Tallahassee Area News

• Proposed constitutional amendment would affect seat on Board of Governors
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:57:00 00
  By Doug Blackburn Democrat senior writer -- There is one student member on the Board of Governors, the body that oversees Florida's public universities.
• TFD: Studio apartment destroyed in fire
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:54:00 00
  Democrat staff report -- A utility shed being used as a studio apartment was completely destroyed in a fire this morning, said Travis Oaks, spokesman for the Tallahassee Fire Department.
• City to name interchange landscaping for Wilbur Jones
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:49:00 00
  by Gerald Ensley Democrat senior writer -- The City Commission on Wednesday will issue a proclamation honoring longtime Tallahassee resident Wilbur Jones for his work on highway beautification and announcing its intent to affix his name to a new landscaping project at I-10 and Thomasville Road.
• International business is focus of Florida Chamber conference
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:33:00 00
  By Paul Flemming Florida Capital Bureau -- The Florida Chamber of Commerce kicks off a two-day conference on international business today.
• Fla. property tax cut proposal dies in committee
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:03:00 00
  APNewsNow -- A ballot proposal that would further slash local property taxes for Florida homeowners is dead after a tie vote in a House committee.
• Scientists find new feeding hotspots for turtles
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:57:00 00
  APNewsNow -- Researchers using satellite tracking have discovered new feeding hotspots in the Gulf of Mexico providing important habitats for at least three separate populations of loggerhead turtles.
• Lauren Book's Blog: Day 17, Day 18, Day 22, Day 23
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:16:00 00
  Lauren Book's most recent blog from the "Walk in My Shoes" journey as Book travels 1,500 miles up the state.
• First vs. worst when FSU takes on Boston College
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:16:00 00
  By Ira Schoffel Democrat sports editor -- The FSU men's basketball team is the hottest club in the ACC. Boston College, meanwhile, has lost six consecutive conference games. The teams will play Wednesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
• Seminoles shine at the Capitol
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:38:00 00
  By Bill Cotterell Florida Capital Bureau -- Juggler Lucas Heacock of Gainesville, stiltwalker Keith Zoller of Stowe, Vt., and acrobat Samantha Stokes of Fort Lauderdale do a little stretching and warm-up exercises before performing with the FSU Flying High Circus during FSU Day at the Capitol today.
• Morning Update: Crash on Interstate 10
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:25:00 00
  Democrat Staff Report -- Florida Highway Patrol is working one crash on Interstate 10 at mile marker 199.
• Health department overhaul bill passes House panel
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:07:00 00
  JAMES L. ROSICA Associated Press -- A bill that would shift public-health responsibilities from the state to the counties - possibly affecting 12,000 state Department of Health jobs - cleared a House panel Monday.
• Consider total tax liability in your search for savings
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:40:00 00
  By Spencer Ingram Guest columnist -- Often, when people initially find out that I am a CPA, one of the first questions they ask is, "So what expenses can I write off to save taxes?"
• We misunderstand meaning of a good relationship
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:36:00 00
  By Bob Gabordi Democrat executive editor -- I am almost home, looking down on the lights of Charlotte, N.C., from the airplane as I write this last blog from my journey to Pakistan on an exchange program sponsored by the International Center for Journalists.
• Tax holiday moves closer to approval
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:34:00 00
  By Lisa Fingeroot Democrat staff writer -- Floridians are on track to get a little relief from state lawmakers again this year with both the state Senate and House proposing a three-day sales-tax holiday in August.
• Dillard's donates to Ronald McDonald House Charities
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:34:00 00
  Democrat staff report -- Dillard's department stores raised $1.6 million for Ronald McDonald House Charities this past holiday season through sales of the exclusive Southern Living Christmas Cookbook. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tallahassee received a check for $22,127, Dillard's said.
• Police release details on Sunday shooting, stabbing
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:32:00 00
  By Desiree Stennett Democrat staff writer -- One man is dead and three others are injured following a violent dispute Sunday afternoon which police initially called a home invasion but on Monday identified as a drug deal gone awry.
• City to take up $900,000 settlement
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:32:00 00
  By TaMaryn Waters Democrat staff writer -- A Tallahassee cyclist sustained serious injuries in 2009 when a city commercial-collection truck hit him, and now there's a proposed $900,000 settlement commissioners will take up at Wednesday's meeting.
• Big Bend & Fla. news briefs
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:29:00 00
  Sheriff's Office looks into death at Circle K
• Rattlers' women increase win streak
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:27:00 00
  By St. Clair Murraine Democrat staff writer -- Sophomore guard Kimberly Sparkman had a good excuse if she needed one to avoid getting on the floor with the Florida A&M women's basketball team at the Lawson Center on Monday night.
• FAMU men hold off N.C. A&T
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:26:00 00
  By St. Clair Murraine Democrat staff writer -- During the halftime break, coach Clemon Johnson reminded his Florida A&M men's basketball team what was at stake: a spot in the middle of the pack if it could beat North Carolina A&T.
