WOKC Local News – November 10, 2026, 7:40 AM
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WOKC News. No releases planned. With WOKC News, I’m Charles Murphy. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Friday gave an update on Lake Okeechobee after the recent rains. The lake level was just under 14 feet, but 25,500 cubic feet of water was entering the lake each second last week. Major Corey Bell says despite the rising levels, no releases are planned for the foreseeable future. But we still have capacity within the lake. If you look at it like a reservoir. A jewelry heist in Lakeport. Glades County deputies say as much as 1.8 million in jewelry was taken from a vehicle that was parked there and unlocked. The jewelry was in a safe. Two people have been arrested, 26-year-old Dylan Barry of Clewiston and 28-year-old Clayton Thomas of Lakeport. Some of the jewelry was recovered at pawn shops in Lehigh Acres in Palm Beach County. Also, some were recovered at relatives’ homes. One suspect allegedly gave some rings to his mother and his mother-in-law. Superintendent of schools Dylan Tedder has answered a few questions about bullying in the district. He says they have followed state law and take each complaint seriously. They document the bullying issue and the complaint and follow up. If you have to go report to a school, the best way to do that is through an email or make a photocopy of whatever you give to the school. So then that way you could come later and say, well, look, I have the proof right here. And who accepted it at the school site? Bullying became a concern earlier this semester when a 14-year-old girl was shown on video jumping out the window of a park school bus she claimed because she was being bullied. The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested a most wanted fugitive charged in a 2024 crash on Route 60 near Yeehaw Junction. It killed three motorists on July 16th, 2024. 48-year-old Gene Doriska is facing three counts of a heckler homicide. He was attempting to pass a semi-truck allegedly in a designated no passing zone and collided with oncoming traffic. One of those victims was his mother. A case involving domestic violence and a resisting arrest at a senior park in Okeechobee on 441 Southeast. Deputies say they found the residents in unsanitary conditions with accumulated trash, debris, maggots, insects, and even rodents. Inside the home, animal control had to take control of two dogs. A woman was arrested on the charge and allegedly resisted attempts to arrest her grabbing onto a railing of the stairs that lead into the home. An Okeechobee man is charged with chucking a coconut at a woman in a gas station parking lot. It did not hit her. Cecil Van Diver is facing a charge of, Cecil Van Diver is facing a charge of aggravated assault. He also made threats to the woman as deputies handcuffed him allegedly. A Fort Pierce man sent to eight years in federal prison. Okeechobee Narcotics Task Force contribute to the arrest and conviction of Darren Johnson, who is allegedly trafficking in fentanyl. Allegedly, officers undercover were able to purchase $1,500 worth of heroin for a half ounce. The case dates back to 2022. I’m Charles Murphy, WOKC News.
Recorded from the WOKC daily newscast (Glades Media).