Umatilla News

One indication of toxic drywall is iff the normally copper "ground wire" attached to your wall outlet has turned into a black color which flakes off.

The McTureous Homestead Museum and Memorial Park are located in Altoona, Florida.

It wasn't really about ducks. The Rubber Ducky Race and Carnival, held last Saturday, was about something more important.

An off duty corrections officer was ejected from her SUV and had to be airlifted following a single vehicle wreck this morning near Umatilla, affording to Florida Highway Patrol.

A well-being check on an elderly man turned ugly Monday evening when the homeowner opened fire at a sheriff's deputy.

A minor chlorine leak at a water treatment facility in Lake County has been contained Wednesday morning.

A cyclist was thrown from her bicycle and killed this morning when a vehicle struck the rider from behind while traveling eastbound along County Road 450 toward Umatilla, Florida Highway Patrol said.

County commissioners won't mothball Lake's historical museum yet. The tax-funded museum, located on the first floor of the historic courthouse on West Main Street, and its curator were slated to become budget casualties Oct.

G ary Besser ran his hand through his freshly shorn hair and praised the Lord for helping him shed his scraggly, caveman look.

I never thought Sen. Carey Baker was the brightest man in the room, but I've come to believe he's the dimmest bulb in the pack.

To the woman in DeLand who thought she had to park next to me and block me in while I was parked with my truck and trailer.

A feud over a dirt road led to a confrontation Saturday that left a man shot three times in the legs with his own pistol and a neighbor in jail.

A feud over a dirt road led to a confrontation Saturday that left a man shot three times in the legs with his own pistol and a neighbor in jail.

Two mobile homes and one barn burned down within five blocks of each other in Umatilla early Tuesday morning.

The State Fire Marshal's office is investigating a suspicious fire that torched three buildings in Umatilla early Tuesday morning.

The State Fire Marshal is at the scene and investigating three suspicious fires in Marion County.

F or three years, Margaret Anschutz and her family have sent letters, started petitions and done everything they can to bring high-speed Internet to their neighborhood in rural Umatilla.

Seeking to cut costs in hard times, the Legislature banned most out-of-state travel by state employees.

T ime to throw in the towel. That would be the crying towel. After a month of hinting around during public appearances that he wouldn't sign Senate Bill 2080, Gov.

As we continue our 60-part series on early Lake County history, once more we'll let Jesse Hunter, a longtime Lake County judge and lawyer get us started as we look briefly into his review of the county's history.