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Head-on accidents took the lives of two men on US 90 over the weekend, the first on Saturday just west of Glen St.
NewLAW & DISORDER: 1 critical, 1 serious after Baker collision
Two people were injured Saturday morning in a crash on U.S. 90 in Baker County. Casey A. Prevatt, 27, of Glen St.
Cow Pen Road west of Glen St. Mary has been a thorn in the side of county officials saddled with maintaining the often muddy or dusty thruway and central county residents who travel it.
Trio arrested in attempted rape
Police arrested three Baker County men suspected in the attempted rape of a 21-year-old Lake City woman north of Glen St.
3-year-old 'kicked down the hall' by dad, alleges daughter
A 32-year-old Glen St. Mary man was arrested October 28 on child abuse and related charges following the discovery by day care workers of suspicious bruises on his 3-year-old son's legs and torso.
School nurse resigns, may face drug charges
A sheriff's investigator said this week more information will be collected before a decision is made on criminal charges against a school nurse who allegedly took controlled drugs from the Fraser Hospital emergency room, where she is also employed.
Health Caring: H1N1 vaccines at Baker, Clay and Duval health departments
Submitted by Jeremy Cox on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 15:55. Got some additional swine flu vaccine distribution points to report here: Starting last Friday, the Duval County Health Department's Immunization Center, 5220 Pearl St.
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Contest winners: Jobs, health care top punch lines
Submitted by Ed Gamble on Fri, 10/09/2009 - 10:36. Since Jacksonville has one of the highest unemployment rates in the state, there is little doubt that most of our readers have layoffs on their minds.
Teen arrested for sending sexual video, photos
Assistant State Attorney Ralph Yazdiya said this week that if the 17-year-old Baker County High School student accused of sending a Central Florida man sexually explicit photos and video of herself is indeed charged, she will not be prosecuted as an adult.
Man travels from Orlando to Baker Co. to lure teen
GLEN ST. MARY, Fla. -- A Baker County teen learned her lesson the hard way about talking to strangers.
Arrested for luring teen online
An Orlando man is in custody charged with attempting to pick up a 17-year-old female with whom he had a phone chat and text relationship for several weeks, a liaison that allegedly involved the girl texting nude pictures of herself over the Internet.
GLEN ST. MARY, Fla. -- A one-year-old boy was in the hospital Wednesday morning after being run over by an SUV in front of his father's house in Baker County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Two arrested harvesting pot plants from forest
Two men stopped in a remote part of the Osceola National Forest by a federal officer ended up charged with felony possession and growing marijuana on a small plot in the Pinhook Swamp forest near Highway 2 in northwest Baker County.
County retains current tax rate
Resident Mark Lancaster and Commissioner Mike Griffis shake hands. Witnessing a dozen property owners take the podium to protest increased property taxes and its chambers packed with nearly 100 other like-minded residents, the Baker County Commission voted unanimously the evening of September 3 to leave the tax rate unchanged and balance its $33 ...
New18-year-old dies in car crash in Baker County
An 18-year-old man died early Saturday after his truck veered off the road around midnight in Glen St.
This semi tractor-trailer overturned on the I-10 eastbound entrance ramp at US 129 around 4:52 a.m. Wednesday morning.
The father of Adam Mallett, who police say confessed to leaving dozens of pet carcasses in the woods to save $150 in landfill charges, said this week his 22-year-old son is not a bad person, he just made a bad decision.
One dead in interstate inferno
A Nashville, Tennessee man died the morning of August 17 when his westbound pickup truck veered into the opposite lanes of Interstate 10 west of Glen St.
Woman Killed; Kids Hurt in Crash
A woman from Glen St. Mary is killed and two young children are injured when her car flips on the highway.