Leesburg

A ninth-grade student at Leesburg High School was arrested Thursday morning after a K-9 search for vaping devices uncovered a loaded and stolen handgun in the student’s backpack, according to Leesburg police.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested a Leesburg man on three felony charges of possessing child sexual abuse material.

A political campaign sign in Virginia has raised concerns among residents and prompted a response from the Loudoun County bomb squad.

Two out of three suspects arrested in Leesburg gas station shooting. 87-year-old victim died from his injuries.

The Leesburg Police Department is currently looking for 3 suspects involved in the shooting of an 87-year-old man.

It happened around 2:40 p.m. in the 2100 block of West Main Street near a Citgo gas station, according to officials.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a shooting in Leesburg that left a man dead on July 8.

Family members of the 25-year-old man who allegedly robbed and killed a Leesburg convenience store owner in May have been accused of helping the suspect hide from law enforcement for about a month before his capture.

A Lake County bicyclist was killed after being struck by a car Sunday, FHP said.

The Leesburg Police Department is investigating a possible drowning after a 67-year-old man was found floating in a local lake on Monday evening.

Lt. Jeff Moore has been with Leesburg Fire Station 61 for more than 21 years. Many know him for the work he does in the community - whether it’s cooking at the annual fish fry, chili cook off or other charity events. His colleagues said he is always stepping up to the task.

Several people came forward identifying Alex Lopez as the man responsible for shooting and killing 51-year-old Raied Shihadeh at his Leesburg store, police say.

A man accused of robbing and killing a Leesburg store owner has been arrested nearly a month after the murder, officials said.

A Florida man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly flashed a driver during a road rage incident in Lake County.

The reward to find 25-year-old Alez Lopez is getting bigger. Lopez is accused of shooting and killing Raied Shihadeh.

Police have identified and secured an arrest warrant for the man accused of shooting and killing a convenience store clerk during an armed robbery last week, the Leesburg Police Department said in an update on Monday morning.

A robbery suspect is on the run after he allegedly shot and killed a convenience store employee in Leesburg on Thursday night, according to police.