Inside Scoop

Competency review hearing scheduled for matriarch accused of ambush attack on deputies
TAVARES, Fla.—A competency review hearing for the lone survivor of a family deputies say plotted to kill them last year is scheduled for next month.

Adult son of Tavares city councilman arrested on 2 dozen child pornography charges, house they share searched in quest for more evidence
Publisher’s note: There was a discrepancy between this article and online Lake County Jail records regarding Cole Singer’s bond and the number of charges he

BREAKING NEWS: Man shot and killed by deputy after producing handgun in Clermont early Saturday
CLERMONT, Fla.—A man is dead after being shot by a Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputy shortly after midnight, according to LCSO. Just after 12:15 a.m.

Head-on crash kills Clermont woman Tuesday afternoon
CLERMONT, Fla.—A Clermont woman was killed Tuesday afternoon after veering into the path of a pickup truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 56-year-old

School bus crash in Umatilla sends driver to the hospital, children uninjured
UMATILLA, Fla.—A crash Thursday morning sent a Lake County Schools bus driver to the hospital, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. At 7:52 a.m.

Bail bond agent cheated her client’s mom, Tavares police say
TAVARES, Fla.—A well-known and longtime Tavares bail bond agent found herself on the other side of the law Tuesday when Tavares Police Department arrested her