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LEESBURG, Fla. - An elderly Florida man was arrested for allegedly street racing in Lake County, deputies said. When confronted with the accusation, William Bosworth, 85, responded that he was just "having a little ride in my favorite car." Now, Bosworth faces two charges for driving in a vehicle race and dangerous excessive speeding. A Lake County Sheriff's Office deputy spotted two vehicles appearing to be street racing on U.S. Highway 27 and County Road 33 in Leesburg around 11:40 p.m., June 12. A radar showed a red corvette traveling at 125 miles per hour and a gray sports car...

DELTA — A registered sex offender is running for the Delta County Board of Education. Delta Police Department spokesman Bill Sowell confirmed that school board candidate Dale Haag is registered as a sex offender with his department because of a 1987 conviction in Orange City, Iowa. Sowell said he did not know the nature of Haag’s conviction for sexual assault except that it occurred in Sioux County, Iowa. Sioux County Sheriff Dan Altena was not available for comment Tuesday afternoon. Having a previous conviction for a sex assault doesn’t prevent a person from running for the school board, Delta County...