An Okeechobee man faces multiple charges after allegedly threatening to kill his family.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/19/23 |
A 14-year-old Okeechobee boy was arrested Monday and charged with throwing/shooting a missile/projectile into an occupied building/vehicle.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/19/23 |
When deputies arrived on scene, they discovered several victims bleeding. It was learned that as the victims arrived home from work...
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5/19/23
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On Monday, May 15th, 2023, deputies responded to the 3600 block of NW 3rd St. (Dew Berry Gardens)...
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By Cpl. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 5/19/23 |
City has extended deadline to apply for dispatcher position.
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5/18/23
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The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges by the...
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5/17/23
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The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges...
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5/17/23
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The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges...
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5/16/23
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The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges
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5/16/23
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An Okeechobee man was flown to Lawnwood Medical Center after jumping out of a moving vehicle on May 15.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/16/23 |
Okeechobee City Police Officers John Penfield, Dalton Pitts and Garrett Kelly are attending speed radar training at IRSC training academy.
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5/16/23
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On July 1, the controversial “Concealed Carry” law goes into effect in Florida.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/15/23 |
Okeechobee County Fire Rescue’s new Fire Chief Earl Wooten II says he really doesn’t feel any different now that he is chief.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/12/23 |
Wednesday evening, a jury of his peers found Kevin Hughes guilty of the first-degree murder of Jennifer Benson-Hughes.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/1/22 |
True Okee is a podcast featuring true crime and weird stories from the forgotten heartland of South Florida.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/5/22 |
In 1959, Okeechobee is hoping the new Florida School for Boys will help rebuild the shrinking local economy. Fifty years later, sheriff deputies gather to search the property
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/18/22 |
In this bonus episode of True Okee, we examine the death of Okeechobee County Sheriff John Collier
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/20/21 |