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Community

Rescue these free dogs. The deadline is the end of this weekend.

Adopt these pups before it’s too late

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 7:53 PM EDT
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By WCTV Staff
All adoption fees are sponsored, so the dogs are free to pick up. The animals must be adopted before the end of the weekend.

Community

The Turner Center Art Park is located right across the street from the main building.

Turner Center to kick off 2023 Music in the Art Park series in March

Updated: Mar. 4, 2023 at 3:19 PM EST
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By WALB News Team
The Music in the Art Park 2023 concert series will be from March to November from 7-9 p.m.

Community

National Hook-Up of Black Women hosts annual teen summit

National Hook-Up of Black Women hosts annual teen summit

Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 7:34 PM EST
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By Abraiya Ruffin
The National Hook-up of Black Women Tallahassee chapter hosted their annual teens on top summit on February 18.

Community

Overnight cold weather shelter open in Tallahassee

Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 3:34 PM EST
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By Abraiya Ruffin
Due to cold night temperatures dropping below 35 degrees, overnight shelters will be available on Friday, February 17.

Community

Kearney Center opens doors to community for day services

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 3:41 PM EST
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By Abraiya Ruffin
The Kearney Center has opened its day services program to visitors on weekdays from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Community

Gadsden County community comes together to support family after fire

Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 9:11 PM EST
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By WCTV Staff
Gadsden County community comes together to support family after fire.

Local

Warming shelters open across Big Bend and south Georgia ahead of frigid temps

Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 4:10 PM EST
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By WCTV Staff
Overnight temperatures are expected to drop to near or below freezing across the region later this week. With the colder weather headed our way, local governments and community partners will provide overnight shelters to keep those experiencing homelessness safe.

Community

Veterans can receive free Christmas trees

Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 8:04 PM EST
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By Julie Montanaro
Holidays for Heroes is giving out free Christmas trees to veterans.

Community

Career Center Partners Resource Fair to promote economic stability

Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 12:10 PM EST
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By WCTV Staff
In order to address basic needs and advance economic stability, CareerSource Capital Region invites people to connect with local resource partners.

Community

WCTV getting ready for 9th annual Red Kettle Takeover Day

Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 9:20 AM EST
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By WCTV Staff
The sounds of the Salvation Army are back this holiday season.
Radar and Lightning
Radar and Lightning

WCTV Kindness Day raises more than $40,000 along with food, toys and kids clothing for local nonprofits

Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 4:43 AM EST
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By WCTV Staff
WCTV hosts its 7th annual Kindness Day at Werner Hyundai in Tallahassee.

Community

Tallahassee couple host Thanksgiving meal in American Legion feeding over 800

Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 9:55 PM EST
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By Mike Rogers
Over 800 people making their way to the American Legion this afternoon for a thanksgiving meal put on by a Tallahassee couple.

Community

Tallahassee Urban League offers free thanksgiving meals

Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 9:59 PM EST
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By Jaclyn Harold
Dozens of people gathered around the untraditional thanksgiving feast as the Tallahassee Urban League and several other community partners provided free meals to the community.

Community

Gadsden County family presented keys to new home after Hurricane Michael

Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 8:32 PM EST
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By Staci Inez
Gadsden County family presented a key to new home after Hurricane Michael.

Community

Local organizations need donations for Thanksgiving meals

Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 7:21 PM EST
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By Madison Glaser
Last year, Project Annie fed around 1,000 people. This year, they expect to feed over 2,000 people and it’s donations from the public that make it possible.

News

Breast cancer survivor shares her story at Gadsden County Sheriff’s breast cancer awareness walk

Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 10:16 PM EDT
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By Staci Inez
Law enforcement, community members, and breast cancer survivors joined Gadsden County Sheriff Morris Young for the annual breast cancer awareness walk Friday.

Community

Gadsden County works to fix internet connectivity issues throughout rural areas

Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 10:17 PM EDT
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By Staci Inez
The internet connection has been unreliable for quite some time and the County is working to get grant funding to help expand internet access to families everywhere, but especially in more rural areas.

