LAKE COUNTY, FLA. — In an unusual move, sheriff’s deputies have arrested two homeless people on third-degree felony charges for creating a giant litter mess at their campsite. April Campbell, 42, and Jonathan Hill, 36, were arrested last Monday in the area of Quaker Ridge Rod in Sorrento. The arresting deputy noted in the probable…
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Homeless pair hit with felony trespassing, littering charges
LAKE COUNTY, FLA. — In an unusual move, sheriff’s deputies have arrested two homeless people on third-degree felony charges for creating a giant litter mess at their campsite. April Campbell, 42, and Jonathan Hill, 36, were arrested Monday in the area of Quaker Ridge Rod in Sorrento. The arresting deputy noted in the probable cause…
Why Harris lost the election
The finger-pointing and blame game is ongoing about why Kamala Harris lost the election. It’s simple really. Here is the list: Anointed candidate in coup without a primary after President Biden’s failed debate. Sided with Biden’s open borders as “Border Czar” while insisting the border is secure. Calling Trump “Hitler” for holding big rally…
Republicans turn out in force for Trump, other candidates
LAKE COUNTY, FLA. – Lake County voters stayed true to their Republican stripe Tuesday, with an 89.6 percent voter turnout from the presidential to down-ticket races. The turnout beat the 80 percent figure rate in the presidential elections of 2020 and 78 percent in 2016. Turnout wasn’t the only factor. Republicans also handily beat Democrats…
Voter turnout strong on Election Day
LAKE COUNTY, FLA. (4:40 p.m. ELECTION DAY) – Voters continue to pour into precincts to cast their ballots in person, this despite a record number participating in early voting. Hundreds lined up outside Graceway Church on Radio Road, for example. No one seemed irritated at the idea having to wait. Many seemed downright cheerful, which…
Early voting records shattered
LAKE COUNTY, FLA. – More than half of the county’s 254,810 registered voters cast record early ballots Thursday four days before Election Day. “On October 25 we had 10,293 people show up to vote early-- that’s the highest number of early votes cast in one day in Lake County history,” said D’Anne Mica, spokeswoman for...
LAKE COUNTY, FLA. — A judge has sentenced a Lake County, Fl. man to life in prison for committing heinous sex acts on a child and sharing the images on social media. Jesse A. Keifer, 38, of Clermont pleaded no contest to sexual battery of a child younger than 12, five counts of lewd and…
Man sentenced to life in prison for online sex abuse of child
LAKE COUNTY, FLA. — A judge has sentenced a Lake County, Fl. man to life in prison for committing heinous sex acts on a child and sharing the images on social media. Jesse A. Keifer, 38, of Clermont pleaded no contest to sexual battery of a child younger than 12, five counts of lewd and…
Don’t let baloney blitz keep you from voting.
Thomas Jefferson said, “We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” I saw one post on social media by a person who said they were not going to vote because the election is going to be stolen anyway. Show me the evidence. Let’s don’t let our divided…
Don’t go bats over bats
Just in time for Halloween, state wildlife officials are telling people not to harm bats that might be literally hanging around in your house. Unlike vampire Dracula, Florida bats are beneficial, capable of eating hundreds of insects each night, including mosquitoes and crop pests, and acting as pollinators. In fact, it is illegal to kill…