Liberty County News

A 3 year old Blountstown girl is still alive thanks to the quick thinking of Eastpoint resident Crystal Segree.

Florida's unemployment rate for May rose to 10.2 percent, up half a percentage point from April and 4.4 points higher than the year before.

Florida Highway Patrol says a vehicle was traveling south east on a private drive around noon Wednesday, when it collided with the left front corner of a residence.

One man is in critical condition following a single-vehicle crash Wednesday night in Liberty County, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

Two men are in jail after a short chase ends in a car crash Friday night. According to the Liberty County Sheriff's Office Report two of their deputies were following two suspected drug dealers who were traveling about 20 miles under the speed limit on state road 20.

Sirens blared in Bristol Friday night as sheriff's deputies chased after two suspects carrying drugs.

Florida stopped shedding jobs in April, helping the state's unemployment rate ease from 9.8 percent to 9.6 percent.

It may be only a glimmer of hope, but Florida received at least a little bit of good economic news for a change Friday when state officials announced the state's unemployment rate dropped slightly in April.

Two suspects were arrested Thursday for the murder of a 24-year-old man in June 2008.

Panhandle library supporters are voicing worry and frustration after an appropriations conference committee for the state House and Senate agreed Thursday to eliminate grant funding for libraries across the state.

One person died Thursday night in a house fire in Liberty County, according to Capt.

A flood warning continues for our area for the 4th straight week. The National weather service has continued the flood warning for areas along the Apalachicola River in Franklin, Gulf, Calhoun and Liberty counties.

Published: Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 11:34 p.m. As lawmakers, Gov.

A Tallahassee man died Friday after a van veered into his lane and struck his motorcyle in Liberty County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Sheriff's Office tells News 13 that a woman was stabbed multiple times and has been taken to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.

Just as many neighborhoods were starting to absorb last week's downpour, Mother Nature sucker-punched the Big Bend on Monday with approximately 4 inches of rain and severe weather that lasted into the evening.

A severe-thunderstorm warning has also been issued for extreme northeaster Gadsden, northwestern Jefferson and eastern Leon counties.

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Apalachicola River flooding has closed a number of roads in Liberty County. River Park and Forest roads, both located in the national forest, have been closed.

Weather watches & warnings: Severe-thunderstorm warning issued for Wakulla and surrounding counties democrat staff report * April 2, 2009 1:03 p.m. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued until 1:45 p.m. for northeastern Franklin County, southwestern Jefferson County, southeastern Liberty County, west-central Taylor County and Wakulla County.