Two Lake Placid men died earlier this week after being involved in a two-vehicle accident in Putnam County. ...more

June 14, 2009

Life dealt Samuel Stockdale a rough hand. His biological parents were addicted to drugs and alcohol, forcing him into foster care at a young age. The Stockdale family adopted him when he was 9, but abandoned him when his behavioral problems continued. ...more

September 25, 2008

SEBRING — In Sebring Police Sgt. Mike Warner's own words, the police "beat the bushes for hours" Saturday looking for a suspect linked to a carjacking and robbery that morning. A man smacked a woman to the ground, snatched her car keys and drove off with a 2000 Chevy Cavalier shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday. About eight minutes later, a car matching that description was used as the getaway vehicle after a man, matching the description of the suspect in the previous carjacking, snatched a purse out of a 72-year-old woman's lap as she sat in a car. "That's the type of crime I won't stand for," Warner said in a phone interview Sunday. ...more

June 15, 2008

A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of Jose Godineaux, 22. Godineaux was shot once in the head about 7 p.m. Friday in the St. James Street apartment he shared with his girlfriend. He was flown to a St. Petersburg hospital and pronounced dead Saturday morning. ...more

November 15, 2007