Umatilla News

For federal prosecutors, Rhonda Bays' case is particularly appalling. For defense attorney Kyle Fletcher, Bays is a sick woman used by her boyfriend for his own "evil exploits." Bays let her boyfriend molest her 4-year-old relative, videotaped the incident at an Orlando hotel and later offered up a 2-year-old for potential abuse.

Police seek missing Daytona Beach man Scorned wife hurls soup can at husband's head Son shoots up mother's pickup after she refused to let him use it Wildlife officials: Men butchered bear killed on I-4 How they voted The state House voted 84-25 on Monday to approve a bill that could help lead to the SunRail commuter-rail system in Central Florida.

By JIM SAUNDERS Tallahassee Bureau Chief TALLAHASSEE -- Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

Lake and Sumter County residents will soon be able to receive the H1N1 vaccine. The Lake County Health Department announced that three clinic locations will begin offering vaccinations starting on Thursday.

One indication of toxic drywall is iff the normally copper "ground wire" attached to your wall outlet has turned into a black color which flakes off.

The McTureous Homestead Museum and Memorial Park are located in Altoona, Florida.

It wasn't really about ducks. The Rubber Ducky Race and Carnival, held last Saturday, was about something more important.

An off duty corrections officer was ejected from her SUV and had to be airlifted following a single vehicle wreck this morning near Umatilla, affording to Florida Highway Patrol.

A well-being check on an elderly man turned ugly Monday evening when the homeowner opened fire at a sheriff's deputy.

A minor chlorine leak at a water treatment facility in Lake County has been contained Wednesday morning.

A cyclist was thrown from her bicycle and killed this morning when a vehicle struck the rider from behind while traveling eastbound along County Road 450 toward Umatilla, Florida Highway Patrol said.

County commissioners won't mothball Lake's historical museum yet. The tax-funded museum, located on the first floor of the historic courthouse on West Main Street, and its curator were slated to become budget casualties Oct.

G ary Besser ran his hand through his freshly shorn hair and praised the Lord for helping him shed his scraggly, caveman look.

I never thought Sen. Carey Baker was the brightest man in the room, but I've come to believe he's the dimmest bulb in the pack.

To the woman in DeLand who thought she had to park next to me and block me in while I was parked with my truck and trailer.

A feud over a dirt road led to a confrontation Saturday that left a man shot three times in the legs with his own pistol and a neighbor in jail.

A feud over a dirt road led to a confrontation Saturday that left a man shot three times in the legs with his own pistol and a neighbor in jail.

Two mobile homes and one barn burned down within five blocks of each other in Umatilla early Tuesday morning.

The State Fire Marshal's office is investigating a suspicious fire that torched three buildings in Umatilla early Tuesday morning.

The State Fire Marshal is at the scene and investigating three suspicious fires in Marion County.