• FSU men's basketball team winning with great offensive balance
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:25:00 00
  By Ira Schoffel Democrat sports editor -- Leonard Hamilton's "Junkyard D" defense has been as nasty as ever, but one of the keys to the Florida State men's basketball team's impressive first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule has been an extremely efficient and balanced offense.
• Crime Stoppers Corner
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:13:00 00
  People wanted by local law-enforcement agencies and Big Bend Crime Stoppers will be featured here on a daily basis. If you know how to locate one of these people, call the Crime Stoppers hot line at 574-TIPS or (888) 876-TIPS.
• Biden stumps in Tallahassee
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:11:00 00
  By Bill Cotterell Florida Capital Bureau -- Vice President Joe Biden predicted Monday that President Obama will be re-elected because the economy is rebounding and American voters will tire of being "taken for suckers" by Republican promises of job-creation through policies favoring the rich at the expense of the middle class.
• Correction
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:11:00 00
  A Democrat Washington Bureau story that appeared Friday about the upcoming test launch of a private rocket designed to carry crew and cargo to the International Space Station incorrectly described Texas Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's views of Bush administration policies encouraging private rocket development. Hutchison does not believe the Bush administration was too aggressive in giving the private sector a greater role in rocket development.
• Forum participants to discuss ever-changing news media
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:07:00 00
  By Jordan Culver Democrat staff writer -- The Village Square wants to ensure the community can keep up with the constantly changing face of the news media.
• Crime report
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:07:00 00
  Reported Friday through Monday. Crimes reported in Leon County are listed by area in these categories: robbery, residential burglary, vehicle burglary, vehicle theft and commercial. Only categories with crimes are included.
• Ammons' job review will not include hazing, audit problems
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:04:00 00
  By Doug Blackburn Democrat senior writer -- Anyone looking for fireworks during Florida A&M University President James Ammons' performance review Wednesday is likely to be disappointed.
• 2 CVS stores stopped from selling some painkillers
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:03:00 00
  By Mike Schneider The Associated Press -- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has suspended two Orlando-area-based CVS pharmacies from selling controlled substances such as oxycodone, agency officials said Monday.
• Nopetro, school district to break ground on natural gas fueling facility
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 00
  By Dave Hodges Business Matters Editor -- Alternative energy company Nopetro and Leon County Schools will conduct a ground-breaking ceremony this afternoon to begin the development of a natural gas fueling facility for school buses and other fleets, as well as private vehicles.
• Kay Stephenson to address Professional Women's Forum
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 00
  Business Matters Staff Report -- Kay Stephenson, president and CEO of local technology company Datamaxx Group Inc., is the keynote speaker today at the Professional Women's Forum.
• Update: Bond Community Health Center hopes to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS affecting black men and women
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:17:00 00
  By TaMaryn Waters Democrat Staff Writer -- More and more new cases of HIV-infected Floridians, including those in the Big Bend area, are flooding agencies like the Bond Community Health Center.
• New homeless numbers to be released this month
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:15:00 00
  By TaMaryn Waters Democrat Staff Writer -- Advocates will have a better sense of the city's ongoing homeless crisis later this month after results from the Point-In-Time are complete.
• Solicitor General Makar named to 1st District Court of Appeal
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:10:00 00
  By Paul Flemming Florida Capital Bureau -- Gov. Rick Scott today appointed Scott Makar to the 1st District Court of Appeal. He was chosen from among six names sent to the governor by the Judicial Nominating Commission.
• Update: TPD arrests one on homicide charge after Shaker Heights incident leads to shooting, stabbing
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:36:00 00
  Democrat Staff Report -- The Tallahassee Police Department has arrested Denzell Billings-Harrison on charges of robbery with a firearm, aggravated battery and homicide after a fight in an apartment eventually led to one person's death, according to an arrest report from TPD.
• Update: Vice President Biden highlights importance of affordable college at FSU appearance
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:57:00 00
  By Bill Cotterell Florida Capital Bureau -- Vice President Joe Biden spoke at Florida State University today. You can watch his appearance on Tallahassee.com and follow tweets from our reporters in the field on Twitter- @tdonline.
• Bob Gabordi's Blog: Pakistan is our ally, but not quite our friend
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:28:00 00
  
• Video: Vice President Joe Biden speaks at FSU
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:37:00 00
  Watch video of Vice President Joe Biden speaking at Florida State University about college affordability.
• LCSO conducting death investigation at Circle K
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:45:00 00
  Democrat staff report -- The Leon County Sheriff's Office is investigating a death at the Circle K on Kerry Forrest Parkway in northeast Tallahassee.
• FSU men's basketball goes on the offensive
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:41:00 00
  By Ira Schoffel Democrat sports editor -- Leonard Hamilton's "Junkyard D" defense has been as nasty as ever this season, but one of the keys to the Seminoles' seven-game win streak has been a suddenly efficient and diverse offense.
