Hawthorne News

Oliver Everett "O.E." Boals, pastor of Riverside Baptist Church in Branford, has served Florida Baptist churches 78 years in cities and communities from Lake Placid to Jacksonville.

A bicyclist in Waldo suffered critical injuries when the bike pulled in front of a car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

United States Attorney A. Brian Albritton announces that U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Christian Montgomery Baldwin to six years in federal prison and 20 years of supervised release for possessing child pornography.

Published: Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 18, 2009 at 10:32 p.m. Cyclist critically hurt on rail trail A bicyclist on the Gainesville Hawthorne State Trail was critically injured when he ran a stop sign, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The following suspects were charged with felonies Friday at Escambia County Jail.

The State Attorney's Office in Gainesville will review a complaint that a lieutenant in the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, who also served as fire chief in two small municipalities, had billed one of those cities for work he never did.

At the crack of dawn on July 22, Joel Boner, 30, awoke to a terrifying scene. Outside his tent at an Ocoee homeless camp at the intersection of State Road 50 and Bluford Avenue, two 19-year-olds - John Hawthorne and Cameron Milner, who according to police reports had been 'killing time' all night waiting to cash in winning lottery tickets for a $2 ...

A joint effort from several law enforcement agencies might have cracked a cold case in Hawthorne.

Authorities say a pre-dawn crash between a police car and an airport shuttle van left a man from Colombia dead.

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Ocoee police arrested a teenager in today's fatal stabbing of a homeless man near Bluford Avenue and State Road 50.

An Alachua County motorist was impaired by prescription drugs when she caused a head-on collision that killed a Keystone Heights teen last year, authorities said.

Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:26 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:26 a.m. Nestled within the borders of Polk County are 13 cities, three towns and one village.

Alachua County School Board members are rejoicing at the county's earning a grade A from the state.

A North Florida man and three teenagers face criminal charges after forcing a boy to drink urine at a Boy Scout Camp near Jacksonville.

Retaliation at a Boy Scouts of America camp has led to an arrest after the victim was forced to undergo a disgusting form of punishment.

A man and three teens are behind bars for allegedly holding a 12 year old boy against his will.

Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 4:37 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 4:37 p.m. The animal cruelty arrests of two Hawthorne High students who reportedly "tortured" and killed a chicken on video has drawn the attention of animal rights groups.

Published: Monday, June 8, 2009 at 2:43 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 8, 2009 at 2:43 p.m. Two Hawthorne High students have run afoul of the law after a video surfaced of them smashing a chicken into the ground during an FFA-related class at the school.

Published: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, May 29, 2009 at 12:40 p.m. The life of an author can get a bit lonely, what with all those hours staring at a blank computer screen waiting for inspiration to strike.