Putnam County News

Florida's unemployment rate continued its steady upward climb in October to 11.2 percent -- last seen in the 1970s -- a tenth of a percentage point higher than September's adjusted rate, state officials said Friday.

The FBI is investigating after two people were sent to the hospital after they opened an envelope that caused skin irritation.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - St. Johns County deputies said a man and woman were arrested Tuesday morning as they tried to sell dozens of brass vases stolen from graves at a St.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 6:44 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is investigating what appears to be the accidental death of a 13-day-old infant at an Interlachen home over the weekend.

Police arrested another teenager who's accused of being involved in a home invasion that happened Wednesday morning.

Police are searching for two juveniles suspected in a home-invasion robbery of a Palatka home early Wednesday morning.

A Putnam County deputy who followed two sets of footprints along a dirt road arrested two men on charges of armed burglary and theft Saturday, the Sheriff's Office said Monday.

Veterans Day is this Wednesday and local plans include a parade and ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. in downtown Palatka.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. - The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office arrested 34 people Friday morning in connection with illegal narcotics transactions.

In September, a man wearing flip flops and with a pink towel covering his face tried to ram his way into an East Palatka convenience store.

Putnam County sheriff's detectives said they arrested a Palatka High School student Monday night after she called in a false report of a bomb threat.

Across the street from where 7-year-old Somer Thompson lived in suburban Orange Park, a memorial grows in the shade of an old oak.

A 22-year-old man who confessed to Titusville police about killing his landlord in July 2007 was convicted of second degree murder with a firearm Thursday, officials said.

A new e-mail address has been created for people to communicate tips and leads directly with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office about missing Florida girl Haleigh Cummings.

Halloween doings are of course coming up this weekend. The Haunt is on at the Elks Club on Friday and Satudray.

Putnam County deputies arrested three Miami men and a teenager Tuesday afternoon after investigating the passing of forged bills at a convenience store in East Palatka.

The parents of two young children have been arrested for a drug operation in their home.

The 17-year-old former stepmother of missing Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings was robbed Monday while at a Palatka apartment complex with two other women.

Published: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 2:43 a.m. POLICE BEAT Haleigh's dad, stepmom divorce Court records from St.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office has responded about the latest series of rumors regarding the search for Haleigh Cummings.