Pine Lakes News

Hundreds of pounds of nuts, thousands of coupons, a mountain of white socks, and even bags of dog bones, are just a small part of the 27,000 pounds of care packages delivered to more than 900 deployed troops over the past six years through Lee Memorial Health System's Military Support Program.

Frank Patille has been trying for months to get someone to do something about the 24-hour-a-day hydrant flushing in his Lake Fairways neighborhood in North Fort Myers.

Pitcher Aaron Harang found a really swift way to show his appreciation to the Cincinnati Reds' clubhouse staff.

The City of Palm Coast's fourth "Future of Your Neighborhood" meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Buddy Taylor Middle School, 4500 Belle Terre Parkway.

For the third time in four months, Sarasota County Planning Commission members continued the public hearing of a rezoning application submitted by developers of the proposed Gateway Square & Villas project along State Road 776 in Englewood.

On June 24, a fire wrought tragedy in Lake County, across the St. Johns River. A mother, 24-year-old Brandy Kerr, and her 18-month old twin babies, Jonathan and Austin, died from smoke inhalation and burns after the mobile home where they were staying in Pine Lakes burst into flame.

An 18-month-old twin pulled from a mobile home fire Wednesday afternoon has died , according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

One child is dead and his twin brother and mother critically injured in a mobile home fire Wednesday afternoon.

Sweetbay Beef Recall A chilling revelation Could the rape and murder of Coralrose Fullwood have been videotaped? One man says it was and he knows where the tape is.

Published: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 8:08 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 8:08 a.m. PINE LAKES Authorities say a toddler died when a mobile home exploded and caught fire in Lake County.

A toddler died this afternoon when a trailer exploded in flames in the Pine Lakes area of northeastern Lake County, critically injuring two others including the boy's twin brother.

A Lake County man suspected of driving under the influence without any clothes on fled deputies and resisted arrest before choking and punching a K-9 dog that was sent to subdue him when he didn't comply with law-enforcement orders, authorities said this week.

Lake County Fire-Rescue officials have raced to the scene of a wreck involving a vehicle and a sewage truck on State Road 44 in the Pine Lakes area of northeastern Lake County.

A 54-year-old Eustis man died late Saturday on State Road 44 in Pine Lakes, the Florida Highway Patrol has reported.

The Minneola Recreation Department will sponsor the third annual Splash Bash at Trailhead Park in conjunction with an Armed Forces Day celebration from noon to 5 p.m. May 16.