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Florida man will spend next 11 years in prison for home break-in and stabbing: Deputies
A Florida man was sentenced to prison for several drug charges and for breaking into a Bunnell home and stabbing someone inside, deputies said. Richard Westervelt, 32, was sentenced to 11 years in the Florida Department of Corrections. According to officials, Westervelt pleaded no contest to charges stemming from crimes in both Flagler and Volusia County.
Commissioner requested cops wait before ending party
City officials to consider allowing weekly block parties after recent shooting. The block party authorities say was a precursor to a shooting Sunday evening in Palatka wasn’t the first unauthorized event of its kind. About 300 or 400 people gathered at Hank Bryan Park, 450 S…
Prep baseball/softball: Crescent City captures regular-season finale
The Crescent City Junior-Senior High School baseball team will be going into the state tournament next week on a positive note. Brandon Padgett scattered four hits over 6⅔ innings on Friday as the…
Breaking bass barriers
Bassmaster broke down doors for women this weekend when it hosted a first-time, all-female bass fishing workshop. BassmastHER taught 17 women anglers, beginners and experienced, how to break into the bass-fishing world. The five-hour workshop took place across the street from the all-male Bassmaster Elite Series semifinals Saturday in Palatka.
Letter to the Editor: Demolishing Belton house erases jazz, Black history in Palatka
Jazz legends Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington visited Palatka regularly. They stayed with the Beltons, right by the train station. The Belton house is historically…
Brendan Depa’s Sentence: Neither Vengeance Nor Mercy. Only Humane Justice.
On May 1 Circuit Judge Terence Perkins will sentence Brendan Depa on a charge that carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. The punishment will be nowhere near that: the sentencing guidelines don’t call for it, the incident doesn’t warrant it, and Perkins is not a hanging judge. The question is whether he will impose any prison time, and whether reason and justice, not mercy or vengeance, will prevail.
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