• Morning Update
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:22:00 00
  Democrat Staff Report -- The morning will be mostly cloudy with a high near 75 and a low near 54.
• FSU med school in the business of delivering doctors
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:41:00 00
  By Doug Blackburn Democrat senior writer -- Her mother calls Laura Davis "just a regular, small-town girl." There are other ways to describe Davis, a third-year medical school student at Florida State University. She is, by all accounts, a poster child for the still-young College of Medicine and its particular mission to produce primary-care physicians working in under-served areas.
• Pumped fans pack the Super Bowl parties
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:38:00 00
  By Jordan Culver Democrat staff writer -- Tallahassee was buzzing long before the biggest game of the NFL season got started — just ask the employees at Miller's Ale House.
• At edge of Afghani refugee camp, hope grows at school
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:25:00 00
  By Bob Gabordi Democrat executive editor Bob Gabordi Executive editor PAKISTAN JOURNAL -- You have never seen poverty until you have visited an Afghani refugee encampment along a stream in Karachi filled with garbage and rubbish that provides a source of income and a place to play for barefoot little boys and girls.
• Tallahassee women seek donations for 50-mile walk
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:25:00 00
  By Sharon Kant-Rauch Democrat staff writer -- Shelley Cason and her walking partner, Judith Barrett, need to raise $3,000.
• Local Government Calendar
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:24:00 00
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• Fla. wields big financial stick in presidential race
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:18:00 00
  By Ledyard King Democrat Washington Bureau -- WASHINGTON — Floridians contributed more than $5.3 million over the last three months of 2011 to President Barack Obama and the GOP candidates seeking his job, campaign finance records show.
• FAMU's Donald much improved at free-throw line
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:16:00 00
  By St. Clair Murraine Democrat staff writer -- A hush came over the Lawson Center late in the Florida A&M-North Carolina Central women's basketball game, as Qiana Donald of the Rattlers stepped back — way back — behind the 3-point line and set herself to fire.
• 'Fine Romance' jazzes up the library
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:16:00 00
  By Jordan Culver Democrat staff writer -- On Sunday, jazz enthusiasts were treated to an afternoon of smooth sounds and delightful music at the Leon County Public Library.
• FSU women roll past Virginia Tech
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:15:00 00
  By Ira Schoffel Democrat sports editor -- Before every game, Florida State women's basketball coach Sue Semrau tells sophomore forward Natasha Howard she needs to grab 10 rebounds to give the Seminoles a chance to win.
• Big shots playing big role for FSU men's basketball team
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:11:00 00
  By Ira Schoffel Democrat sports editor -- Even though four of the Florida State men's basketball team's seven victories during this record-setting win streak have come by at least 14 points, the Seminoles also have shown plenty of resolve when they've needed it.
• Local names: Riley Elementary/Riley House
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:09:00 00
  By Gerald Ensley Democrat senior writer -- The school off Tharpe Street and the downtown museum are named for John Gilmore Riley, Tallahassee's most prominent early black educator, community leader and businessman. Called Northwest Elementary when it opened in 1951, it was renamed for Riley a year after his death in 1954.
• Home invasion, shooting injure 4
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:08:00 00
  By Desiree Stennett Democrat staff writer -- Four people were victims in a home invasion and shooting Sunday afternoon at Shaker Heights apartments on Wahnish Way, Officer Susan Newhouse, Tallahassee Police Department spokeswoman, said.
• Big Bend & Fla. briefs
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:03:00 00
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• Watch Super Bowl ads
  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:16:00 00
  Watch all the ads and vote on your favorites.
• City to take up $900,000 settlement proposal in crash incident involving cyclist
  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:05:00 00
  By TaMaryn Waters Democrat Staff Writer -- A Tallahassee man sustained various injuries in 2009 when a city garbage truck struck him and the city is proposing a $900,000 settlement for commissioners to consider at Wednesday's meeting.
• Watch Super Bowl ads
  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:16:00 00
  Watch all the ads and vote on your favorites.
• 'Fine Romance' exhibit brings jazz to Leon County Public Library
  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:38:00 00
  By Jordan Culver Democrat Staff Writer -- On Sunday, Jazz enthusiasts were treated to an afternoon of smooth sounds and delightful music at the Leon County Public Library.
• Fifth Avenue beautification project to begin Monday
  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:03:00 00
  The City of Tallahassee will begin construction on the Fifth Avenue Plaza Beautification Project on Monday. The project will extend from Thomasville Road to North Gadsden Street.
• Bob Gabordi's Blog: Afghani Refugee Camp
  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:56:00 00
  You have never seen poverty until you have visited an Afghani refugee encampment along a stream in Karachi filled with garbage and rubbish that provides a source of income and a place to play for barefoot little boys and girls.
• Library to host songwriter showcase
  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:24:00 00
  Democrat staff report -- Collins Main Library will host a musical tribute to three songwriters -- Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein -- today at 3 p.m.

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