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 |
The following felony cases have either been tried in a court of law or have been settled without trial and are considered closed.
Bruce Snell was sentenced in January to …
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/4/24 |
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 |
The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office Uniformed Patrol and Narcotics Task Force...
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By Sgt. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 3/4/24 |
An Okeechobee woman took the blame for leaving the scene of an accident last week…but did she?
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/4/24 |
This weekly report is prepared by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to inform the public about upcoming road work in Southwest Florida.
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3/1/24
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Driving impaired has real consequences, negatively impacting thousands of Floridians and visitors...
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3/1/24
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For parents of high school students, SAT and ACT scores are a huge deal. ...
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By Better Business Bureau
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3/1/24
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Division of Law Enforcement...
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2/29/24
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An Okeechobee teen stands accused of injuring his father's eye.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/29/24 |
An Okeechobee woman was arrested last week on charges of petit theft, trespass and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/29/24 |
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report...
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2/28/24
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Investigating a toad went wrong for three boys last week when the property owner called the cops.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/28/24 |
An intoxicated man was arrested last week after allegedly blowing kisses at a 10-year-old girl and then threatening people with a knife.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/28/24 |
A K9 officer from Okeechobee Correctional Institution was threatened by unknown individuals last week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/28/24 |
An Okeechobee woman discovered her Facebook account had been hacked last week and her attempt to solve the problem resulted in an even worse dilemma.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/28/24 |
A second incident of reckless shooting was reported last week, this time on State Road 70 East.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/27/24 |
A 51-year-old Okeechobee man was killed in a crash on U.S. 441 S.E. at 2 p.m. on Feb. 26...
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2/26/24
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A family living near Everglades Elementary School found themselves the targets of a burglar last week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/26/24 |
One semi-truck was forced to run off the road and into a ditch Saturday to avoid hitting a second semi-truck.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/26/24 |