Lake County (Florida)

Residents of a rural Lake County community long complained that a colossal four-footed creature had been feasting on their garbage and leaving damaged property in its wake. After an epic trajectory as the region's most prolific dumpster diver, officials...

Several communities have scheduled Memorial Day services featuring military tributes and speakers, honoring those who fought for freedom and gave their lives in battle. Here's a listing of events: •Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Mid-...

A Florida man faces a possible life sentence after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing a Lake County man who flew to Jacksonville for a Chicago Bears game last fall, authorities said. Matthew R. Hinson, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder...

Ken Mattison, longtime CEO of Florida Hospital Waterman in Tavares, is swapping jobs with his counterpart at another Adventist Health System hospital in Flagler County, a Waterman spokesman said Monday. On May 9, Waterman announced that Florida Hospital...

Storms that have been roaring through Central Florida will continue for another couple of hours, the National Weather Service in Melbourne said. Orlando, Volusia County and Lake County will continue to see rain, forecasters said. The worst of the...

Central Florida residents have been transfixed by coverage of the monster tornado that ravaged Moore, Okla., but Becky Nolan can't watch the images of debris and tear-stricken faces. It's too painful for Nolan, whose husband and younger son died in a...

Central Florida counties saw lower crime rates in 2012 — mirroring the statewide trend — according to the annual crime report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The overall crime rate in Orange County decreased by 4...

The Florida Law Enforcement Torch Run, involving officers from more than 300 agencies, is nearing the end of a 1,500-mile journey. The torch made its way through Lake County late last month. Among those who carried the torch was Clermont police Chief...

Troubled celebs struggling to overcome addictions might start pointing their limos in an unlikely direction: the remote Lake County town of Umatilla. The former Florida Elks Children's Hospital in Umatilla is being reborn as a luxury drug-rehab center...

Goodwill Industries of Central Florida has opened its first "American-made" retail store and Job Connection Center at 1855 S. Grand Highway, Clermont. Completed in partnership with Winter Park-based Williams Company, roughly 98 percent of the...

All her life, Casey Patricia O'Harra was known for her love of animals. During her retirement years, she would drive all the way from Leesburg to Miami to help raise money for spaying and neutering cats and to make sure stray ones made it to no-kill...

A Lake County bicyclist suffered minor injuries Friday after he was hit by a deputy's pickup, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Keith McManus, 42, of Eustis was pedaling west on County Road 44 east of Harbor Shore Road when the side mirror of Lake County...