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Steven Yinger, roommate of Jorge Diaz-Johnston, is being held at the Leon County Jail for charges of theft, trespassing, resisting arrest, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested the day after Diaz-Johnston's body was found in a Jackson County landfill.

A traffic stop shortly after midnight Sunday has turned into a death investigation. It started when Leon County deputies stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation at the intersection of West Tennessee Street and White Drive.

Tallahassee’s City Commissioners are planning for the new year. On their agenda, an overarching, five-year plan that focuses on economic development,…

Antonio Gilliam has been named Tallahassee’s new Chief of Police. The Tallahassee native has been working in law enforcement for 18 years. Most recently…

A national campaign successfully placed Marsy’s Law on the books in Florida last year. The amendment put a crime victim bill of rights in the state…

A Leon County Sheriff's Office command staff member is under investigation by the state attorney, according to an executive order signed by Gov. Ron…

Florida lawmakers this year passed a criminal justice reform package. But advocates and researchers doubt it will have a real impact on the state’s…

A judge set the trial date Tuesday for the two people acused of murdering Dan Markel.Sigfredo Garcia and Katherine Magbanua are scheduled to stand trial…

State and federal authorities are investigating an apparent arson at the Catholic church Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More. Despite damage from the fire,…

The trial for the murder of Dan Markel, a Florida State University law professor, has been delayed less than two weeks before it was scheduled to…