Tallahassee (Leon, Florida)

Winning numbers of $600-million Powerball drawing announced

2013-05-18 21:06:00

The winning numbers of Saturday’s Powerball drawing – with a jackpot estimated at $600 million – are 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and Powerball 11. Lottery officials have not announced whether there were any winners, but they said about 80% of...

Powerball: Thousands line up for $600-million-plus jackpot

2013-05-18 14:16:00

Tens of thousands of people lined up at lottery outlets across California on Saturday, scooping up $2 tickets in anticipation of a Powerball draw later in the day with a jackpot of over $600 million. � The draw, scheduled to take place in Tallahassee,...

Powerball: Long lines as $600-million jackpot grows

2013-05-18 17:35:00

Powerball fever continued Saturday as people purchased $2 tickets ahead of this evening's� Powerball draw that is expected to exceed $600 million. WINNING NUMBERS: Powerball drawing Lines were forming for much of the day at places with a history of...

U.S. state and territory travel offices

2013-02-17 00:00:00

States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Alabama: Alabama Tourism Department, 401 Adams Ave., Suite 126, P.O. Box 4927, Montgomery, AL 36103; (800) 252-2262 or...

In Florida's colleges, it may be hello math kids, goodbye poets

2012-12-10 12:47:00

When I was in college in the 1970s, a significant part of my financial aid package was a National Defense Student Loan. I was grateful but bemused. I was an English major with a minor concentration in philosophy and religion. How was my study of...

Black Friday violence: Two shot in Wal-Mart parking space dispute

2012-11-23 16:07:00

The Black Friday frenzy was not confined to the inside of the stores Friday, when police in Tallahassee, Fla. said two people were shot in a dispute over a parking space outside a Wal-Mart. At about 12:30 p.m. police responded to the parking lot after...

Steven P. Stevens II, Tallahassee, Fla., June 22, 2012

2012-07-13 10:41:03

Overpriced 'setup' houses are used to sell other nearby homes

2012-06-17 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — In the real estate brokerage field they're often known as "setups" or "pinball" homes, and this spring's improving conditions in some markets could be stimulating more of them. A setup or pinball property is a house listed with an...

Painting taken during World War II returned to owner's heirs

2012-04-19 16:40:00

U.S. officials this week turned over a nearly 500-year-old Italian painting that had been stolen during World War II to the descendants of its Jewish owner. The painting, titled "Christ Carrying the Cross Dragged By A Rascal," was created by Italian...

PASSINGS: Robert Dickey

2012-01-05 00:00:00

Robert Dickey Member of soul duo James and Bobby Purify Robert Dickey, 72, a guitarist and singer in the soul duo James and Bobby Purify, which recorded the 1960s hit song "I'm Your Puppet," died Dec. 29 in his hometown of Tallahassee, Fla. No cause was...

State tourism offices

2012-01-29 00:00:00

‘Pariah’ director Dee Rees' odd path: bunion pads to Spike Lee

2012-01-05 16:37:43

FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher coaches during the 2013 Florida State football Spring Game at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday, April 13, 2013. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

2013-05-13 13:30:00

Gold Team quarterback Jacob Coker throws during the 2013 Florida State football Spring Game at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday, April 13, 2013. Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

2013-04-13 00:00:00

Florida State and Notre Dame, which last met in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, will officially play in Tallahassee in 2014. ACC commissioner John Swofford confirmed the news to FSU administrators Friday.

2013-04-12 12:34:00