Leesburg

He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.

A security camera from a home in Leesburg caught a big bear on camera.

The 16-year-old teen from Leesburg told Lake County Sheriff’s investigators he intended to kill the boy because of something the boy said about the teen’s sister, according to an arrest affidavit.

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary findings in a helicopter crash in Lake County last month that claimed the lives of the pilot and three others.

The helicopter crashed into a marsh near Leesburg International Airport around 4 p.m. Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a news release.

Leesburg Police aren't releasing the names yet of the four people who were aboard a firefighting Blackhawk helicopter that crashed Tuesday near the Leesburg airport. Images of the horrifying crash scene is especially disturbing to Jerry Kidrick, a former Embry-Riddle professor who's also a certified flight accident investigator.

The firefighting helicopter crashed into a marsh near the airport., during a training exercise, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The event will occur on April 14-15 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Cooper Memorial Library on the LSSC South Lake campus.

Lake County deputies are searching for an 81-year-old Leesburg man who was reported missing.

Kevin Stipe, one of the owners of PRO HUNT, encountered the dinosaur-sized alligator while duck hunting in Leesburg.

What happened to Trenton Duckett? That’s a question that's been plaguing the boy's father, Josh Duckett, every single day since the boy was reported missing.

61-year-old Scott Rudolph is charged with first-degree murder.

The annual event was tentatively scheduled for November 13-15 after being canceled in April.

A guardian at a Central Florida school confronted an intruder on Thursday, the district said. No one was reportedly hurt and everyone is safe.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection to the discovery of the bodies of two women found inside a burning home.

Many cities, including Orlando, Altamonte Springs, and Mount Dora have canceled their annual 4th of July fireworks displays over concerns of large crowds gathering amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Expect changes when your church goes back to in-person services.

The Leesburg Bike Fest will now take place in November 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic continues.