved roundabout will create a new east-west roadway […]
FDA permits the marketing of a new laser-based hearing aid
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed marketing of a new hearing aid that will potentially broaden sound amplification for those who have hearing impairment on Tuesday. The EarLens Contact Hearing Device (CHD) is the first hearing device to use light to transit sound. The combination of […]
Florida is behind in disbursing foreclosure aid
Federal investigators released a new report stating that Florida has underperformed other states in using federal mortgage assistance money to help desperate homeowners facing foreclosure. According to the report released this week, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program said that, of the 18 states participating in […]
Governor Rick Scott Announces Distribution of Over $82 Million for Springs Restoration Projects Across Florida
Governor Rick Scott announced that the Florida Departments of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the Florida Water Management Districts (FWMD) have approved 26 springs projects to receive the highest budget amount ever for Florida springs on Monday. The restoration plan (management plan), was created to provide improvements in nutrition control and […]