Tallahassee Area News

• Update: School to hold ceremony to celebrate life of student who died in bus crash
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:06:00 EST
  School officials have planned a ceremony today to celebrate the life of West Gadsden High School student De'Sherrime Murray, 17. The ceremony will be held at West Gadsden High School, 200 Providence Road in Quincy at about 10 a.m.
• 2010 Summer camps database now available
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:30:00 EST
  
• State economists predict revenues will increase for first time in 3 years
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:10:00 EST
  State economists Tuesday found some good news in the fact that there wasn't any more bad news on the fiscal horizon.
• City Commission to discuss Google proposal, weatherization extension tonight
  Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:57:00 EST
  The City Commission will decide tonight whether to submit an application for more information on Google's effort to create high-speed broadband internet access in one or more cities.
• Tappen convicted in wife's murder
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:00 EST
  The courtroom was subdued Tuesday night as Leon Circuit Court Judge Angela Dempsey read the guilty verdict in the murder trial of Daniel Tappen.
• Public records could be free
  Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:18:00 EST
  Floridians could get public records free of charge if it takes less than 30 minutes to produce them under a Sunshine law overhaul bill unanimously approved by its first Senate committee Tuesday.
• Tallahassee traffic: Roads are clear
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:50:00 EST
  There are no traffic backups or crashes reported at this time.
• Tallahassee weather: Mostly cloudy and warm
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:46:00 EST
  Today there is a 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1 p.m. It will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
• LCSO says Brown case a homicide
  Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:33:00 EST
  The investigation into Danielle Brown's disappearance more than a month ago is for the first time being classified as a homicide case.
• 2010 Legislative session daily summary
  Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:17:00 EST
  The Florida Legislature is in session through April 30. The key issues yesterday and what's coming up:
• Update: School to hold ceremony to celebrate life of student who died in bus crash
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:06:00 EST
  School officials have planned a ceremony today to celebrate the life of West Gadsden High School student De'Sherrime Murray, 17. The ceremony will be held at West Gadsden High School, 200 Providence Road in Quincy at about 10 a.m.
• Tappen convicted in wife's murder
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:00 EST
  The courtroom was subdued Tuesday night as Leon Circuit Court Judge Angela Dempsey read the guilty verdict in the murder trial of Daniel Tappen.
• LCSO says Brown case a homicide
  Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:33:00 EST
  The investigation into Danielle Brown's disappearance more than a month ago is for the first time being classified as a homicide case.
• Proctor argues that pre-trial release bill benefits bond companies
  Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:33:00 EST
  Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor, who crusaded years ago to reduce the black population of the local jail, protested Tuesday against a plan to forbid release of dangerous suspects and known bail-jumpers without posting bail.
• Capital Area Red Cross needs money, volunteers
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:04:00 EST
  The Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross has a place, now it's looking for a hefty security blanket in these tough economic times: an increase in donations and in volunteers.
• FDLE: New fingerprint technology helps law enforcement
  Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:37:00 EST
  The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's new fingerprinting system, FALCON, has helped law enforcement triple the number of fingerprint matches from crime scenes.
• Big Bend briefs
  Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:35:00 EST
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