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A “traumatized” woman suffered injuries in an attack by a man who trashed an apartment in Lady Lake. Officers were called this past Thursday to the Cove Apartments on U.S. Hwy. 27/441 after the woman’s mother became concerned when her daughter did not show up for work, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department. The mother could not reach her daughter on her cell phone and the daughter did not answer the door of her apartment, so the mother called the phone of her daughter’s boyfriend, 29-year-old Kenly Nicolas. The daughter answered Nicolas’ phone and told her mother she would be coming out of the apartment. Police were on the scene when the daughter came out, and she was “very shaken up, upset, scared” and got into her mother’s vehicle. The woman was “traumatized and fearful,” the report said.

MOUNT DORA, Fla. — A man who was Tased by a Mount Dora Police Sergeant is only talking to Eyewitness News. John Stevens will likely die in prison if he’s convicted for any of the long list of felony charges he faces, including aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude, leaving the scene of a crash and driving while license canceled suspended or revoked.

MAITLAND, Fla. – A person was hit by a car Tuesday afternoon along U.S. Highway 17-92 in Maitland, according to the police. Officers said the crash happened near Sybelia Parkway, and all southbound lanes of 17-92 are blocked while officers investigate. [TRENDING: Florida expands Bright Futures scholarship eligibility. Here’s...

A Wildwood man was apprehended with marijuana cigars hidden in a shoe in his vehicle. Jaquan Baker James, 26, was driving a gray Honda four-door vehicle shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday when he was pulled over for having an expired decal on his license plate while driving near the intersection of Interstate 75 and State Road 48 in Bushnell, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. When a deputy approached the vehicle during a traffic stop, the “odor of marijuana” was detected.

DELAND, Fla. — Stetson Mansion has been named one of the top 10 attractions in the U.S., according to Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards. The historic home was the only Florida attraction to make the list. >>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS LIVE <<<. The historic home is...

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A trucker who failed to show up at his destination in Georgia was found and arrested at the Pilot service center on State Road 44 in Wildwood. Sumter County sheriff’s deputies responded to a welfare check at about 2 p.m. Sunday at Pilot where they found the 2021 Mack truck bearing Tennessee license plates. It was towing a 53-foot tandem trailer bearing Georgia license plates.

A Wildwood man was jailed after allegedly threatening his pregnant girlfriend with an AR-15 style BB/pellet gun. Norman Lee Williams Jr., 27, was arrested Monday night at his apartment at Wildwood Commons at 1000 Lee St. on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He told police he...

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — Altamonte Springs police provided new details Tuesday morning about their search for a missing teen. Anaysia Brown, 13, was located late Monday night in Osceola County, according to Altamonte Springs police. Police said Brown was found in good health and has since been reunited with...

An agitated alligator has knocked a wildlife trapper out cold with a wicked head-butt. The incident was captured on video and based on what we can see the trapper was out for a few seconds from the force of the blow. Most of us, in Louisiana anyway, are quite familiar...

MAITLAND, Fla. — A vehicle struck and killed a bicyclist in Maitland on Tuesday, officials say. The crash happened on North Orlando Avenue in the late afternoon. One southbound lane on 17-92 is shut down while Maitland authorities investigate. It's not yet known what caused the crash, but updates...

Officials reported that there were no injuries and the case has been turned over to the fire marshal.

DELAND — With longtime Mayor Bob Apgar not seeking reelection, residents will choose between three candidates to serve as the city's next leader. Vying for the position held by Apgar, 75, since 2001 are Chris Cloudman, Buz Nesbit and Reggie Williams. The community heard from Cloudman, Nesbit and Williams...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Police have released body camera video of the arrest of the man they said murdered his wife last week in their Altamonte Springs apartment. In the video, you can see the moment officers arrested Xichen Yang last week at the couple’s apartment on the corner of Ballad Street and Ronald Reagan Boulevard.

Two dogs and two cats have been featured as this week's Halifax Humane Society Adoptable Pets of the Week. The first dog is Heath, a 2-year-old mixed breed dog with a white and black coat. He would do best in a household with no small children. His adoption fee is $70.

Huey Magoo’s – the “Filet Mignon Of Chicken®” – celebrated its newest franchise store with the grand opening recently in Winter Garden. President and CEO Andy Howard announced the newest Central Florida location. Huey Magoo’s Winter Garden is the 28th restaurant opening system-wide spanning six states, with over 225 franchises currently sold in 10 states.

A member of the Kling Towing family called for his “personal” tow truck after causing a rear-end collision. Ryan Scott Kling, 31, of Weirsdale, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence following the crash Friday night in Eustis in which his white SUV rear-ended a red Chevy passenger car driven by a man traveling with his 6-year-old daughter, according to an arrest report from the Eustis Police Department. They were not injured.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Deltona man is under arrest after deputies track him down using his cell phone, which he left behind during a burglary, deputies say. Volusia County sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call on Howland Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. on Monday. The victim told...

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 17-92 are shut down in Maitland due to a crash reportedly involving a pedestrian or bicyclist. Traffic is being diverted at Mayo Ave. following the incident which is said to have happened around 4 p.m. We are monitoring the situation in a live stream in the video player above, and we also have a crew headed to the scene to gather additional information. WARNING: The video is live and unedited. Viewer discretion is advised.

MOUNT DORA — The Mount Dora City Council will soon consider an ordinance that would allow horseless electric carriages to operate in the historic district.  At its June 21 meeting, the council directed the city’s attorney to draft the ordinance for the council’s future consideration. The council did not establish a timeline for the...