A Tennessee woman has been arrested after being accused of setting her sister’s house on fire.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/14/24 |
An Okeechobee man reported someone shot at his RV as he traveled south on Southeast 128th Avenue Sunday.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/14/24 |
OKEECHOBEE — The Okeechobee County Fair kicked off at the Okeechobee County Fairgrounds on March 12. The fair runs until March 17.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/14/24 |
A Miami man was arrested Friday night, shortly after midnight, after allegedly throwing stolen mail out of the window of his vehicle.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/13/24 |
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Wayne Adams, 60, of Okeechobee, Tuesday on ten felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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By Sgt. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 3/13/24 |
Okeechobee’s Republican Party Chairman Jim Craig expressed regret over the flag controversy that took place during and after the Speckled Perch Parade
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/13/24 |
An Okeechobee man was arrested last week after allegedly threatening a Walmart...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/12/24 |
Okeechobee City Police Department reports a 12-year-old boy attempted to take his own life on Friday, March 8.
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By Detective Sergeant Savanna Yates
PIO OCPD | 3/11/24 |
“It’s always been wild on the prairie,” said one former Coquina Water District landowner.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/11/24 |
SCAM ALERT REMINDER - It is tax time. Be prepared.
Sheriff Noel E. Stephen would like to remind you that tax season is a prime time for scammers to attempt to gain access to your …
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By Sgt. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 3/11/24 |
The Okeechobee High School Brahman varsity baseball team held the Sebastian River Sharks scoreless to secure a 6-0 road win on March 5.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/11/24 |
The Speckled Perch Festival Parade was held March 9 in downtown Okeechobee. The festival continues Sunday, March 10 in Flagler Park at 10 a.m.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/9/24 |
An onlooker was arrested after interfering with a traffic stop last week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/8/24 |
Two teens were accused of calling in a bomb threat last week at a local dollar store.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/7/24 |
The Okeechobee High School Brahman wrestling team represented Okeechobee well at the state tournament in Kissimmee.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/7/24 |
Two of the turnpike service plazas were shut down Friday afternoon as multiple agencies investigated a bomb threat.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/7/24 |
The “dry” season continues to bring above average rainfall, which means Lake Okeechobee...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/6/24 |
An Okeechobee woman allegedly told a police officer she would find out where he lived and snap his neck.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/5/24 |
A McDonalds employee called 911 last week after a customer allegedly threw a soda cup at him through the window of the drive thru.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/5/24 |
Mauricio Grajalez was sentenced in January to three years probation after pleading no contest to leaving the scene of an accident involving injury ...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/4/24 |