Lake County News

A new event will take flight this fall. "Wings and Wildflowers," a birding festival, is set for Sept.

Gordon "Creed" Pettit plays on a tablet on Monday, February 6, 2012. The 3 year old has a condition called LeberA A s Congenital Amaurosis, a rare, hereditary disorder that leads to retinal dysfunction and visual impairment at an early age.

Gordon "Creed" Pettit and his mom Sarah play on a light box on Monday, February 6, 2012.

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.

Betty Stewart lived a life that seemed ordinary - she was a wife, mother and homemaker - but to those who knew her, it was "one of a kind." She had unique interests, from arts to animals to Civil War history, and a sunny, outgoing personality that drew lots of people to her.

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

A photograph of Daniel Keel, a member of the famous Tuskegee Airmen, hangs at his Clermont home on February 2, 2012.

Musician Mickey Carroll poses for a portrait at his Mount Dora home on Wednesday, June 8, 2011.

Anglers fish the banks of Lake Harris on Thursday, January 19, 2012.The fishermen are taking part in the season-opening Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open.

This is a photo of Richard Ryan, who will perform in the show, "A Jolt of Jolson" in Mount Dora.

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.

Crash blocking lanes on Lake Underhill Rd at Maderia Ave . You can use Valencia College Lane instead.

The Orlando City Council this week agreed to chip in $106,000 to help the Florida Department of Transportation pay for a $1.7 million study into the feasibility of a commuter train linking Lake County with Orlando.

Lake government leaders want to level the playing field for local companies that want to do businesses with the county.

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.

Unusually balmy weather for this time of the year greeted visitors to the 37th Annual Mount Dora Arts Festival over the weekend.

County commissioners will celebrate this afternoon the grand opening of the Leesburg Health Center, which recently underwent an expansion and renovation.

Drama teacher Vince Santo knew that however precocious his students might be, achieving believability as the characters in "Steel Magnolias" would not be easy.

A 39-year-old Leesburg man, so obsessed with an ex-girlfriend he is suspected of breaking into her apartment and starting a fire, is becoming increasingly violent and needs to be jailed without bond, police said.

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - Statewide, sex offenders are supposed to stay 1,000 feet away from any schools or parks, but a new ordinance in Lake County extends that distance.