Community

Protests and petitions helped save Fort Braden Oak

Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 10:39 PM EDT
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By Madison Glaser
A fort Braden tree once in danger of being cut down will now remain in its neighborhood.

Community

United Way launching donation drive for Hurricane Ian victims

Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 4:33 PM EDT
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By WCTV Staff
The United Way of the Big Bend is collecting supplies for victims of Hurricane Ian.

Community

Thomasville boys raise money for family in need

Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 6:30 PM EDT
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By Lenah Allen
The four brothers raised over $5,000 at Friday's Lemonade stand for a family suffering from a rare genetic disorder.

Community

LIST: 4th of July events around the Big Bend and South Georgia

Updated: Jul. 2, 2022 at 11:50 AM EDT
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By WCTV Staff
It’s time to break out the grill, jump in the pool and of course, set off some fireworks.

Local

St. Marks won’t have a 4th of July fireworks display this year

Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 6:25 PM EDT
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By Staci Inez
The city could not find a certified pyrotechnician in time to put on a safe display.

Local

Children’s Home Society of Florida hosting teddy bear drive

Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 4:35 PM EDT
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By Jacob Murphey
The group hopes to gather more than 500 stuffed animals by the end of the month.

Community

City of Tallahassee Parks & Rec offers cooling sites amid record-breaking temperatures

Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 9:38 PM EDT
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By Alyssa Camacho and Staci Inez
City of Tallahassee Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs opening community centers to all as cooling off sites.

Community

LIST: Juneteenth events around the Big Bend and South Georgia this weekend

Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 3:39 PM EDT
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By WCTV Staff
Juneteenth was officially established as a federal holiday in 2021, 156 years after federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to ensure all enslaved people be freed.

Community

Bethel Summer Splash Heal Healthcare fair happening at cascades park 11am-3pm

Updated: Jun. 4, 2022 at 10:53 AM EDT
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By WCTV Staff
WCTV welcomed Doctor Sabrina Dickey to talk about the gran given to FSU's nursing program and the event at cascades that will inform the public about their health.

Local

Women Veterans United: Member talks about new non-profit

Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 6:26 PM EDT
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By Katie Kaplan
‘Women Veterans Unite’ is a 501(c)3 non-profit and was founded during the Pandemic. It already counts roughly 70 women of all ages and backgrounds as members.

It’s Our Honor

Tallahassee-based non-profit brings local Women Veterans together

Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 2:51 PM EDT
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By Katie Kaplan
A new group of ladies in Tallahassee is banding together to take back the narrative and bring awareness to the service and sacrifice that hundreds of thousands of women have made.

News

Florida Highway Patrol honors local dispatchers during National Telecommunicators Week

Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 10:13 PM EDT
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By Katie Kaplan
It is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and all week-long local law enforcement agencies have been showing their gratitude to the people who are the voices behind some of the most serious and dangerous calls they respond to.

Military

‘It’s Our Honor’: Tallahassee Korean War vet remembers the ‘forgotten war’

Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 8:50 PM EDT
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By Katie Kaplan
One Korean War veteran who now lives in Tallahassee recently recalled how quickly his life changed forever after America was forced to jump into action to defend its United Nations ally in the South.

Community

North Florida-South Georgia Bipolar Support Group to hold first meeting Tuesday, April 5

Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 4:21 PM EDT
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By Pat Mueller
Wednesday, March 30, marks World Bipolar Awareness Day, and a community volunteer in Madison is working to connect people affected by the disorder through a new support group.

Community

Leon county release date and headliner for 2022 Spring Soul Festival

Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 4:01 PM EST
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By WCTV Staff
Leon county officially announce this years Spring Soul Festival will be held at the Capital City Amphitheater on April 7,2022. This years feature performer is southern soul artist and singer King George.

Local

Call it a comeback! Tallahassee’s Market Saturdays return

Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 4:12 PM EST
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By Alyssa Camacho
The City of Tallahassee will be celebrating its 198th birthday this Saturday, and what better way to celebrate than with the return of Downtown Market Saturdays.

Community

A veteran’s wish to fish come true

Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 5:35 PM EST
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By Alyssa Camacho
A Florida community comes together to fulfill one man’s simple wish of to go on a fishing trip.

