Viewer photos, videos show hail in Lake County as storms hit the area
As severe weather bore down on Lake County Tuesday afternoon, reports came in of large hail and downed trees in Mascotte, and fallen power lines in Leesburg.
Judge accepts plea deal in deadly 2018 Lake County crash that killed 4 moms
The families of four young mothers who were killed in crash said they are disappointed after learning the woman they blame for causing the wreck will only spend four years behind bars.
Mascotte leaders to vote on design of Langley Estate development
Residents in Mascotte on both sides of the issue are weighing in as the city council is expected to move forward with the design structure of a development that could to double the population of the city.
Proposed development could more than double Mascotteโs population
Tucked in between Groveland and Leesburg, the small city of Mascotte is feeling the pressure of urban sprawl coming to South Lake County, as a developer applies to for a 2800 home, commercial development in the city that has a population of only about 6,600, according to the latest Census data.
Deputies search for missing Lake County teen, 1-year-old daughter
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. โ Deputies with the Lake County Sheriffโs Office are searching for a missing 15-year-old girl and her 1-year-old daughter. According to the Sheriffโs Office, Niviyana Pagan and her 12-month-old daughter, Milani, were last seen around 1 a.m. Monday at the girlโs home in Minneola. Deputies said Niviyana has a history of running away and could be in the areas of Clermont or Mascotte. Niviyana has brown hair, brown eyes and a nose ring, according to the Sheriffโs Office. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Lake County Sheriffโs Office at 352-343-2102.
20-year-old Lake County man killed in head-on crash
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. โ A 20-year-old Lake County man was killed in a crash in the area of Bluff Lake Road and Covington Road around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The FHP said Jonathan Deleon, of Mascotte, was driving his pickup northbound on Buff Lake Road. Investigators said a semi-truck was heading southbound on Bluff Lake Road. Troopers said for an unknown reason Deleon drove into the southbound lane and ran into a semi-truck head-on. The crash remains under investigation, according to FHP.