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Rick Santorum's political evolution sparks scrutiny

2012-01-05 18:12:00

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Destinations for gingerbread creations

2010-11-28 00:00:00

Here are more sweet destinations around the country known for their gingerbread creations. One of the biggest gingerbread competitions in the U.S. takes place in Asheville, N.C., at the Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa. It brings tens of thousands of people...

Justice, 64 years later

2008-07-27 00:00:00

It was a crime so improbable that many had trouble believing it could have happened at all: Three black soldiers stood accused of lynching an Italian prisoner of war, found dangling from a wire on an obstacle training course at Ft. Lawton in the middle of...

PASSINGS

2008-12-08 00:00:00

George Morrison Rock star's father, rear admiral George Morrison, 89, a retired Navy rear admiral and the father of the late rock icon Jim Morrison, died in a Coronado, Calif., hospital Nov. 17 after a fall. Once the youngest admiral in the Navy,...

Partial List of Victims Aboard American Airlines Flight 77

2001-09-14 15:08:00

Passengers * Paul Ambrose, 32, Washington, D.C. * Yeneneh Betru, 35, Burbank * M.J. Booth * Bernard Brown, 11, Washington, D.C. * Suzanne Calley, 42, San Martin, Calif. * William Caswell, 54, Silver Springs, Md. * Sarah Clark, 65, Columbia, Md....

Mensa volunteer also known for love of animals

2013-05-18 00:00:00

All her life, Casey Patricia O'Harra was known for her love of animals. During her retirement years, she would drive all the way from Leesburg to Miami to help raise money for spaying and neutering cats and to make sure stray ones made it to no-kill...

Spring football game schedules/results

2013-05-17 01:47:00

Here's a list of all spring football games in our coverage area. Please alert us of any errors or changes.� � Thursday, May 16 Cornerstone Charter at Master’s Academy DNR Lake Nona�33, First Academy 21 - Final (3 varsity quarters) Friday,...

Leesburg holding Water Safety Day at Venetian Gardens pool

2013-05-17 00:00:00

LEESBURG — With summer just around the corner and people itching to go swimming, the city wants to emphasize the need for safety. To that end, the city is sponsoring Water Safety Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The free event at the...

Leesburg adds 3.5 miles of trails

2013-05-14 21:10:00

From Sentinel staff writer??Kathryn Varn: LEESBURG — Walkers and bikers have more outdoor options in Lake County with the completion of about 3.5 miles of recreational trails, the most recent leg of the Leesburg trails master plan. The city is...

Leesburg to mark opening of 3.5 miles of recreational trails

2013-05-14 13:43:00

LEESBURG — Walkers and bikers have more outdoor options in Lake County with the completion of about 3.5 miles of recreational trails, the most recent leg of the Leesburg trails master plan. The city is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5 p.m....

Time.com creates epic time-lapse of the Earth with Google and NASA

2013-05-10 14:14:00

Time magazine has partnered with Google and NASA’s Landsat to create a first-ever interactive feature on the internet that allows you to watch almost 30 years of urban and environmental changes across the Earth. Processing thousands of satellite...

Hand-painted umbrellas to be auctioned off to benefit Leesburg Center for the Arts

2013-05-11 00:00:00

LEESBURG — More than prepared in case of a sudden storm, Cheryl Jones is surrounded by hand-painted umbrellas at the Leesburg Center for the Arts. A silent auction for the one-of-kind hand-painted, all-weathered 42-inch umbrellas — with...

Dana Herron, a 15 year old student , reacts to the Lake County School Board's decision to table a vote on a gay-straight club at Carver Middle School.

2013-04-22 00:00:00

Leesburg's Undra Mitchem, a senior, was named the MVP for the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's District 8 (Lake, Sumter, Citrus) team. (Joshua C. Cruey, Orlando Sentinel).

2013-03-05 12:15:00

Mark Lewis, of Leesburg , took this photo of Haystack Rock at sunset while visiting Cannon Beach, Oregon with his parents. The rock is a 235-foot sea stack, or geological land formation, often consisting of vertical columns. At low tide, the rock is accessible by foot. Haystack is located about 80

2012-03-15 12:06:26