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Daughter allegedly tries to stab her mother at apartment in Leesburg
12+ hour, 48+ min ago (259+ words) A Leesburg woman was arrested for assault after allegedly trying to stab her mother with a knife. Officers responded to a Leesburg apartment complex when the mother of 52-year-old Tisha Latia Wallace called the police around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to an…...
Leesburg leaders face backlash after excluding Juneteenth from holiday calendar
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (448+ words) A decision by the Leesburg City Commission to add two paid city holidays while excluding Juneteenth has sparked sharp criticism from community members who say the board prioritized local entertainment and seasonal festivities over national history and civil rights. At…...
Deputies investigate shots fired during gathering in Leesburg neighborhood
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (142+ words) Leesburg-News.com Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating after shots were fired early Saturday morning during a gathering in a Leesburg neighborhood. Deputies responded at about 1:53 a.m. to a home in the Indian Trails area following a report of…...
Man struck and killed after lying down in traffic in Clermont
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (132+ words) A 31-year-old Haines City man was killed early Saturday morning after a witness said he lay down in the path of an oncoming car on U.S. Hwy. 27 in Clermont. The man was walking in the left-turn lane of U.S. Hwy. 27, south of…...
Deputies force entry into home of man suspected of battering the mother of his children
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (439+ words) A Clermont man was arrested after allegedly throwing several items at the mother of his children for packing to leave. Deputies responded to a battery involving 33-year-old Nathan Alan Biersack and the mother of his children at their home on…...
Man facing felony charge for hauling illegally harvested berries in a wagon
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (202+ words) A Paisley man was arrested after being stopped with conserved berries in a wagon attached to his bicycle. An officer observed 47-year-old Michael Dean Harrison on Georgia Street in Paisley at 9:55 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Florida…...
Wife allegedly slaps husband over intent to have sex with someone else
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (336+ words) A married couple staying in a Leesburg motel wound up in jail after the wife allegedly slapped her husband during an argument. A deputy responded to an undisclosed Leesburg motel after a disturbance involving 37-year-old Brett Anthony DeMascio and his…...
Lake County man dies at area hospital after pickup rollover crash
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (114+ words) A 33-year-old Tavares man died at an area hospital following a single-vehicle rollover crash Thursday afternoon in Orange County. The man was driving a 1999 Ford F-350 pickup truck westbound on Jones Avenue approaching Dirt Drive at 5:32 p.m. when he lost control of…...
Lake County judge allegedly threatened by sex offender
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (460+ words) A sex offender in Groveland was arrested on a warrant Tuesday after allegedly leaving a written threat to harm a judge in the courthouse bathroom. Russell Edwin Wakefield, 56, was twice found guilty of indecent exposure in Colorado on Nov. 18, 1996, and…...
Leesburg leaders approve $25,000 home improvement grants in Carver Heights/Montclair
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (211+ words) Leesburg-News.com During this week’s meeting of the Carver Heights/Montclair Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), the City of Leesburg finalized grant award agreements for 11 homes through its Home Improvement Grant Program. Each grant provides up to $25,000 per household for qualifying…...