Gold Star Family gifted new home in Fruitland Park

A Gold Star Family is receiving a new home, just in time for Thanksgiving. Lake County resident Chrystal Blasjo lost her husband, Sgt. Aaron Blasjo, in 2011 while he was serving in Afghanistan.

Man accused of assaulting elderly woman, stealing her car

Mount Dora police arrested a 19-year-old man accused of assaulting a 93-year-old woman and stealing her car.

911 call released in sexual battery of woman at Clermont Park

The Clermont Police Department on Friday released the 911 call of a woman reporting a sexual battery at Lake Hiawatha Preserve.  Police said a woman was walking to clear her head Wednesday afternoon when two men pulled her off the walking trail and into the woods. 

911 call released in Clermont sexual battery
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Authorities continue to search for suspects in a sexual battery that allegedly happened along Lake Hiawatha Nature Preserve Clermont.

Teen collects stories and artifacts from veterans to keep stories alive
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A Central Florida teenager is keeping the stories of veterans alive. Benjamin Mack Jackson is not your ordinary WWII history buff. Over the past four years, he has conducted interviews with over a hundred WWII veterans from all across the United States and collected artifacts to build a traveling museum.

Free pet adoptions to veterans in Lake County

This Veterans Day, the Lake County Animal Shelter is honoring our servicemen and women the best way they know how - by offering free pet adoptions to them.

Video catches accused burglars inside Four Corners home

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office released a surveillance video of burglary suspects. The video shows two intruders walking through a home in the Four Corners area of Lake County.

Paws For A Cause
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FOX 35 & The Lake County Office of Animal Services have partnered to find homes for several pets in Central Florida who need forever homes! You can help by sharing the link to available pets for adoption or making a donation to Lake County Animal Services.

Child found walking alone along busy road after school
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A Lake County mother says her son ended up walking along a busy road after he got onto the wrong school bus and was dropped off at a different location. The Lake County School District says they are enacting changes to prevent this from happening again.

Fight breaks out at dance competition at Leesburg High School
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A dance competition that got out of control at Leesburg High School last month has prompted an investigation. Leesburg police officers say a group not affiliated with the Lake County School District was using the space when a fight allegedly broke out. Authorities say a security officer pulled out a gun as part of crowd control.