State of Seminole County 2022 address looks back at cost of Ian, historic flooding
Seminole County Commission Chairman Amy Lockhart started the annual โState of the Countyโ address by looking back at the past year, and the relationships and resources that brought hundreds of people to Lake Mary for the luncheon and event Monday.
Seminole County middle school student, 13, arrested after striking resource deputy in โgroin area,โ sheriffโs office says
A 13-year-old student of Greenwood Lakes Middle School was arrested on campus Friday in a physical struggle between the teen and a school resource deputy, according to the Seminole County Sheriffโs Office.
How do Seminole County deputies handle troublemakers in school? Juvenile intervention officers
Every week, John Girard and his fellow intervention officers (who are civilians, not deputies) meet with six Markham Woods students that the school identified as high-risk for dropping out or getting kicked out.
โLike being in a trash can and just tossed off a ski slope:โ A Floridianโs path to Olympic bobsledding
Josh Williamson joined anchors Ginger Gadsden and Matt Austin on this weekโs edition of Floridaโs Fourth Estate to talk about his journey from Lake Mary to Beijing for the Winter Olympic games.
Joel Greenbergโs estranged wife seeks to sell coupleโs Heathrow home
As former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg awaits sentencing on child sex trafficking and other federal charges, his estranged wife is asking a judge for permission to sell the coupleโs home in Lake Maryโs Heathrow community.
Central Florida retailers gearing up for Super Bowl weekend
LAKE MARY, Fla. โ Retailers in Central Florida are preparing for a busy weekend in the lead up to Super Bowl 55 in Tampa. Workers at Academy Sports and Outdoors in Lake Mary ordered additional Tampa Bay Buccaneers merchandise after the team secured its place in the big game last month. AdThe company has also pre-ordered Bucs championship merchandise in the event of a Tampa Bay win. โWeโve got this whole flat bed and thatโs Super bowl champ shirts for when they win,โ Ketelaar said. All six Academy locations will have official Super Bowl Champs locker room gear for sale when each store opens Monday at 9 a.m.
Sanford man facing murder charges connected to deadly triple shooting in Orlando
LAKE MARY, Fla. โ A Sanford man is facing murder charges connected to a deadly triple shooting in Orlando on Jan. 12. Telly Engram, 21, is facing two counts of first-degree murder with a firearm and attempted first-degree murder with a firearm charge. A third man was dropped off at a local hospital by a personal vehicle, according to the sheriffโs office. The man dropped off by a personal vehicle has died from his injuries, investigators said. The people in the car did not provide first responders information concerning the nature of his injuries, according to court records.
2 detained in double fatal shooting in Orange County
LAKE MARY, Fla. โ Two people have been detained in Lake Mary for a double fatal shooting on the 1900 block of Americana Boulevard in Orlando, according to the Orange County Sheriffโs Office. Orange County deputies are investigating a deadly shooting that happened here along Americana Blvd around 2pm. Authorities were able to detain two people on Ronald Reagan Boulevard in the area of U.S. 17-92 in Lake Mary. The photo featured above shows investigators from Orange County and Seminole County responding to the scene by Lake Mary. Two people have been detained in Lake Mary for a double fatal shooting on the 1900 block of Americana Boulevard in Orlando, according to the Orange County Sheriffโs Office.
Hundreds of students at 3 Seminole County high schools in quarantine
Seminole County school officials are working to contact trace students at Lake Mary High School after reports of multiple positive cases. According to officials, seven people at Lake Mary High School tested positive for COVID-19. Other high schools also saw high quarantine numbers last week. Two cases at Hagerty High School led to 112 students in quarantine and 135 students were asked to quarantine at Lake Brantley High School. According to officials, some students were involved in extracurriculars which is why the number of students needing to self quarantine is higher than usual.
Lake Mary man killed in Florida gyrocopter crash
SAN MATEO, Fla. โ A gyrocopter crashed early Sunday in a rural part of northeast Florida, killing the pilot, a 62-year-old Lake Mary man, authorities said. The pilot was the only person on the aircraft and died at the scene in a wooded area of Putnam County, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol. The name of the man wasnโt released immediately. Gyrocopters resemble small helicopters but they get propulsion from a rear propeller, allowing them to take off like planes. Authorities said the cause of the crash isnโt immediately known.
Thief takes off with credit cards, iPad in Lake Mary vehicle burglary, police say
LAKE MARY, Fla. โ Authorities are reminding people to lock their doors and to be careful about leaving valuables in a vehicle, after being called to a vehicle burglary at a hotel in Lake Mary. Lake Mary police were called to Homewood Suites at 755 Currency Circle on Nov. 14 just after 1 p.m. An officer met with the victim, who said he was missing a black backpack from his 2016 Ford F150 truck. The investigator said the truck was parked on the corner of the hotel parking lot and had a Mississippi tag. He noted he was missing two credit cards, an insurance card, miscellaneous medications, an inhaler, Army dog tags and a 16GB Apple iPad, the report reads. The victim said he has contacted his credit card companies and there was no activity on them.
Lake Mary police searching for Trump sign thief
LAKE MARY, Fla. โ Lake Mary police are hoping surveillance video will help them identify a woman who is accused of stealing several political signs from a neighborhood. Seconds later a woman runs across the lawn, steals a President Donald Trump political sign and takes off. โThey were all Republican signs, in this case, President Trump signs and they were missing,โ Hudson said. Police said the woman targeted political signs outside homes in the Hills of Lake Mary neighborhood Sunday night. If you had a political sign stolen or if you have any information on the suspect in the video, youโre asked to call Lake Mary Police at 407-665-6445.