NEWS BRIEFS

Hudson Tire Employee Stabbed On Way To Work

The Winter Garden Police Department is investigating the origin of a Hudson Tire & Service employee’s stab wound.

According to WGPD Captain Scott Allen, the “employee showed up to work with a stab wound” the morning of Monday, Feb. 27.

Cameron Highnote, 20, was identified as the victim by his mom, Christy Morgan, who mentioned on a Facebook post the robber just took the $5 Highnote had on him.

“The person took his ($5), turned around, then turned back around said, ‘I’m sorry,’ and stabbed him anyway,” Morgan wrote on a Facebook post.

At Orlando Regional Medical, Highnote’s CT scan showed the weapon barely missed his heart, lungs and main artery.

“He is in a lot of pain but stable,” Morgan wrote on a Facebook direct message.

HEALTH OFFICIALS: USE CAUTION ON BIG SAND LAKE

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County has issued a warning for presence of blue-green algae in Big Sand Lake in Dr. Phillips.

This is in response to a site visit and water sample taken Jan. 3.

Residents and visitors are advised to take the following precautions: n Do not drink, swim, wade, use personal watercraft, waterski or boat in waters where bloom is visible. n Avoid getting water in your eyes, nose or mouth. n Keep pets and livestock away from the waters in this location. n Eating fillets from healthy fish caught in freshwater lakes experiencing blooms is safe. Rinse fish fillets with water, throw out the guts and cook fish well. You should not eat shellfish from this location.