Umatilla News

U.S. Lance Cpl. Thomas Herr, 20, of Umatilla, Fla., protects fellow Marines as they meet with locals in Khan Neshin, a city in Helmand province.

WESH.com updated June 23, 2009 UMATILLA, Fla. - WESH.com A funeral service was held Tuesday for the Wood family at the Umatilla First Baptist Church.

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A family that was found dead in its Heathrow home last week will be buried this morning in Lake County.

LARRY ELL Staff Writer TAVARES -- When it comes to the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, students may take the exam, but everybody shares in the grade.

Hits and Misses is a weekly opportunity for the Daily Commercial's editorial board to share with readers its views on activities by local residents and organizations or recent decisions handed down by government.

InterCommunity Cancer Centers has announced a new way to treat skin cancer. It's called the Valencia Applicator and it's a non-surgical treatment for patients with small and large superficial skin cancer.

Marion county sheriff said 70-year old Charles Copeland has not been seen since Wednesday, June 3, 2009.

With the economy continuing to put a strain and hardship on a lot of Lake County families, the county government is trying to get out the message that there is help out there - if people know where to find it.

Lake residents reacted swiftly and negatively to news that the state Legislature in its waning days voted to delegate the power of handing out what remains of Florida's water to bureaucrats in water districts across the state.

When a thunderstorm rolls in bringing high winds, lightning and rain, it can give boaters trouble.

OCALA - A 21-foot boat capsized among storm-driven waves at a popular central Florida lake over the weekend, killing two children aboard and critically injuring a third, authorities said Monday.

Around 5:00 p.m. Sunday a storm churned up 3 to 4 foot waves on the lake causing three boats to capsize, an airboat and two regular boats.

Layoffs may be imminent at the Lake County Clerk of Courts office. Unless Gov. Charlie Crist vetoes recent legislation that changes how Florida funds its 67 clerks' offices, Lake Clerk of Courts Neil Kelly expects to lose $1.3 million in operating revenue next year, a 16.4 percent reduction from this year.

Rain, rain go away. Precipitation is usually a reason to grump and grouse the day away indoors.

State police say a man suspected of breaking into five Carroll County homes has been arrested in Florida and could be returned to Maryland by the end of the week.

A trapper killed a 61 2-foot alligator in the parking lot of the Pac A Sac Food Store at County Road 25 and Southeast 100th Avenue in Belleview on Thursday night.

Grant Chapel A.M.E., 318 W. Central Ave., will have a Fellowship Program on Sunday, May 17, at 3 p.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev.

Almost a dozen Lake County schools received volunteerism awards, the Florida Department of Education announced.

Dogs and their owners will soon have their own playground in the county's newest park, North Lake Community Park in Umatilla, where commissioners agreed to fence in two acres of open space.