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Law enforcement vehicles lined the north front side of the Live Oak Busy Bee following an officer-involved shooting Tuesday evening. (COURTESY FLORIDA 511)

Law enforcement vehicles lined the north front side of the Live Oak Busy Bee following an officer-involved shooting Tuesday evening. (COURTESY FLORIDA 511)

Man killed in shootout with trooper

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
LIVE OAK — An officer-involved shooting at the Live Oak Busy Bee on Tuesday ended with one person dead. According to a Florida Highway Patrol release late Tuesday night, an FHP trooper was involved in a shooting at the gas station north of the Interstate 10 and U.S.

Gun bill begins moving through House

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
TALLAHASSEE — A proposal that would allow Floridians to carry concealed firearms without licenses began moving through the state House on Tuesday, as a debate emerged about whether the bill lives up to the “constitutional carry” label given by supporters.

Live Oak man killed crossing U.S. 90

NEWS STAFF
Monday, February 6, 2023
WELLBORN — A Live Oak man was killed Saturday night when he was hit trying to cross U.S. Highway 90 in Wellborn. The Florida Highway Patrol said the man, a 36-year-old, was crossing U.S. 90 west of the intersection with County Road 137 in Wellborn around 7:55 p.m.
A semi truck’s cab caught on fire after hitting another truck on Interstate 75 on Sunday. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE)

A semi truck’s cab caught on fire after hitting another truck on Interstate 75 on Sunday. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE)

Semi driver killed in I-75 crash

NEWS STAFF
Monday, February 6, 2023
WHITE SPRINGS — A driver was killed Sunday afternoon when his semi tractor trailer rear-ended another on Interstate 75 in Suwannee County.

Biden to tout economy policy wins

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, February 6, 2023
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will use his second State of the Union address on Tuesday to remind Americans of how their lives have been improved over his first two years in office, as he tries to confront pessimism in the country and navigate the tricky politics of a newly divided Washington.

House backs bill on migrant flights

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Monday, February 6, 2023
TALLAHASSEE — Nearly five months after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration sparked controversy by flying about 50 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts, Florida House members Monday started moving forward with a proposal that could help set the stage for more flights.

Special legislative session called on Reedy Creek

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Friday, February 3, 2023
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers will start a special legislative session Monday that is expected to lead to state control over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which Gov. Ron DeSantis targeted last year after the Walt Disney Co. criticized a controversial education law.
Spilled grain litters the ground at the Pilgrim’s Feed Mill in Live Oak. The bin ruptured about 3:20 p.m. Thursday before collapsing. (COURTESY)

Spilled grain litters the ground at the Pilgrim’s Feed Mill in Live Oak. The bin ruptured about 3:20 p.m. Thursday before collapsing. (COURTESY)

No injuries in bin collapse

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, February 2, 2023
LIVE OAK — A collapsed grain bin at a Live Oak feed mill has left behind a major cleanup project. A grain bin at the Pilgrim’s Feed Mill on the west side of Live Oak right along U.S. Highway 90 ruptured and started spilling corn around 3:20 p.m. Thursday before it collapsed.
Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, while Vice President Dan McGinley reads the scroll during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. (BARRY REEGER/Associated Press)

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, while Vice President Dan McGinley reads the scroll during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. (BARRY REEGER/Associated Press)

Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, February 2, 2023
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa.  — A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration.