Lake City News

Melody Church of Live Oak will be hosting their inaugural Freedom Fest on Saturday, June 29. Pastor Darrin Baldwin hopes that this celebration of freedom and fun will become an annual family tradition.

The Lake City Police Department is reminding citizens to make sure their vehicles are locked after several recent burglaries in the same area of town.

Police said they received a tip that the vehicle was at Lake City Mall, and when officers in the area responded, they observed the vehicle and confirmed the license plate was listed as stolen.

LAKE CITY, Fla.-- A Columbia County man is facing charges, accused of stealing a woman's credit card and using it at a local superstore.

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The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help identifying and locating a man wanted for credit card theft.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill late Wednesday afternoon that overturned an anti-sprawl amendment passed in 2012 that allowed Lake City developer Joe Anderson Jr. to build 670 homes on agricultural land he owns in St. Johns County.

Ken McGee is watching Andrea closely. He lives in the Calloway neighborhood in Lake City, which was underwater last year during Tropical Storm Debbie.

The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is advising residents to be on the lookout for a Florida black bear roaming the streets around State Road 47 and Southwest Ridge Road.

One person was seriously injured Monday at US 90 East and CR 137 in Wellborn when one driver failed to stop at the flashing light at the intersection and striking another vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Although the perfect storm can happen anywhere at anytime, a Jacksonville meteorologist believes Florida's weather conditions are not likely to produce a devastating EF/F-5 tornado similar to the one that ripped through Oklahoma last week killed 24 people including seven children.

With less than a week away from the start of hurricane season, forecasters are already keeping a close eye on one possible formation near the Atlantic.

A Fort White teen is dead after being involved in a crash around 8:30 p.m. along Southwest King Street in Lake City, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Ernest Larry Grandison, 43, is wanted by the Lake City Police Department and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on charges of felony homicide.

A fiddle competition, banjo contest, and plenty of quintessential Florida food can be found at the 61st Florida Folk Festival this Memorial Day weekend.

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LAKE CITY, Fla. -- Charges have been filed against a man in the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy in Lake City earlier this month.

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