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OKEECHOBEE, Fla. -- Deputies are looking to locate a missing Okeechobee man.The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office says 82-year-old Donald Keith Picker left his residence Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. headed for a doctor's appointment but never arrived.Mr. Picker is possibly experiencing the first stages of

According to OCFR Captain Justin Hazellief, the course was taught over a two-week block with the first iteration having taken place July 9-12. The second half of the training occurred during July 23-26, and provided a more in-depth look at the advanced extrication techniques for those victims heavil

What’s new?John Carroll Catholic returns to the schedule after an 11-year absence, replacing Class 8A Treasure Coast. The Brahmans and Golden Rams have played 12 times since 1955.

OKEECHOBEE — Logan Ray, Lacey Campbell, Karana Bernard and Matt Tullio of Ray’s Combat Kickboxing in Okeechobee are back from the 2018 International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) World Classic held in Orlando, and although none came home with a title belt, Ray’s Combat owner Coleman Ray is proud of hi

Back row, from left to right: Commissioner Terry Burroughs, Commissioner Bradley Goodbread and Commissioner David Hazellief. Front row, from left to right: Commissioner Kelly Owens, Kelly Adelberg, Dr. Jonathan Adelberg and Commissioner Bryant Culpepper.

UPDATE: Mr. Picker was located safe.ORIGINAL STORY:OKEECHOBEE, Fla. -- Deputies are looking to locate a missing Okeechobee man.The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office says 82-year-old Donald Keith Picker left his residence Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. headed for a doctor's appointment but never arrived.Mr. P

On Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at approximately 8:30 a.m., a black male juvenile walking to his bus stop near SW Buttercup Ave. and SW Rosser Blvd. in Port St. Lucie was approached by the driver of a white van.

Upon his arrival, Deputy Vuleta met with the victim, who articulated that he was being blackmailed by someone on the internet. The victim stated that after experiencing marital problems with his spouse, he had become intoxicated and decided to go online in an apparent attempt to find someone to hook

OKEECHOBEE – In the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 5, a man called the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office stating he had been robbed and his truck was stolen.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported 3,341 murders, rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, larcenies and motor vehicle thefts throughout the county, the seven crimes tracked by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. That's up 7 percent from 2016. GINNY BEAGAN/TCPALMWoch

"Razor on my cart at Walmart. Someone must've put it here when I was getting things. Wasn't here when I first got the cart!!! I'm livid," Ferels wrote on Facebook with a picture of the cart.

MICCO, Florida – A Barefoot Bay couple has been arrested twice during the past month for drug trafficking charges, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

The iron cannon, caked in mud, calcium and other ocean matter, represents more than three centuries of history, almost all of it spent underwater.

On May 30, 2018, 16-year old David and his mother, Paula, were fishing on Lake Okeechobee in the Moonshine Bay area when they saw two Sea-Doos. The area where they were was somewhere you normally wouldn’t see people riding Sea-Doos. There were four people on the watercraft, who told David that they

The Army Corps of Engineers currently tries to keep the lake between 12 feet, 6 inches at the beginning of the summer wet season, hoping it will get no higher than 15 feet, 6 inches as the rainy season ends.

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday declared a state of emergency for seven Florida counties, including Lee, Collier and Charlotte, due to the impact of red tide.

OKEECHOBEE – A highlight of the Okeechobee City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday, besides the marriage proposal that ended in the city administrator’s engagement, was a discussion about the Okeechobee County Economic Strategic Plan.

OKEECHOBEE — The two challengers for Okeechobee County Commission, running against District 2 incumbent Bryant Culpepper and District 4’s Terry Burroughs (the board chairman), faced off Monday evening, Aug. 6, at the Okeechobee Political Forum.

FORT PIERCE — Michael Beer, convicted in June by a Circuit Court jury of aggravated manslaughter in the September 2014 death of his 2-year-old foster son, was sentenced Tuesday to the maximum 30 years in prison.

OKEECHOBEE — The two challengers for Okeechobee County Commission, running against District 4’s Terry Burroughs (board chairman) and District 2 incumbent Bryant Culpepper, faced off with the incumbents Aug. 6 at the Okeechobee Political Forum.