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Winter Park Arts Groups Struggle with ‘Disheartening’ Funding Veto
Arts leaders are facing a year of financial uncertainty after the elimination of $32 million in state cultural grants. The measure was part of a $950 million spending cut, made by Gov. Ron DeSantis from 2024-25 budget, and has many organizations struggling to find solutions. Those based in “the city of arts and culture” are no different.
Two people suffer smoke inhalation after lightning strike in The Villages
Two people suffered smoke inhalation after a lightning strike sparked a blaze at a home in The Villages. The Villages Public Safety Department responded at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday to a structure fire at 2269 at Foggy Brook Loop in the Village of St. Charles. Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy...
Villager avoids stalking prosecution after neighbors forced to sell and leave The Villages
A Villager who had been accused of tormenting her neighbors will avoid prosecution in a stalking case after her neighbors were forced to sell their home and leave The Villages. Suza Barr, 77, of the Village of Santo Domingo, earlier this month in Sumter County Court agreed to enter into...
Leesburg to discuss speed zone cameras in school zones
LEESBURG, Fla. – Another Central Florida city is looking to crack down on speeders in school zones. On Monday, city commissioners in Leesburg are expected to take a second and final reading surrounding an ordinance to allow speed cameras in school zones. Drivers caught going 10 miles or more...
Maserati driver jailed without bond after leading cops on two chases
A Maserati driver was being held without bond after leading cops on two chases. Marcus J. Sims, 32, of Leesburg, was booked this past week after a judge revoked his bond. Sims had been free on $16,500 bond following his arrest in July 2023 after he was hunted down and charged in connection with a Jan. 28, 2023 crash on State Road 44 near Lake Deaton.
Fed-up wife allegedly slaps husband for getting too close during argument
A Leesburg woman was arrested for battery when she allegedly slapped her husband for getting too close during a verbal argument. An officer responded to a battery at an undisclosed Lake County residence around 9:50 a.m. July 14, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. He met with the male victim in the front yard of the residence upon his arrival.
Traffic light coming to U.S. 27, Wellness Way in Clermont
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Lake County and the Florida Department of Transportation plan to make changes at an intersection in Clermont that has seen a big jump in traffic in the past year. Doris D’Ambrosio has noticed the increase in traffic turning from Wellness Way onto U.S. Highway 27...
Florida Highway Patrol leads 'Best Looking Cruiser;' Voting still going
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida state troopers want the whole country to know they patrol the roads in the most stylish cruisers around, and they need everyone’s help to do it. In the American Association of State Troopers’ poll of which state has the best-looking vehicles, Florida is...
Have shark attacks increased in Florida? Expert says no
A shark bit a child last week near Crandon Park, off Key Biscayne, leaving him with a minor superficial wound to his leg, just days after a man spearfishing off Key West was badly bitten by a bull shark. These are just two of the latest shark attacks that have...
Clermont Police Chief Charles Broadway Ends His Successful Term As FPCA President
Clermont Police Chief Chuck Broadway recently completed his term as President of the Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA). The FPCA is one of the largest state police chief’s associations in the United States with a membership of more than one thousand law enforcement executives and members throughout the State of Florida. The FPCA serves municipal police departments, airport police, college and university police, tribal community police, as well as railroad and port authority agencies. Membership participation represents every region of the State of Florida, including state and county agencies along with private business and security firms.
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