Inside Lake

06/18/2026

A Umatilla man is facing stalking and other charges after deputies say he followed customers around a Marathon Publix while armed with a knife, while a Mount Dora man was arrested after deputies responded to reports of a disturbance along U.S. 1.

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. — Two Lake County men were arrested Wednesday in unrelated incidents in the Florida Keys, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. A 50-year-old Umatilla man was arrested in Marathon after deputies say he followed customers around a Publix while armed with a knife, ca...

06/16/2026

A fourth arrest has been made in last week's pair of Eustis shootings, and two adult suspects are now facing attempted murder charges.

EUSTIS, Fla. — A fourth arrest has been made in a pair of Eustis shootings last week and additional charges have been filed against the adult suspects, according to Eustis police. Von’tayvian Silas-Edwards, 15, was arrested late Tuesday afternoon and charged with principal to shooting into an oc...

06/16/2026

If you have information, call Lady Lake Police Department.

LADY LAKE, Fla. — Lady Lake police are asking for the public’s help following a fatal pedestrian crash early Tuesday. Shortly before 3:30 a.m., the driver of a gray 2023 Toyota Tacoma was traveling on U.S. Highway 27 near Hartsock Mill Road when she saw a man wearing dark clothing and standing i...

06/15/2026

This was the second fatal crash in Lake County Sunday.

LADY LAKE, Fla. — A Lady Lake man was killed Sunday evening and his passenger was seriously injured when their SUV struck a guardrail and several trees, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on Griffin Avenue near Grays Airport Road. FHP said an 81-year-old Lady Lake man was ...

06/14/2026

The crash closed State Road 33 for several hours.

. CLERMONT, Fla. — A wrong-way driver was killed and three other men were seriously injured in a fiery head-on crash Sunday morning near Clermont, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 6:20 a.m. on State Road 33 near Bakers Lane in unincorporated Clermont. FHP said a 24-ye...

06/14/2026

BREAKING NEWS

CLERMONT, Fla. — A fatal crash has shut down State Road 33 in unincorporated Clermont, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. near Bakers Lane. At least one person was killed. State Road 33 is closed in both directions between Laws Road and Ott Williams Road a...

06/12/2026

BREAKING NEWS

EUSTIS, Fla. — A dispute between two groups of teenagers at Carver Park escalated into two shootings less than two hours apart Thursday night, resulting in the arrests of two suspects and more charges are expected, according to Eustis police. Malachi Aiden Hughes, 15, and Jordan Larry Hayes, 18, w...

06/11/2026

Special to Inside Lake

What does 25 years of service look like? Nearly 1,700 clients, thousands of volunteer hours and countless acts of kindness.

Trent Shipton with Bay and Lake Pharmacy shares the story of LovExtension's remarkable milestone.

By Trent Shipton, Special to Inside Lake TAVARES, Fla. — For 25 years, LovExtension has quietly changed lives one grocery bag, one roll of toilet paper and one act of kindness at a time. On Thursday afternoon, Bay and Lake Pharmacy had the privilege of attending the organization’s 25th anniversa...

06/11/2026

A pre-dawn SWAT raid at a Groveland duplex ended with a co***ne trafficking arrest and more arrests may be on the way. Detectives say narcotics were being distributed from both apartments.

GROVELAND, Fla. — A Groveland man is facing a co***ne trafficking charge after a multi-agency narcotics investigation led to search warrants at a duplex on Blue Street Tuesday morning. Detectives with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Bureau and the Groveland Police Departm...

06/09/2026

Thanks to our reader who sent us this gorgeous photo taken in Eustis this morning 😍

Happy Tuesday!