Marion County Fire Rescue says downed power lines and exploding ammunition posed a risk to the crews battling the blaze.
Deputies say 16-year-old Jesarae McBee was last seen during the early morning hours of May 17 at her home on Burwell Road in Webster.
Deputies say 16-year-old Peyton Pickard was last seen near his home in Bushnell wearing only black boxer-style underwear.
The 911 caller informed Marion County Fire Rescue that the barn blaze started in a workshop and had spread to nearby sheds and trees.
34-year-old Roderick Watson is accused of killing 32-year-old Joseph James Juarez Coles who is the father of Watson’s fiancée’s three children. Deputies say the exes were arguing over who was going to take the kids after an awards ceremony at the school.
Florida Highway Patrol says 41-year-old Bryan Howard smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before the collision that caused the bus to veer off State Road 40 and crash into a horse pasture.
The City of Ocala also issued its Drinking Water Quality Report for 2023 which indicates no contaminant violations.
The bicyclists from Gear Up Florida are currently on a 950-mile trek from Miami to Tallahassee to raise awareness about people with developmental disabilities.
The Ocala location of the franchise chain of cookie shops will open on May 24 from 8 a.m. to midnight with free chocolate chip cookies (while supplies last).
Esperance J. Han is one of six Florida students, and 161 nationwide, to be acknowledged as a Presidential Scholar.