Clermont police, Lake deputies put out phone scam warning

Scammers are calling people preying on their fear of identity theft. These scammers are telling potential victims they are law enforcement officers and the victims' social security numbers are being used in fraudulent cases.

Scam phone call warning from police
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Scammers are calling people preying on their fear of identity theft. These scammers are telling potential victims they are law enforcement officers and the victims' social security numbers are being used in fraudulent cases.

Lake County detectives need help solving deaths of man, 13-year-old nephew

Lake County detectives are asking for the public’s help finding out what happened to a nephew and uncle found dead in a pickup truck over the weekend.

AdventHealth Waterman opens AdventHealth Medical Plaza in Mount Dora

Located between Country Club Blvd. and Wolf Branch Road at 19735 US Hwy 441 in Mount Dora, the two-story, 22,260-square-foot facility is the first of its kind in northern Lake County, the hospital system says.  

Leesburg to get brand new teen center

There are controversy surrounding a proposed teen center in Leesburg. The nearly $3 million project has been in the works since last year. There is a debate over whether the city should build a new structure or buy an existing building that could be renovated.

Controversy over planned teen center in Leesburg
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There are controversy surrounding a proposed teen center in Leesburg. The nearly $3 million project has been in the works since last year. There is a debate over whether the city should build a new structure or buy an existing building that could be renovated.

Florida man who denies the Sandy Hook massacre charged with having victim’s dad’s ID info

Reports say that the man repeatedly emailed people and law enforcement agencies the Social Security number, birth date and other information of Leonard Pozner, whose 6-year-old son, Noah, died at Sandy Hook.

Sandy Hook denier charged with having victim's dad's ID info
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The Lake County Sheriff's Office says Wolfgang Halbig is charged with unlawfully possessing another person's identification. Halbig often appeared on the radio show of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and was sued by Sandy Hook families for defamation.

Gun found on campus, 2 students arrested
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Two high school students have been arrested, accused of having a handgun on the campus of Mount Dora High School.

Daughter gets justice for late father, almost 4 years after deadly hit and run

Jacqueline Chalifoux is finally getting justice. On August 4, 2016, her 88-year-old father, Theodore, was driving down the Florida Turnpike when he was rear-ended by a hit-and-run driver.  

Man sentenced in fatal hit and run
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Jacqueline Chalifoux is finally getting justice. On August 4,?2016, her 88-year-old father, Theodore, was driving down the Florida Turnpike when he was rear-ended by a hit-and-run driver.??

Boy recovering after being hit at school bus stop
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Preston Sandoval, 12, is now lying in a hospital bed, bound-up in metal braces after authorities say he was injured in a hit-and-run incident at a school bus stop in Umatilla.