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Check out the Player of the Week featuring Logan Cook of Lake Mary High School.

Austin Blake started his business, Stackd Brownies, while playing around in the kitchen with his family.

Check out the Player of the Week featuring Ryleigh Knaub of Lake Mary High School.

A three-legged bear was caught on camera stealing White Claw alcoholic seltzers from a Lake Mary family’s outdoor fridge.

A hydrogen peroxide leak prompted the partial closure of a road near Crystal Lake Elementary School, according to Seminole County Public Schools.

Seminole County leaders recently addressed concerns from residents about a harmful compound that’s been found in drinking water throughout the area, according to reports.

Leaders in Seminole County are working to manage concerns about a compound found in the drinking water.

Officials in Lake Mary say lightning is to blame for a house fire on Wednesday along Bald Eagle Run.

Dylan Crews was selected #2 overall by the Washington Nationals in the 2023 MLB Draft.

This week’s Getting Results Award goes to one mother who has found a way to share her daughter’s memory through a foundation dedicated to helping children with serious illnesses.

According to deputies, 30-year-old Tristin Greene reportedly threatened to "slice everyone up" and stab a dog after being refused car keys.

School’s out for the summer and, parents, if you’re looking for a way to keep kids active while staying out of the summer heat, you may want to consider bowling.

Jerome Udit, 38, faces charges of computer-related child exploitation.

The long-awaited replacement for the Lake Mary Police Department’s prior ground-breaking solution for those in mental health crisis: The Behavioral Services Unit.

A body was discovered in a vehicle outside a Lake Mary dentist’s office Monday, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.

Police activity in Seminole County is creating delays for SunRail.

A circulating post threatening a school shooting against several Central Florida schools, including Lake Mary High School, has been deemed non-credible, according to officials.

Three Lake Mary High School students were arrested on Wednesday after attacking another student during lunch period, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.

A student accused of recklessly driving in the parking lot of Lake Mary High School on Wednesday has been arrested, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.

Racial slurs and vulgar images were spray-painted on Lake Mary High School.

Seminole County Commission Chairman Amy Lockhart started the annual “State of the County” 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.

A squirrel caused thousands to lose power in Lake Mary on Wednesday, according to Duke Energy.

A 17-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday after deputies said a student was hospitalized after she sold marijuana-laced brownies to them.

Chris Chen, Phil Nguyen and Mike Cho all met in college as members of the same fraternity.

Check out this week's Sonic Prep Player of the Week featuring Blair Dorman of Lake Mary High School.

The Amway Center is delivering a knockout to Central Florida by bringing back WWE’S Monday Night Raw.

Lake Mary police are investigating after they say a woman was hit in the face with a bullet on New Year’s Eve.

A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized early New Year's Day in Seminole County after a firework removed one of his thumbs, according to the Lake Mary Fire Department.

CareerSource Central Florida is hosting its 10th annual “Paychecks for Patriots” job fair for veterans and their partners in Winter Park on Thursday.

Middle school students are using an interdisciplinary approach to solving major world problems.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

The Lake Mary Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a man that was killed in a traffic crash on Saturday morning.

A 37-year-old Lake Mary man died early Sunday after being thrown from a motorcycle during a single-vehicle crash in Seminole County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

An armored truck employee shot at a man during a robbery at a Lake Mary bank, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.

Walk into It Suits Me, a custom apparel store in Lake Mary, and you'll know right away this is not a one-size-fits-all kind of situation.

A man is accused of grabbing a baseball bat from the garage of a Clermont home, hitting and killing a dog that bit him, according to an arrest affidavit.

Lake Mary-based chain Huey Magoos is getting ready for the grand opening of its latest restaurant in downtown Orlando.

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 Sheriff’s Office.

A crash closes I-4 in Seminole County.

A fatal crash prompts the closure of Interstate 4 in Lake Mary.

A Casselberry police cruiser was involved in a crash Wednesday morning in Lake Mary, video from Sky 6 shows.

A 28-year-old man was arrested after arriving at a predetermined location to meet with a minor, who was an undercover law enforcement officer, reports show.

A local boy scout troop said it is attempting to get its trailer back after someone stole it within the past few weeks.

An appeals court Thursday overturned the conviction of a Seminole County JROTC instructor who was arrested in 2018 on allegations of having sex with a student.

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.

When Tasha Hurst was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2018 her life changed forever.

A crash between a SunRail train and a dump truck is causing delays in Lake Mary.

As storms continue to push through Central Florida Wednesday evening, a day after nearly a dozen tornado warnings swept through several counties, hail rained down in Longwood, New Smyrna Beach and Lake Mary.

