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Recruiting: Five-Star 2025 Wide Receiver Vernell Brown III Commits To Florida Over Ohio State, Miami and Florida State
Ohio State and Brian Hartline have lost out on one of the top wide receiver prospects in the 2025 class, as Orlando (Fla.) Jones five-star Vernell Brown III (5-11, 170) announced his commitment to Florida over the Buckeyes, Miami and Florida State on Sunday. Brown, the nation’s 25th-best overall prospect...
FAMU Sets Nearly $27M Annual Fundraising Record
Florida A&M University (FAMU) received a record $26.9 million in donations during its 2023-2024 fundraising campaign. The campaign, which was fueled by the generosity of corporate and alumni donors, represents a $1.3 million increase over the previous fiscal year. “This successful campaign reflects our stakeholders’ confidence in the University and...
Closing time: 16 Tallahassee restaurants that shut down this year
From longtime staples to new arrivals, Tallahassee's foodies and community members have grieved the loss of cherished local eateries. Some owners of mom-and-pop restaurants came to the decision that it was time to pursue other ambitions, but many were left with no choice. ...
Florida's Cassie Carli Law aims for safer, less risky custody exchanges
ORLANDO, Fla. — Named for a mother who was allegedly kidnapped and killed by her child's father during a child custody exchange, Florida's Cassie Carli Law went into effect this month as part of an effort to make similar exchanges safer for parents. The Cassie Carli law requires county...
Sam Greco Endorsed by FL NFIB, FL Chamber of Commerce, St. Augustine Business Coalition
It has been an exciting week on the campaign trail for Sam Greco. NFIB’s Florida PAC, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, and the St. Augustine Business Coalition have all thrown their support behind Greco in the past week. Greco’s campaign continues to gain momentum. He now has the support...
Houses of worship can apply for FEMA disaster assistance until Saturday
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released new information on how local faith-based organizations and houses of worship can seek assistance as they too recover from the May 10 tornado outbreak. According to FEMA, houses of worship that provide essential social services may submit a FEMA "Request for Public Assistance"...
211 Big Bend hoping to improve response times for 988 suicide crisis hotline
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - 211 Big Bend, a Tallahassee based suicide and crisis prevention hotline, is hoping to improve response times for the 988 suicide crisis hotline. The three-digit 988 was launched nationwide in 2022 to replace the old 1-800 number. The State of Florida is struggling to meet a...
DeSantis on Biden dropping out: Dems 'just rearranging deck of chairs on Titanic'
(The Center Square) – In response to President Joe Biden announcing he will not run for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis echoed what other Republicans have said: she hasn’t been honest about Biden’s mental and physical ability to perform the duties of president. “Kamala Harris was complicit in a massive coverup to hide and deny the fact that Joe Biden was not capable of discharging the duties of the office,” DeSantis said. “She also...
TIMELINE: Afternoon showers return Tuesday afternoon with highs in mid-90s
ORLANDO, Fla. - Monday's remaining storms will wind down rapidly this evening. Expect significantly higher rain chances on Tuesday, with around 70% coverage. Once storms develop, they will move northwest, affecting the entire area. LONG-RANGE: Typical July weather will bring scattered afternoon and evening storms across Central Florida, with very...
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