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1 week 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 week 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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2 weeks 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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2 weeks 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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2 weeks 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).
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
wctv.tv | Caroline Christensen
Skip to contentA post from the Thomasville Police Department says the “firearm has been secured”Thomasville Police Department(Thomasville Police Department)Published: Sep. 5, 2024 at 6:23 PM UTC|Updated: 11 minutes agoTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A student has been detained by police after bringing a firearm to MacIntyre Park Middle School in Thomasville, according to a Facebook post from the Thomasville Police Department.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
wctv.tv | Caroline Christensen
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - According to the Leon County Supervisor of Elections, the vendor that services the Supervisor of Elections websites for 61 counties throughout the state is experiencing an outage. Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley said election night results are still accessible, and most counties are posting links to results on social media.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
wctv.tv | Caroline Christensen
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A man with warrants out for his arrest is behind bars after an armed carjacking on Monday, according to a spokesperson from the Tallahassee Police Department. The 29-year-old man allegedly had a gun, and stole a car near Palm Beach Street, according to TPD. More on crime in our area:TPD said they chased after the stolen car, where the carjacker hit another car. The crash did not cause major damage, and no injuries were reported.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
wctv.tv | Caroline Christensen
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Tallahassee man was found guilty of first and second-degree attempted murder by a jury on Wednesday. Lance Dickey now awaits sentencing and could spend decades in prison. Dickey shot his cousin in August 2022 at a home on John Boy Lane, which caused non-life-threatening injuries, according to court documents. Another man was the intended target, but he ducked out of the way causing Dickey to shoot his cousin instead.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
wctv.tv | Caroline Christensen
SUWANNEE COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - A Branford man is critically injured after an F-250 pickup truck slammed into the driver’s side of his Nissan pickup truck around 3 p.m. Thursday in Suwannee County, according to a press release from Florida Highway Patrol. The crash started when a Palm Coast man driving an F-250 traveling west on Smith Road “failed to check sufficiently for traffic prior to entering the intersection of County Road 49,” according to the FHP release.
