Clermont News

Perhaps you have an idea that's been banging around in the ol' cranium for what Clermont ought to do to make itself attractive to visitors.

A 29-year-old Orlando man died Saturday night after he fell off his paddle board and drowned in Lake Minnehaha near Clermont , authorities say.

I'm writing on behalf of everyone in the world who is fortunate enough to have a sense of humor.

Gian Gonzalez, a 26-year-old Clermont man, was headed north on County Road 561 just south of Cypress Landing Avenue in Clermont about 12:39 a.m. Gonzalez was driving a 2006 Mazda sedan and was accompanied by an unidentified 24-year-old Clermont man.

Steve Saelg, one of the Orlando area's food truck pioneers, put his truck into a permanent park and is shifting into bricks and mortar.

Joe Peace, owner and host of The Comic Book Connection comic book and toy show, had set up shop in Tavares, Fla.

The summer break has arrived for Lake children, many of whom will spend a week at vacation Bible school.

Central Florida is famous for a lot of features, but your first association probably isn't "cabins in the woods."

Lake County wants to become a hub for gun and ammunition makers. Officials said gun makers that aren't feeling welcome in other states can relocate to the Christopher Ford Industrial Park on the Florida Turnpike and U.S. 27. The county has reached out to about 60 weapons manufacturers around the country and responses are coming in.

Kids today have it rough. They have to deal with technology overload, bullies, and Edward Cullen as their fictional role model .

Some of the first zip-line adventures for tourists were built in Costa Rica, where riders slipped quietly over a jungle canopy, peering into the rare environment below but leaving the area untouched.

Churches are gearing up for their traditional vacation Bible school classes, which keep kids occupied in the summer and teach them valuable lessons about scripture.

Imagine this: Tourists strapped into harnesses at the top of Clermont's Citrus Tower hooked to a sturdy steel cable, gleefully sliding a mile down the line to Waterfront Park, where busy concessionaires scurry to provide food and drink and a bus waits to shuttle them to downtown.

A motorcyclist was killed Monday after witnesses saw him perform a stunt and then crashed into an oncoming truck, police said.

The Sweetbay supermarket chain has been sold to Bi-Lo Holdings of Jacksonville. The $265 million deal includes 72 Sweetbay stores, 72 Harveys stores and 11 Reid's stores, the Tampa Tribune said.

A Clermont man has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for trying to elude arrest while a Lake County deputy was halfway inside his car, authorities said.