Lynn Hatter
News DirectorLynn Hatter is a Florida A&M University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Lynn has served as reporter/producer for WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas. She is an award-winning member of the Capital Press Corps and has participated in the NPR Kaiser Health News Reporting Partnership and NPR Education Initiative. When she’s not working, Lynn spends her time watching sci-fi and action movies, writing her own books, going on long walks through the woods, traveling and exploring antique stores.
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Florida A&M University’s Developmental Research School is sending students home for two weeks after several positive cases of COVID-19 on its campus. -
Florida State University head football coach Mike Norvell will be watching the FSU vs. Miami game like most of us: from home. Norvell tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend and is quarantining during the next 10 days.
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Innovation Park in Leon County is a step closer to building a new 40-thousand square-foot building that will eventually serve as a high-tech business incubator.
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The Leon County Commission is trying to figure out how far it can go with its mask mandate. It comes after Florida State University fans were seen at the first football game without masks and sitting closely. Photos and videos circulating on social media also show mask-less students in apartment complexes tailgating in large numbers.
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The pandemic has changed the way campaigns are reaching out to voters. For Democrats, that means holding more events virtually. On the Republican side, President Donald Trump has even held fewer rallies. Yet in the battleground state of Florida, Republicans are still using a tried and true way to reach their constituents: they’re going door to door.
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The City of Tallahassee is pulling body camera video from three officer-involved shootings from its website. The videos, which are public record, will still be available by request.
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State Attorney Jack Campbell says he won’t commit to dropping charges against the 14 people who were arrested in a weekend skirmish with police. The protesters were arrested Saturday after a car with the group was stopped for impeding traffic.
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The Florida Supreme Court is weighing whether to uphold a death sentence for Gary Michael Hilton. Hilton was convicted of killing a Crawfordville woman in 2007. He's been convicted of similar crimes in three other states.
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The Leon County School District has released a dashboard tallying COVID-19 infections, but the numbers only reflect daily cases and not a cumulative figure. The reason: the district doesn’t have the ability to distinguish between active infections and those who’ve recovered.
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The family of Malik Jackson is protesting the City of Tallahassee’s decision to release body camera image of his death in the wake of a grand jury decision. The Grand Jury determined the use of force in three officer-involved shootings was justified.
