Valerie Crowder
Valerie Crowder is a freelance reporter based in Panama City, Florida. Before moving to Florida, she covered politics and education for Public Radio East in New Bern, North Carolina. While at PRE, she was also a fill-in host during All Things Considered. She got her start in public radio at WAER-FM in Syracuse, New York, where she was a part-time reporter, assistant producer and host. She has a B.A. in newspaper online journalism and political science from Syracuse University. When she’s not reporting the news, she enjoys reading classic fiction and thrillers, hiking with members of the Florida Trail Association and doing yoga.
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Country music singer Brian Kelley of “Florida Georgia Line” has donated more than two dozen electric bicycles to sheriff’s offices in Walton and Bay Counties. -
Former Bay County Commissioner Keith Baker is the latest former public official to face charges in an ongoing corruption investigation.
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Bay County's first official Juneteenth Celebration took place in downtown Panama City over the weekend. Hundreds of protestors expressed solidarity against racism and called for justice on behalf of African Americans killed by the police.
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County leaders are seeking state and federal grants to construct a multi-million dollar fiber network designed to deliver broadband to under-served homes and businesses.
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Mexico Beach was destroyed by Hurricane Michael, but that destruction may have helped spare it from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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As the summer vacation season begins, an influx of visitors have begun arriving to Mexico Beach. Some people are renting condos and townhomes, while others are staying with family and friends who live in town.
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Visitors to Northwest Florida can now stay in beachfront condos and townhomes. Eight counties in the region have received an exemption from the state’s short-term vacation rental ban.
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Beaches in Bay County are reopening this week, as plans to lift restrictions on hundreds of miles of sandy shoreline across the state gradually move…
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Reopening the Panama City Beach sands is the first major decision facing the popular tourist town's newly elected leaders. At least three City Council…
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Voter turnout in city elections was higher this cycle than it’s been in recent years. While most voters mailed in their ballots to curb the coronavirus…
