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A 34-year-old Astatula man, already on probation for fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs, was arrested for doing it again Thursday, Clermont police and the Lake County Sheriff's Office said.

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the reappointment of Linda J. Smith and the appointment of Dr.

Skaters compete on a downhill race in Minneola on Sunday, January 15, 2012. The two day King of Clermont event at the Sugarloaf Mountain golf course attracted more than 200 skaters.(Tom Benitez/Orlando Sentinel Skaters compete on a downhill race in Minneola on Sunday, January 15, 2012.

Inland Groves, the city's first passive recreation park, will one day have a pier on Lake Minneola and hiking trails winding around the former citrus groves.

As "reality leaves much to the imagination" [John Lennon] I imagine the third intifada could finally erupt if those two events were joined into from every city, town and village throughout Israel by contingents of nonviolent residents who would pitch tents in nonviolent solidarity as global citizens of conscience amass on the borders of Egypt, ... (more)

Dr. Kerlan Wolsey, left, consults with Orlando physician Dr. Sam Venus via ``Max," a remote presence mobile robot, on Tuesday, Jan.

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McCray is the 81-year-old Korean War veteran who was losing his home to foreclosure because he failed to pay a $338.91 debt to his homeowners association.

Nearly 900 talented artists from across the nation applied to be among the elite 285 selected to display their works at the juried 37th annual Mount Dora Arts Festival this weekend.

A 39-year-old Clermont man was arrested Friday on charges he sexually molested two girls in his care to "make them feel as bad as I did" after his wife died, police said.

Clermont police, the Florida Highway Patrol and the U.S. Secret Service all got involved Wednesday after a 50-year-old Cocoa man decided to steal some gasoline in South Lake, according to an arrest affidavit.

"Do you know why Israel does not want to become America's 51st state? Because then they would only have two senators!" - The night before President Obama's State of our Union Address, Israeli authorities demolished the Beit Arabiya Peace Home for the fifth time.

City Council members unanimously approved a zoning request Tuesday night that will allow South Lake Hospital to expand its campus and influence.

The Disney Princess neighborhood, for example, will feature a castle and "magic mirror" in which children can watch film clips.

Carpenter said today that he plans to formally announce his campaign at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Legends Golf and Country Club in Clermont .

The state Department of Transportation on Thursday will open a new park-and-ride lot at 401 N. U.S. Highway 27.

Nationally, organic sales have jumped to $26.7 billion in 2010, from $6.1 billion of food and beverages in 2000, according to the Organic Trade Association.

Marion Montgomery sings during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan.

Lake County now has a total of five tea parties with the formation of two new groups in Leesburg and The Villages.

In the wake of a scare affecting imports of orange juice, growers and juice companies in Florida are reminding customers their product isn't from abroad.