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'The children are safe': FDLE missing child alert cancelled
UPDATE On Saturday, FDLE reported that the “children are safe” and they were canceling the Missing Child alert. The agency provided no other details. ORIGINAL STORY The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is asking Floridians to be on the lookout for two missing children who law enforcement believe to be in danger. ...
ARPC Meeting Announcement
The Apalachee Regional Planning Council announces a meeting to which all persons are invited. The Regional Rural Transportation Plan’s (RRTP) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) will meet on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. CT / 2:30 p.m. ET, at the Calhoun County Senior Citizens Association Center, 16859 Cayson St., Blountstown, FL 32424. The agenda for this meeting will include a review of the by-laws, election of the TAC Chair and Vice Chair, review of priority projects, and allow an opportunity to answer questions. If you would like to attend the meeting virtually, please reach out to Mary O’Brien, Regional Transportation Planning Manager at Apalachee Regional Planning Council, at 850-312-3708 or by email at MOBrien@arpc.org at least 24 hours in advance. Thank you!
Secaucus Native, Husband Killed By Pickup Truck In Florida
At 10:10 p.m., Hong and her husband, Ben Steigner were crossing U.S. Highway 98 when they were fatally struck by a Toyota Tacoma traveling westbound in Franklin County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Born in South Korea, Hong and her family moved to Secaucus in the late 1980s, and she...
Escaped inmate and 17-year-old start separate, back-to-back car chases in Franklin County
Two "career criminals," according to Franklin County Sheriff A.J. "Tony" Smith, led law enforcement on two separate high-speed chases there just hours apart. In a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Smith detailed the escape of an inmate from the Franklin County Detention Center, and then a 17-year-old that eluded deputies while wearing an ankle monitor.
GoFundMe set up for family of Tallahassee couple killed in Franklin County pedestrian crash
A GoFundMe has been created to help the family of a Tallahassee couple who were hit by a pickup truck Saturday night and killed while crossing the road after a fireworks show in Franklin County. Benjamin "Ben" Steigner and his wife, Han Wool "Monica" Hong, were visiting his parents, John and Sharon Steigner, when the wreck occurred, according to the GoFundMe. The fundraiser was set up by Juan Felipe Emerick, who described himself as a close family...
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