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1 week ago | 
wctv.tv | Nicole Winfield |Chasity Maynard |Jamiya Coleman |Caroline Christensen
VATICAN CITY, Italy (WCTV) - White smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday afternoon, signaling a new pope has been elected. And the new pope is making history in a new way. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope, and he will be called Pope Leo XIV, according to CBS News. He is from Chicago. The white smoke first appeared at about 12:08 p.m. The news comes just over 24 hours after the doors to the chapel closed for the conclave to begin the voting process.
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1 week ago | 
wctv.tv | Jamiya Coleman |Caroline Christensen
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Tallahassee man was sentenced to a little over seven years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to defraud retirement accounts of elderly Florida school district employees, according to the Northern District of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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3 weeks ago | 
wctv.tv | Caroline Christensen |Staci Inez
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Bend are hosting a youth panel discussion Wednesday evening centered around “ending gun violence and promoting unity in our community,” according to a Facebook post from the organization. The event is open to the community and will be held at the Sunrise Place Boys & Girls Club, 2525 Texas Street, Tallahassee, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.Dinner will be served to those who present an entry ticket for food.
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3 weeks ago | 
wctv.tv | Caroline Christensen |Ryan Kelly
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Dick Howser Stadium was packed with people and filled with emotion Tuesday night, as Florida State University hosted its first athletic event since Thursday’s tragic shooting, which claimed two lives and injured several others. The sold-out crowd against Stetson University bathed the stadium in garnet and gold, with many holding signs in tribute to the first responders.
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3 weeks ago | 
wctv.tv | Staci Inez |Caroline Christensen
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Days after a deadly shooting at Florida State University, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is cooking up a way to give back to a community still reeling from tragedy. The 242-member fraternity is offering free BBQ to students and first responders ahead of Tuesday afternoon’s FSU baseball game—the first athletic event since the shooting. 100 percent of the proceeds from the fraternity’s event is going to families of victims and those injured in Thursday’s shooting.
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1 month ago | 
wctv.tv | Jamiya Coleman |Caroline Christensen
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Lori Paige has been found dead and her father was arrested in connection to her death, according to Tallahassee Police. TPD made the announcement Friday just after 4 p.m. during a press conference. Police say the Griffin Middle School student’s remains were found at the Merrily Plantation, located at 2301 Old Monticello Road in Thomas County. This story will be updated as we learn more.
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1 month ago | 
wctv.tv | Ava Van Valen |Zak Dahlheimer |Caroline Christensen |Jamiya Coleman
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - This Monday, hundreds of students at Oak Ridge Elementary will receive brand new books for free thanks to donations from the Big Bend community. The endeavor is thanks to a new “Let’s Read” community literacy initiative spearheaded by Midtown Reader, a Tallahassee-based independent bookstore.
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1 month ago | 
wctv.tv | Caroline Christensen |Matt Hoffmann
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - About three weeks after Circle K rejected the City of Tallahassee’s offer to buy land from the gas station in a Northeast Tallahassee neighborhood, city staff are recommending against an eminent domain lawsuit with the company. Nearly ten months ago, Circle K announced plans to build a gas station in the Canopy neighborhood near Welaunee Boulevard and Dempsey Mayo Road.
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1 month ago | 
walb.com | Chasity Maynard |Caroline Christensen
LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida Highway Patrol announced Friday that a traffic stop this week in Leon County led to the arrest and detainment of multiple people suspected of criminal activity or residing illegally in the U.S. The arrests unfolded this week after an FHP trooper pulled over a driver who was allegedly speeding and “recklessly endangering the public,” per an FHP post shared Friday on X (formerly known as Twitter).
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1 month ago | 
wctv.tv | Chasity Maynard |Caroline Christensen
LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida Highway Patrol announced Friday that a traffic stop this week in Leon County led to the arrest and detainment of multiple people suspected of criminal activity or residing illegally in the U.S. The arrests unfolded this week after an FHP trooper pulled over a driver who was allegedly speeding and “recklessly endangering the public,” per an FHP post shared Friday on X (formerly known as Twitter).