Viet-Nomz, the fast-casual Vietnamese restaurant run by three University of Central Florida alums, opened its third location Friday, setting up shop in Lake Mary.

The U.S. Navy conducts live and inert bomb training in the Ocala National Forest at the Pinecastle Range Complex.

The Lake Mary-based chicken tender chain Huey Magoos is planning a large expansion of locations in 2022 which will see 30 new locations, including new stores in at least four Central Florida cities.

A Lake Mary High School student was arrested after bringing a gun to school on Thursday, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.

Josh Williamson joined anchors Ginger Gadsden and Matt Austin on this week’s edition of Florida’s Fourth Estate to talk about his journey from Lake Mary to Beijing for the Winter Olympic games.

A Lake Mary woman is accused of murdering a baby found dead inside a sanitation truck in Greenwich, CT in 1986.

Ring in the most wonderful time of the year with these Christmas celebrations.

Seminole County deputies are seeking help in locating a 67-year-old woman who was last seen in Winter Springs Monday morning, officials said in a social media post.

A fatal crash is investigated in Lake Mary.

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 couple’s home in Lake Mary’s Heathrow community.

Seminole County voters will head to the polls in November for several races, including mayor of Oviedo.

Lake Mary High School opens new student lounge to provide mental health care to students.

Baker-Acting is not always the most effective treatment for someone in a mental health crisis, and an Emergency Room is also not the most effective treatment location.

Lake Mary High School dismisses students because there's no power at the school.

More than a month after a car crash shuttered F&D Cantina in Lake Mary, the restaurant is reopening on Friday.

A crash snarls I-4 in Seminole County.

A grand jury formally charged three men Tuesday on first-degree murder in separate crimes.

Orlando's Thornton Park neighborhood is about to get a new spot for tacos, burritos and more Mexican cuisine.

Lake Mary police say they have made an arrest in a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman last month.

What most people saw last year in the protests and riots that swept across the country was a call for police reform — for officers, everywhere, to get it right.

A vehicle wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Lake Mary has been located, police say.

A woman is injured in an apparent hit-and-run crash in Lake Mary.

The Young Men of Excellence program at Lake Mary High School is preparing students for leadership roles now and into adulthood.

When a family with an autistic adult son moved into the city of Lake Mary, officers had no idea -- until they were called to the home by 911 dispatchers.

Crews battled an overnight house fire in Lake Mary, according to the Seminole County Fire Department.

LAKE MARY, Fla. – 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. “We’ve got this whole flat bed and that’s Super bowl champ shirts for when they win,” 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.

LAKE MARY, Fla. – 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 sheriff’s 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.

LAKE MARY, Fla. – 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 Sheriff’s 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 Sheriff’s Office.

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.

SAN MATEO, Fla. – 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 wasn’t 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 isn’t immediately known.

LAKE MARY, Fla. – 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, Fla. – 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. “They were all Republican signs, in this case, President Trump signs and they were missing,” 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, you’re asked to call Lake Mary Police at 407-665-6445.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. The Postal Service in Central Florida is set to hire 1,000 employees in Central Florida. USPS said successful applicants will work at one of seven mail processing and distribution centers from Nov. 7 through Jan. 1. The openings include:Mail Processing Clerk pays $18.15 an hourMail Handler Assistant pays $16.55 an hourUSPS said positions are open in:Fort MyersMid Florida (Lake Mary)OrlandoSeminoleManasotaTampaYborPositions will also be available at annexes in Lakeland, Melbourne, and Tampa, according to the USPS. Anyone interested in applying can click on this link, applications for the positions listed above we be from Sept. 8 through Sept. 12.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. A 19-year-old Sanford man was killed, a 21-year-old driver was critically injured and a 16-year-old girl suffered injures when a BMW split in half during a crash late Tuesday in Seminole County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal crash was reported around 10:30 p.m. on Country Club Road at Continental Boulevard near Lake Mary. According to the FHP, a 21-year-old Sanford man was driving a 2018 BMW north on Country Club Road when he failed to manage a curve. The car left the road, struck a tree and split into two pieces, the FHP said. The driver suffered critical injuries and was taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital, the FHP said.

LAKE MARY, Fla. – As the hunt for a coronavirus vaccine continues, some Central Florida residents will do their part and help with the development of a vaccine against COVID-19. Accel Clinical Services announced Wednesday that its DeLand clinical research unit would serve as one of the sites for several clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines. Clinical trials help provide participants with access to new care options at no cost to them. Once submitted, a member of the Accel Research Sites team will then reach out to further evaluate eligibility. One of the confirmed studies for which Accel Research Sites is a location is the Moderna COVE Study of the mRNA-1273 vaccine,” officials said.