Local

Local sorority hosts Black History brain bowl

Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 7:00 PM EST
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By Alyssa Camacho
Members of the Delta Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will host a host a virtual academic brain bowl centered around the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movement Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 4 p.m.

News

Doak funding controversy extends to campaign contributions in 2022 election

Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 9:36 AM EST
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By Monica Casey
A week away from the next Blueprint vote on the funding for Doak Campbell Stadium, the Leon County Democratic Party is making its position known on campaign contributions.

News

Franklin County residents host car show fundraiser for family who lost two daughters in fire

Updated: Feb. 13, 2022 at 3:28 PM EST
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By Savannah Kelley
“It’s a long, hard grieving process,” Eastpoint resident Kasey Hartman said. “So it’s gonna take some time, but I’m glad that we could all come together and help them.”

Community

Local leaders host “Stop the violence” rally in Gadsden County

Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 9:26 PM EST
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By Jacob Murphey
Local religious leaders held a “Stop the Violence” Rally outside of the county courthouse.

Community

“Smooches with Pooches:” Shelter dog speed dating

Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 at 8:35 PM EST
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By Madison Glaser
“We’ll have people there to talk to you about them, tell you what they’re like, what kind of home they do best in, you’re welcome to stay there as long as you’d like to stay and look at the all the dogs you want to until you find the right one,” St. John said.

Community

Leon County opens more pop-up covid testing sites

Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 at 4:29 PM EST
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By Savannah Kelley
As cases begin to decline in Leon County, more pop-up testing sites at Fort Braden and Northeast Branch Library are set to open this February.

Community

TLH firefighters honored for working Surfside catastrophe

Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 8:40 PM EST
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By Jacob Murphey
Florida state Fire Marshall and CFO Jimmy Partonis honored local search and rescue teams Tuesday for their efforts and assistance with last June’s building collapse in Surfside.

News

County approves Sheriff’s vision for Council on Status of Men and Boys

Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 8:14 PM EST
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By Monica Casey
The Sheriff laid out a proposed charter, with a different structure than the Council on the Status of Women and Girls, utilizing funding partnerships.

News

County votes to table preservation of Lake Hall School House, look at options

Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 8:11 PM EST
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By Monica Casey
After almost an hour of discussion at Tuesday’s County Commission meeting, Commissioners unanimously voted to table the issue and continue looking at options.

Community

Mosaic donates $100k to FAMU

Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 7:30 PM EST
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By Alyssa Camacho
Tuesday the Mosaic Company announced a $100,000 donation to FAMU’s School of Business and Industry.

Community

FAMU student’s design featured in Target stores nationwide

Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 12:50 PM EST
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By Raghad Hamad
“This was my challenge as a creative,” Kah'Milah Ledgester said. “I felt elated because I did something that scared me.”

Community

Tallahassee Marathon returns Sunday after 2021 cancellation

Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 10:03 AM EST
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By WCTV Staff
The City of Tallahassee has released a map of temporary road closures of Calhoun Street, Franklin Boulevard and Lafayette Street.

News

Commissioner Porter calls town hall to address gun violence

Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 5:49 PM EST
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By Savannah Kelley
According to the sheriff’s office’s anatomy of a homicide report, 42% of victims and 35% of homicide offenders are 15-24 years old.

News

FAMU workers protest $10 wages

Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 9:46 PM EST
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By Jaclyn Harold
A protest Tuesday morning outside Florida A&M, demanding livable wages for union workers..

News

Grocery prices continue to rise due to supply chain issues

Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 7:39 PM EST
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By Madison Glaser
“Like milk, eggs, and bread, meats to eat, I’ve had to go to cheaper stuff it’s just ridiculous how expensive it is, not to mention gas,” said Fresh 4 Less customer Debra Fulbright.

News

Commissioner Proctor calls for reduced detainee population in Leon County

Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 7:36 PM EST
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By Savannah Kelley
According to the Leon County Public Safety Council, taxpayers pay roughly 100 dollars per inmate per day—which adds up to more than $100,000 a day.
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