On Monday, a grand jury indicted Lorenzo Hudson on first-degree murder charges for the death of a pregnant woman, Shaquierra Pickney, the Putnam County sheriff said during a press conference on Tuesday. Pickney’s body was discovered in a Gethsemane Baptist Church Cemetery in East Palatka on Sept. 3, 2015, and …
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Putnam County Sheriffs Office arrests fourteen men in "Operation Be Mine."
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An East Palatka man, 60-year-old Peter James Vammen, faces charges after Putnam County authorities found 99 marijuana plants in his home and pot worth a total of $275,000.
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Authorities are continuing to investigate threatening messages that have appeared at three Putnam County schools over the past week. A 12-year-old was arrested for one of them.
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There is enough evidence of error to doubt the results of the election, Republican candidate Jon Kinney said Monday.
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Hurricane Matthew killed at least four Florida residents and left some 1.2 million homes and businesses without power.
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Local law enforcement is investigating a few suspicious instances to determine if the county has an active arsonist.
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Brandee Smith's funeral is scheduled for Thursday at 10 a.m. in Palatka.
Read More »Law enforcement divers found Smith at 1:45 p.m. Saturday.
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A search and rescue mission for a Putnam County Deputy Sheriff is underway on the St. Johns River, following a report of a boating accident.
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