Local children play inside and outside of the Leon County Sheriffs Department SWAT division armored vehicle.   Leon County libraries kicked off the National Summer Reading program with "Hero Day" at the LeRoy Collins Library on Monday to encourage children to read more this summer. Cay Hohmeister, Director of the […]

Loved ones gathered at the scene of the accident to host candle light vigil in remembrance of 21-year-old Markeal Dickey. Just 48 hours since the car crash that took Markeal Dickey’s life, the sounds of tears and sobs surrounded the scene of the accident once again at a candle light […]

21-Year-Old Markeal Dickey A former Florida A&M University student was killed in a car accident on Friday night. According to the Tallahassee Police Department, 21-year-old Markeal Dickey was the passenger in a single-vehicle crash on the 1900 block of Portland Street. Details of how the crash happened have not been […]

Photo Courtesy of WCTV. Wakulla  County Jail escapee, Dustin Swain. Dustin Keith Swain led law enforcement Officials on a seven-hour chase through the woods in blazing heat conditions after escaping from the Wakulla County Jail Friday. According to Wakulla County Sheriff Keith Blacmar, Swain, 29, escaped through an interior fence […]

House Speaker Steve Crisafulli answering questions about the FHIX Bill The Florida House Representatives spent hours Thursday questioning the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange plan. For more than 2.5 hours the FHIX plan was questioned, while Mia Jones D-Jacksonville, Fla.,tried to defend it. The FHIX bill raised concerns because of […]

Attorney Benjamin Crump addressing the audience The Tallahassee Community Shares Suggestions for a Decrease in Violence. Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor hosted a community conference Thursday evening to address the recent gun violence amongst the youth. Proctor invited local politicians, civic leaders and the Tallahassee community to Bethel A.M.E at […]

Senator's discussing the FHIX plan The Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange was passed Wednesday. The Senate approved its plan for health insurance to more than a half-million Floridians. Senator Aaron Bean, R-Fernandina Beach, chaired The Florida Senate Committee on Health Policy, Bill 2-A, Health Insurance Affordability Exchange. "If you think […]

Newly elected Florida Student Association (FSA) Chairman Tonnette Graham (right) discussing plans for the upcoming academic year with newly elected FSA Internal Vice Chair, Caitlyn Zona (left), and FSA External Vice Chair, Alexis Calatayud (center).    Tampa, Fla.– FAMU Student Body President Tonnette S. Graham has been elected as Chairwoman of […]

Keynote speaker, Dr. King Davis The Institute of Public Health held a Mental Health Symposium June 1, at Florida A&M University, to educate people on stigmas faced by women of color. The event hosted two panels of professional academia’s including keynote speaker Dr. King Davis, professor at the University of […]