Valerie Crowder
Valerie Crowder hosts and produces state and local newscasts during All Things Considered. Her reporting on local government and politics has received state and regional award recognition. She has also contributed stories to NPR newscasts.
Before moving to Tallahassee, she was a freelance reporter in Panama City. Her public radio journey began at WAER-FM in Syracuse, New York. She has a B.A. in newspaper online journalism and political science from Syracuse University.
When she's not reporting, Valerie enjoys reading and spending time outdoors.
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More than a week after Leon County fired 14 employees for refusing to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, the county is facing $3.5 million in fines from the state. -
Hurricane Michael recovery has come a long way in Bay County since the Category 5 storm made landfall there three years ago. Still there's much left to rebuild.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to position himself against the Biden administration on the issue of border security. DeSantis has issued an executive order to curb the arrival of undocumented immigrants to Florida. His administration is also suing over President Biden's policy of allowing migrants to wait in U.S. while their asylum cases are pending.
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Florida lawmakers will follow a new set of rules when drawing the state’s legislative and congressional district maps. The changes are meant to prevent intentional partisan gerrymandering from happening this time around.
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Leon County is keeping its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employees after Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to fine employers that require their workers to get the shot.
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Tallahassee’s new fully-developed cross country course is expected to make Apalachee Regional Park a destination for sports tourism.
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A former Tallahassee city commissioner’s public corruption trial has sparked calls for ethics reforms inside City Hall.
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Communities recovering from Hurricane Michael were approved for more reimbursement dollars this week from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's public assistance grant program.
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Leon County commissioners are postponing a decision to require masks in all county-owned buildings. Commissioners passed up an opportunity to adopt the proposed mandate during a specially scheduled COVID-19 meeting Tuesday, and instead voted to consider the proposal during their regular meeting next week.
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Jackson Hospital in Marianna will get $2.5 million to buy and install a dozen generators. The funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, which seeks to help communities become more resilient following a natural disaster.