LAKE MARY, Florida – Jordan-Leigh Beal knew just where to take her maternity photos. She and her photographer teamed up for the photo shoot at a Chipotle restaurant in Lake Mary, FL on June 7. Beal says she suffers from hyperemesis gravidarum, a pregnancy condition that makes it hard to keep food down. She says Chipotle has been her "safe food" throughout her pregnancy. "It has been my saving grace and I couldn’t think of a better place to do my photos," Beal says.

LAKE MARY, Fla. – The Lake Mary Police Department has released the sketch of a man who they say tried to abduct a young girl from her home and need help identifying him. Police responded to the area of Silver Cloud Circle Monday around 6:45 p.m. after an unknown man approached a child outside her home. Officers said the man grabbed the child by her arm and pulled her away from the home, but she was ultimately able to escape and run to safety. “The unknown subject ran away from the scene on foot and was last seen in the area of Grayling Street and Timacuan Boulevard,” department officials said in a news release. “It is unknown if the subject had any other mode of transportation.”The child described the man to police as:A white male in his twentiesApproximately 6 feet tall with a normal buildBrown or blue eyes, brown hair with blonde brownish highlightsWearing black pants, a black long sleeve sweatshirt, a black surgical mask and black Nike shoesSmelled strongly of smokeIf you have any information on the incident or recognize the man in the sketch, you are urged to call the Lake Mary Police Department at 407-585-1323.

A 17-year-old survived a crash Thursday morning that left his car wrapped around a wooden utility pole in Seminole County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash was reported on southbound Ronald Reagan Boulevard near Country Club Road, south of Lake Mary. The teen was airlifted to Central Florida Regional Hospital. Seat belts save lives! the FHP tweeted. Teens remember to slow down!The FHP said the crash was speed-related.Photos shared by troopers show the splintered pole standing upright in the middle of the car.

LAKE MARY, Fla. – A woman was hospitalized with multiple gun shot wounds following a shooting in Lake Mary on Saturday, according to the Lake Mary Police Department. A man, later identified as 34-year-old Jamalah Lewis, was taken into custody following the shooting at the gated Fountain Parke townhome neighborhood off of Rinehart Road, police said. Photo courtesy Seminole County Jail (Copyright 2020 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) Zach Hudson of the Lake Mary Police Department said the victim and the suspect knew each other. Lewis is being held at the Seminole County Jail without bond.

Lake Mary PD says a suspect is in custody after a woman was shot. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000.

Published: May 6, 2020, 6:16 amLONGWOOD, Fla. – Fire ripped through a Seminole County home late Tuesday, but no one was hurt, according to officials. The fire started around 11 p.m. on Wingfield Drive off Markham Woods Road near Longwood. Firefighters from Seminole County, Longwood and Lake Mary battled the two-alarm blaze. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

LAKE MARY, Fla. – The Lake Mary Police Department said with less traffic on the road due to the state's stay at home order, officers are seeing more drivers speeding. During that time, eight vehicles were pulled over for driving over the posted speed limit. Michelle Hernandez stood on the pedestrian bridge over the interstate with her radar gun and caught drivers speeding. The posted speed limit along the stretch of I-4 where the traffic enforcement operation was being conducted is 65 miles per hour. “Once traffic increases, I would imagine we’ll get back to a normalized traffic problem.

Two Lake Mary children brought Christmas joy to Disney World characters. The idea all started when 5-year-old Vanessa Harmon asked her mom, Candace, if they could give Walt Disney World characters presents this Christmas. The family spent time making and decorating the ornaments before hand-delivering them at the Disney parks. The family’s Instagram account @Disney.Bound.Family said, “My 5-year-old daughter wanted to do something nice for the holidays and we came out with making ornaments. Then we took fabric paint and made little Mickey ears on the outsides.”Needless to say, everyone loved the sweet gesture.

Two Lake Mary children brought Christmas joy to Disney World characters. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000.

LAKE MARY, Fla. – Lake Mary High School art students are giving a special gift to children in Puerto Rico through a worldwide project. The Memory Project began in 2004. The goal is to cultivate kindness by inviting artists to create portraits of children who have gone through difficult times. Art teacher Karen LeBlanc said her class was given the option of creating portraits for students either in Puerto Rico or Colombia and chose Puerto Rico. Since 2004, The Memory Project has created more than 130,000 portraits for children in 47 countries.