Lake Mary

Off-duty VCSO deputy arrested on DUI charge in Seminole County; often-outspoken & judgmental Sheriff Mike Chitwood remains silent

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LAKE MARY, Fla. -- An off-duty Volusia Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested on a DUI charge late Saturday after she was pulled over in her personal vehicle in Seminole County, a spokesman for Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.

Central Florida media milestone on April 7, 2023: Looking forward to 15th anniversary of Headline Surfer as award-winning online news site for greater Daytona Beach, Sanford & Orlando

LAKE MARY, Fla. -- April 7 will mark the 15th anniversary of Headline Surfer, the award-winning 24/7 online news site covering the I-4 tourism corridor- Daytona-Sanford-Orlando - via HeadlineSurfer.com.

Henry Frederick Sat, 09/03/2022 - 04:11

7. Disgraced ex-Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg loses out on a Trump pardon in January 2021

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LAKE MARY, Fla. -- Donald Trump pardoned more than a hundred individuals as one of his final acts as president. Joel Greenberg, the former Seminole County Tax Collector indicted on a slew of felony charges, wasn't among them.

Sanford cop relieved of duty after New Year's DUI arrest in Lake Mary

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SANFORD, Fla. -- A Sanford cop has been relieved of duty pending the outcome of a criminal and administrative Investigation into his Bew Year's arrest by Lake Mary police who charged him with drivbing under the influence and causing property damage.

Seminole County Sheriff's Office: Orange City woman arrested on charges of defrauding elderly Lake Mary woman

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LAKE MARY, Fla. -- The Seminole County Sheriff's Office has arrested an Orange City woman on mulltiple felony counts of defrauding an elderly Lake Mary woman out of $5,00 to $10,000. 

 

Florida Highway Patrol: Heathrow woman, 21, killed instantly after slamming her Chevy Malibu head-on into the back of a dump truck on I-4 in Orlando

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 21-year-old Heathrow woman was killed Tuesday night when she slammed into the back of a large dump truck on Interstate 4, the Florida Highway Patrol said. 

Half dozen pooches on 'Declared Dangerous Dogs List' in Seminole County

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SANFORD, Fla. -- Each year Animal Services receives and investigates dozens of complaints about potential dangerous dogs. Some investigations result in a dog being declared a dangerous dog in accordance with the Florida Statutes, Chapter 767, and the Seminole County Code, Chapter 20.
 

Lake Mary HS student & relief aid volunteer Christina Cardona: No quick fix for Puerto Rico

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LAKE MARY, Fla. -- The Seminole County School district has seen a dramatic spike in student enrollment in the past couple of weeks.

Dramatic enough to fill the equivalent of three classrooms, district officials say. The sudden influx comes from families leaving Puerto Rico, many of them to Central Florida since the massive devastation from Hurricane Maria.   

Seminole County School Board Chairwoman Amy Lockhart: 'We're going to do all we can for Puerto Ricans who need to relocate here'

SANFORD, Fla. -- School Board Chairwoman Amy Lockhart is all too aware of the suffering of Puerto Ricans with the utter devastation inflicted on the island a week ago by Maria, which made landfall on the commonwealth as a category 4 hurricane.