Lake County News

Sorrento Elementary's aesthetic design caught the eye of judges recently at the Florida Educational Facilities Planners' Association 2012 Architectural Showcase.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission estimates the state's population of the large-jawed reptiles to be 1.3 million.

Richard Zinck places flags on veterans' graves on Monday, May 21, 2012 at Umatilla Cemetery.

Travis Wolf flipped a switch on his water-powered jet pack and took off over Little Lake Harris, soaring more than 20 feet above the surface.

City officials agreed to buy an $85,000 property that will be used for an exit driveway from the downtown parking garage.

Bill Cumbaa, poses for a portrait at his home in Leesburg on Tuesday, May 8, 2012.

Brandon Quimper is accused of beating a 2-year-old girl with a plastic flower. Lady Lake Police arrested a 25-year-old man Thursday accused of beating a 2-year-old girl with plastic flower as a punishement.

Stormy Rich, 18, photographed by her school in Umatilla, on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 after being reprimanded for standing up to bullies on behalf of a mentally challenged student on a bus from Umatilla High School.

Several communities have scheduled Memorial Day services featuring military tributes and speakers, honoring those who fought for freedom and gave their lives in battle.

Royal Highlands resident Walter Hixenbaugh, 87, is thrilled that he'll finally get a chance to see the World War II Memorial during a whirlwind trip toWashington, D.C. That will be the highlight of Memorial Day weekend Honor Flight taking 25 WWII veterans on an all-expenses-paid trip to visit memorials and sites including Arlington National ... (more)

Think there aren't any in Lake County? Think again. Realize that nearly 2,700 students don't have any fixed residence, for starters.

A 50-year-old Fruitland Park man was arrested Tuesday on his seventh DUI charge, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Nancy Koehler, left, and Jackie Gosnell protest the reassignment of Sorrento Elementary School Principal Mollie Cunningham during a Lake County School Board meeting on Monday, May 21, 2012, in Tavares.

The Lake County Solid Waste Division, in conjunction with the Groveland Police Department and Covanta Energy, will hold Prescription Drugs Take-Back and Household Hazardous Waste Collection events on Thursday.

As an attorney and a financial adviser, William Abruzzino II was supposed to take care of the finances for Marlene Scippa as The Villages resident started declining fromAlzheimer's disease.

Lake County deputies are searching for the person who shot and killed a man at his Clermont home Tuesday morning.

About 1:40 a.m. deputies and emergency personnel arrived to the home at 1210 Gold Creek Court and found Corey Wiggins, 38, shot dead.

Jimmy Day, owner of Flagler Lightning Spirit Conjurers & Alchemists, explains the process of "swelling" an oak barrel he will use for aging his moonshine whiskey.

Lloyd Thorne reviews his notes as he sits between Merrideth Humphries, left, and John O'Brien before a commission meeting in Eustis on Thursday May 17, 2012.

Two Lake County residents were arrested and charged with burglarizing homes in an Osceola County subdivision.