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Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, speaks during a briefing on Hurricane Michael in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday Oct. 10, 2018. In the days before Hurricane Michael made landfall, Gillum blanketed the national airwaves, sounding much like the man he wants to replace, Gov. Rick Scott, who constantly urged residents to seek shelter and take the massive storm seriously.
Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, speaks during a briefing on Hurricane Michael in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday Oct. 10, 2018. In the days before Hurricane Michael made landfall, Gillum blanketed the national airwaves, sounding much like the man he wants to replace, Gov. Rick Scott, who constantly urged residents to seek shelter and take the massive storm seriously.
Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum have different ideas on what they'd do as governor to improve education in Florida. One thing they agree on is that teachers should have higher pay.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Former President George W. Bush is quietly helping boost Republican candidates in places where President Donald Trump has struggled.
In this July 13, 2018 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, speaks to Cuban-American supporters at a campaign stop, in Hialeah, Fla. Scott, a multi-millionaire businessman who is likely the richest person to ever serve as the state's governor, is giving a more complete look at his wealth, and it shows that his family is much richer than the Republican governor has been reporting to state authorities.
And to make sure no one is left out, the Big Bend Bomb Squad built special eggs for kids who are visually impaired in Tallahassee, Florida. From the outside, the finished product looks just like an ordinary Easter egg.
Outgoing Tallahassee city commissioner Gil Ziffer has endorsed Gwen Graham for Florida governor, despite working alongside Andrew Gillum for years on the commission. I'm proud to stand with Commissioner @GilZiffer in this fight, and, as governor, I'll stand up for local governments across the state to restore our promise to public education, protect our environment, invest in our economy - and protect every community from gun violence.
ABOVE: The FBI said Friday it failed to act on an alarming tip by a woman close to Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, who called the federal organization and told them she worried about him "getting into a school and just shooting the place up." The criminal case against the gunman accused in the Florida high school shooting returns to court Tuesday with prosecutors seeking hair samples, fingerprints, DNA and photographs of the suspect.
Vice President Mike Pence addresses the audience during a meeting of the National Space Council Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
The ... . Tyra Hemans, 19, left, and Tanzil Philip, 16, student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, converse aboard their bus between Parkland ... .
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School survivors Tanzil Philip, left, is comforted by fellow student Diego Pfeiffer as Philip speaks to Leon High School students after arriving in Tallahassee, Fla., on Tuesday ahead of a planned march on the Capitol. A week after a gunman killed 17 people at a Florida high school, students who survived the attack are set to bring their #NeverAgain protest movement to the state Capitol to demand action on guns and mental health.
Late-night comedians struck a serious tone on Tuesday as they called out lawmakers for "doing nothing" to curb gun violence in the wake of last week's mass school shooting in Florida. Add Gun Control as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Gun Control news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Optimists had cause to celebrate, but glass-half-empty types hung their heads as the 2018 legislative session reached the halfway point this week. The middle of the 60-day session marks the time for "bills are dying" plaints to begin.
When Claire Sheats and her husband sat down for a meal at a local Waffle House in Tallahassee last week, it wasn't long before they noticed they had company - a dead frog floating in their iced water. "We were served a whole frog in our ice water at Waffle House today," she said in a complaint to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.
Mark your calendars: the 4th annual WTXL Turkey Drive benefiting America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend is set for Nov. 16. Last week, we took you to Tallahassee's HOPE Community, a place to stay for the homeless. Now WTXL is taking you to a Wakulla County food pantry where volunteers are making sure families have a Thanksgiving dinner.
Election officials have long contended that the highly decentralized, often ramshackle U.S. voting system is its own best defense against vote-rigging and sabotage . New evidence from a leaked intelligence report indicates that hasn't deterred foreign adversaries from exploring ways to attack it anyway.
A leaked intelligence document outlining alleged attempts by Russian military intelligence to hack into U.S. election systems is the latest evidence suggesting a broad and sophisticated foreign attack on the integrity of the nation's elections. And it underscores the contention of security experts and computer scientists that the highly decentralized, often ramshackle U.S. election system remains profoundly vulnerable to trickery or sabotage .
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-Nearly 80,000 acres within state fire jurisdiction have burned due to wildfires in 2017, a more than fourfold increase from the same timeframe in 2016. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam and State Forester Jim Karels will hold a media availability today to discuss these wildfires and forecasted wildfire conditions.
WTXL ABC 27 is showcasing those in the community who have made a difference in the lives of others, with our "African-American Icon" series. Tonight we're visiting a soul food restaurant that has been handing out food with love for over two decades, but it's the woman behind the recipes that keeps folks lining up day after day.