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LCS superintendent says storm damage could cost the district $8 to $10 million
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Following a weather-weary week in the capital city, Leon County School board members received an update on storm recovery and the long road ahead for the district as the school year comes to a close. Superintendent Rocky Hanna took to the lectern to walk board members...
'No limits': FSU circus flew high for almost 80 years; it will again after tornado | TLH 200
EDITOR'S NOTE:The Florida State University Flying High Circus was dealt a heavy blow in the May 10 tornado outbreak that cut a wide swath of damage through the urban core of Tallahassee. The storm took out the Big Top, the majority of the seating and damaged equipment. It will costs hundreds of thousands of dollars for them to recover. Visit www.circus.fsu.edu/support-us to donate or learn how to help. In honor of the greatest show on campus and in Tallahassee, we present the history of the circus in this week's TLH 200 spotlight.
Rain chances on the rise heading into the weekend
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Partly cloudy and muggy tonight with low temperatures near 70 degrees. Friday will bring partly sunny skies, afternoon high temperatures near 90, and a 40% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Computer models are hinting at a very messy bunch of showers and storms in the morning, and then spotty showers & storms for the rest of the day.
'A terrible thing': Tallahassee tornadoes wreck new house after couple moves in
MD Emran and his wife Annie Mia were about to spend their first full day in their new house in Tallahassee's South City neighborhood when the tornadoes hit. The couple had been slowly moving into the house after a May 3 closing. They decided to spend their first night in it on May 9, the...
Lights back on for some Tallahassee neighbors; but tornado recovery continues
Power is restored for some neighbors, but some impacts from the severe weather will have a longer recovery time. We're finding out about next steps and organizations helping across our communities.
Live updates: Tallahassee power outages drop below 5K; weekend severe weather possible
Five days after three tornadoes and 100-mph straight-line winds brought destruction across Leon County, there's an actual light at the end of the tunnel. The city of Tallahassee has restored power to 96% of its customers after a historic effort where the city pulled in reinforcements from around the Southeast to quintuple their...
Were May 10 tornadoes the worst in Leon County history? One in 1945 may have been worse
Three separate tornadoes, two of them EF-2 tornadoes, struck Leon County Friday in what may have been the area's worst tornado strike in nearly 80 years. Two twisters ripped through Tallahassee with estimated peak winds of 115 mph each, according to the National Weather Service, one traveling 19 miles from Gadsden to Leon...
Tallahassee restaurant closure: Burrito Boarder says goodbye on Facebook, thanks customers
After 12 years, Tallahassee's Burrito Boarder is closing for good. In an early morning May 16 post on the Tex-Mex restaurant's Facebook page, a heartfelt goodbye letter shocked many local patrons of the West Pensacola Street eatery. "Simply put, we had a rough season and we were already heading into...
City, TPD must end unruly gang behavior near Myers Park
City, Tallahassee police must end unruly gang behavior near Myers Park. I have notified the city and the Tallahassee Police Department over 15 times in the past year or so about constant gang activity in and around Myers Park, yet shootings still occur. Why?. Gangs of people constantly congregate around...
‘It may be their last day here’; TPD ceremony honors fallen law enforcement officers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A ceremony at Tallahassee Police Department headquarters Thursday morning came with a somber reminder about the reality law enforcement officers face constantly: they may not come home at the end of the day. TPD invited community members and city leaders to join them in reflecting on...
Lucilla restaurant in Tallahassee reopens Wednesday, bouncing back from recent tornadoes
Lucilla, the prized upscale eatery, is back open for service Wednesday, despite being faced with one of the worst-case scenarios after the recent storms. The lights are back on and the doors are reopening, but "it was just the absolute worst timing," said Joe Richardson, the restaurant's co-owner. Tallahassee was...
Mostly sunny and hot for our Thursday
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Mostly clear skies tonight with an isolated shower possible for the southeast Big Bend. Temperatures tonight will dip into the mid 60s. Thursday will feature mostly sunny skies with high temperatures in the low 90s. More clouds return on Friday with a few showers and thunderstorms possible and high temperatures reaching near 90.
'She loved serving': Family mourns mom killed during Tallahassee tornado outbreak
Carolyn Benton and her fiance, Ed Sutton, were just getting up Friday morning when the wind started to howl and the rain began to beat against their mobile home off Aenon Church Road. Ed, a landscape foreman, stepped out of the bedroom to get a better look at the weather outside as Carolyn, a restaurant manager and mother of three grown children, lay in bed. ...
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