Altoona News

Lake County residents have a bit more access to public transportation. A new bus route for LakeXpress has been unveiled.

Lake County hopes to win nearly $4 million in federal grants to build fire stations in communities where response times are slow.

A Lake County man tried to run from narcotics agents out of a shed containing a meth lab Tuesday but was caught, a sheriff's spokesman said.

Beginning July 1, bus passengers can travel between Altoona and Zellwood and stop anywhere along the way on a new route that connects east Lake County with the regional LYNX system in Orange County.

Lake County Fire-Rescue Assistant Chief Jack Fillman said there are no emergency flooding issues around the county right now.

Workers will begin resurfacing nine miles of State Road 19 from Altoona to State Road 40 in Marion County today.

The economy's woes may not be such a problem for one Lake County resident who recently won a $1 million lottery prize.

The economy's woes may not be such a problem for one Lake County resident who recently won a $1 million lottery prize.

A nursing-home employee was arrested this week on charges of exploiting the elderly.

A nursing home employee was arrested this morning on charges of exploiting the elderly.

The Lake County School Board decided this week to renew its contracts with four local charter schools.

Lake County School Board members have a full agenda for Monday night's meeting. Not only will they discuss requiring principals and some other administrators to take a four-day furlough next school year, they also will debate adopting a four-day work week during the summer to save money.

Olympic Bronze medalist Darren Chiacchia and Windfall II won an advanced division of Rocking Horse Spring Horse Trials one year after Chiacchia suffered a near-fatal riding accident.

Weldon Geiger ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -- A Silver Alert has been cancelled after an Altoona man is found safe in St.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued a Silver Alert for a missing man from Altoona, Fla.

Equestrian Ridera s Recovery Serves as Reminder of Sporta s DangerNew York Times, United StatesLast week, Chiacchia and his most accomplished horse, Windfall II, placed second in an advanced division at the ...

The gunshot split the February dusk and echoed along the St. Johns River like a requiem.

One person was killed this morning after a semi-truck overturned in an accident that left thousands of gallons of waste water on the roadway.

Another person is facing criminal charges in connection with the starving and beating of an Altoona child earlier this year.