Leesburg News

Deputies in Lake County said they are investigating about 60 burglaries in the areas of Leesburg, Fruitland Park and Lady Lake.

Several communities have scheduled Memorial Day services featuring military tributes and speakers, honoring those who fought for freedom and gave their lives in battle.

At age 12, the family moved to Tampa, Fla., and, being the oldest of four children, he spent many of his young years helping to provide for the family.

John Wayne Smith has ambitious plans for the office of governor of Florida: cutting taxes to the bone, eliminating dozens of agencies and offices, rescinding laws that allow the use of eminent domain to take property for private gain, and getting rid of occupational licensing schemes that prevent so many people from earning a living.

The Rev. John Christian, pastor of the Christian Worship Center, and Tamara Chaplin collected some of the shoes donated to Men of Distinction's Walk a Mile in My Shoes campaign.

Hundreds of students in Leesburg are going to get a safer school zone. The state is extending the school zone on State Road 44 in front of Leesburg Elementary School and Oak Park Middle School.

TV viewers should look out for a change on Lake-Sumter State College's public access television channel, the result of a new partnership between the college, the county and Hometown Health TV.

The school had originally ignored student Baysil Siberston's requests to

A second public information meeting will be held tonight by the state Department of Transportation about ideas for reducing congestion along U.S. Highway 27-441 in the vicinity of Lady Lake, Fruitland Park and Leesburg.

People who like walking or biking have more options for enjoying nature with the completion of about 3.5 miles of recreational trails, the most recent leg of the Leesburg trails master plan.

Lake County School Board meeting at Lake Minneola High School, on Monday, May 6, 2013.

A free faith-based center for teens in the Leesburg area is struggling financially, despite a steady and growing following from the youths it serves.

Police officers were attempting to stop Carlos D. Oquendo this week for speeding when he turned onto a dead-end street near Venetian Gardens, shifted his car in reverse and floored the gas pedal - heading straight toward an officer, a police spokesman said.

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The Lake County school board is hearing from supporters and opponents of a controversial student club.

Bayli Silberstein will wrap up her final year at Leesburg's Carver Middle School in a month, but she's excited about finally moving ahead with a club to combat bullying, discrimination and harassment based on students' sexual orientation.

A city police officer's diligence in helping to track down the man considered Florida's most prolific child porn downloader has been recognized for her efforts.

The American Civil Liberties Union announced Wednesday that its filed a lawsuit against the Lake County School Board on behalf of 14-year-old Bayli Silberstein who's been blocked from starting a Gay-Straight Alliance at her middle school.

City officials have put in place new procedures intended to protect the city against the theft and mishandling of cash.

In short, if you don't have a growing area, you're not going to see more bank branches.