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An Ocala man was arrested Tuesday on a variety of charges, the most egregious of which was aggravated child abuse. Read more: Ocala man charged with aggravated child abuse on infant in critical condition

A 19-year-old Leesburg man was jailed recently after stolen handguns were found inside a vehicle during a traffic stop. Read more: 19-year-old Leesburg man popped with two stolen handguns during traffic stop

An Orange Springs man was arrested recently after allegedly running from a Marion County sheriff’s deputy following a traffic stop. Read more: Gun-toting Orange Springs man jailed after fleeing from sheriff’s deputy

COVID-19 has claimed seven more local residents as Leesburg hit a milestone in the cumulative number of cases of the virus that have been reported in the city. Read more: 7 more local COVID-19 deaths as Leesburg tops 3,000 cases of deadly virus

An Ocala woman was arrested Sunday morning after she reportedly battered a man while she was driving him to work. Read more: Ocala woman charged with battering man while driving him to work

The City of Ocala is preparing to host a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Mary Sue Rich Community Center at Reed Place. Read more: Groundbreaking ceremony planned for Mary Sue Rich Community Center

COVID-19 has claimed seven more local residents as Florida reported another large spike in cases of the deadly virus on Thursday. Read more: 7 more local COVID-19 deaths as virus continues to hammer Sunshine State

The City of Ocala has announced Water Resources internship opportunities for summer 2021. Read more: City of Ocala announces summer 2021 paid internship program

A Lake County sheriff’s animal enforcement officer is being lauded for rescuing a dog that was trapped in an alligator-infested swampy marsh in the Bassville Park area in Leesburg. Read more: Animal enforcement officer lauded for rescuing dog trapped in alligator-infested swamp

A Silver Springs woman jailed last month for stealing an electric cart from Wal-Mart said voices in her head told her to take cash out of an employee’s purse and run from a Silver Springs pizza restaurant, and then punch the woman in the face when she tried to get

Six more local residents have succumbed to COVID-19 as Florida reported close to 14,000 new cases of the virus on Wednesday. Read more: 6 more local residents die of COVID-19 as Florida reports another massive spike

A 27-year-old Ocala man was charged with criminal mischief after he admitted to going on a destructive rampage at his mother’s house because he was angry other people at the residence wouldn’t keep partying with him. Read more: Ocala man jailed after rampage at his mother’s house

A 65-year-old Belleview man was arrested recently after getting into a brief scuffle with a man who called him an “old man” during an argument while they were working out at a gym. Read more: Belleview man arrested after fight in gym

Six more local residents have succumbed to COVID-19 as Florida reported close to 14,000 new cases of the virus on Wednesday. Read more: 6 more local residents die of COVID-19 as Florida reports another massive spike

Due to scheduled runway and taxiway construction work, the Ocala International Airport will be closed nightly for several days. We’ve got the list. Read more: Nightly closures planned at Ocala airport for runway and taxiway construction

The College of Central Florida is continuing its long-running International Film Festival with a safe, socially distanced format featuring classic international films and scholar film talks. Read more: College of Central Florida International Film Series kicks off Jan. 26

A 54-year-old Ocala woman was charged with battery on a person 65 years of age or older after she slammed a door on a man’s hand, cutting off the tip of his thumb. Read more: Ocala woman jailed after man loses part of thumb in spat

Florida topped 1.5 million cumulative cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as 11 more local residents lost their battle with the deadly virus. Read more: Florida zips past 1.5 million COVID-19 cases as 11 more local residents die

An Ocala man found himself behind bars Thursday night after he was spotted driving a vehicle with an expired license tag. Read more: 52-year-old Ocala man jailed after caught driving without license

An Ocala woman had marijuana in her vehicle during her recent drunk-driving arrest. Read more: Marijuana found in Ocala woman’s car during DUI arrest

Florida topped 1.5 million cumulative cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as 11 more local residents lost their battle with the deadly virus. Read more: Florida zips past 1.5 million COVID-19 cases as 11 more local residents die

The Horse Fever 20/20 committee has postponed Tuesday’s unveiling of a refurbished iconic member of the 2010 Horse Fever herd. Read more: Unveiling of refurbished Clockwork Fury statue postponed until Jan. 28

An employee at the Winn-Dixie store in Dunnellon was arrested Wednesday after he admitted to putting false UPC codes on packages of meat and paying the lower prices at the self-checkout register. Read more: Dunnellon man admits to swindling Winn-Dixie in meat price scheme

A sex offender who had been sleeping in his girlfriend’s Cadillac SUV was arrested for failure to register. Read more: Sex offender sleeping in Cadillac SUV arrested for failure to register

On the day when five more local residents lost their battle with COVID-19, Florida reported another significant increase in the number of new cases of the deadly virus. Read more: 5 more local COVID-19 deaths as Florida continues to see massive rise in new cases

An Ocala woman was caught with drugs in her car almost exactly a month after being charged with DUI when she went the wrong way on a divided highway. Read more: Wrong-way drunk driver from Ocala back in jail – this time on drug charge

An 18-year-old Dunnellon man was charged with battering and strangling his juvenile girlfriend after her mother reported the incident nearly a month later. Read more: Dunnellon man accused of strangling teen girlfriend

On the day when five more local residents lost their battle with COVID-19, Florida reported another significant increase in the number of new cases of the deadly virus. Read more: 5 more local COVID-19 deaths as Florida continues to see massive rise in new cases

Five experienced teachers in Marion County Public Schools received surprise visits and golden apples Friday from Superintendent Dr. Diane Gullett and an entourage from the Public Education Foundation of Marion County. All five are now finalists for Marion County 2021 Teacher of the Year. Read more: Finalists for Marion County

The Discovery Center is preparing for its newest exhibit to open to the public. Read more: ‘Chain Reaction Charlie’ exhibit opening at Ocala’s Discovery Center