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Have you seen her? Lake County deputies seek missing teen
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies in Lake County are looking for a missing teenager. Jordyn Coyle, 15, was last seen Wednesday morning in Weirsdale leaving her home with a friend in a white Chevrolet Equinox, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Coyle was last seen wearing a...
Dive team recovers body after man goes missing on Central Florida lake
Law enforcement officials have ended a search after recovering the body of a swimmer that went missing in Clermont, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
2 Lake County restaurants cited for high-priority violations
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring...
Florida family wants justice after 911 call to help loved one ends in death
Joanne Celestin realized right away her brother was not himself. Standing at the front door, he thought strangers were walking into the house he shared with his mom in their gated Florida neighborhood. He demanded Joanne hand over her keys so no one else could get inside. “You are not Joanne,” he yelled after punching […]
Police, DCF looking for missing Florida mom and her 3 children
TAVARES, Fla. - The Tavares Police Department is asking the community to be on the lookout for a missing mother and her three children. Azriel and Xamiel Mendez and Armani Mendez Pagan were reported missing and there is an order to take them into custody from the Department of Children and Families (DCF), police said.
AdventHealth University nursing dean faces embezzlement charges
A top nursing educator recently hired by AdventHealth University is accused of embezzling more than $400,000 from her previous employer in Minnesota and siphoning it to her boyfriend’s business. Laura Jean Fero, 54, joined AdventHealth University as dean of nursing in August of last year, according to a news release. University officials declined to comment on her current employment status. ...
Florida man allegedly waves gun at bartenders who told him bar was closing: 'Who needs to leave?'
MOUNT DORA, Fla. - A Lake County man landed himself in jail after he allegedly threatened two bartenders with a gun because it was time for the bar to close. Carlton Lacey, 39, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon on Sunday, according to an arrest affidavit from the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
🍋Standin' in the shade, sellin' lemonade
🐟It's another Foodie Wednesday, friends. Though Lake County doesn't have a Michelin star restaurant (yet) you can find a relatively affordable, foodie-certified Michelin sushi restaurant just a smidge southeast of Lake County in Winter Garden.At Norigami, 426 W. Plant St., you can find sushi prepared in a casual 'choose your own adventure" style, as guests pick from various cuts of fish and shellfish and then choose to have them served as either nigiri, sashimi aburi or temaki.
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