Health & Wellness
1 year ago
How access to opioid treatments has changed in Florida

Ophelia used CDC data to map the growing distribution of common medications that prevent opioid overdoses and treat substance use disorders.

Project Pawsitivity
1 year ago
Marion County FIDO Project dogs go back-to-school for obedience training before being available for adoption

MCAS is waiving adoption fees for the animals in their shelter until September 10.

Jobs
1 year ago
HELP WANTED: Employers hiring for wide variety of positions at Citrus County job fair

CareerSource CLM is hosting a job fair on Tuesday, Aug. 27, in Lecanto.

Image shows waves crashing on a beach in Puerto Rico and a hurricane flag standing straight due to high winds.
Weather Updates
1 year ago
Ernesto is strengthening, poised to become a hurricane after brushing past Puerto Rico

Ernesto is not expected to produce significant impacts for Florida.

Image shows art installation based on a composite photograph of the cosmos.
news
1 year ago
Artist shares passion for astronomy in new images installed at Appleton Museum of Art

The installation is called “Art on the Up and Up” features astrophotography by Phil Rosenberg.

Local
1 year ago
Early morning attic fire in Ocala prompts call to Marion County Fire Rescue

Firefighters say no one was home at the time the fire broke out.

Local
1 year ago
Dump truck driver killed after swerving off road, striking concrete wall at Ocala golf course

The Florida Highway Patrol says the accident happened on County Road 225A, just south of NW 79th Ave. Rd. at the Golden Ocala Golf Course.

Photo shows MCSO deputy arresting a 14-year-old suspected of carjacking at man at gunpoint.
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
VIDEO: Marion County deputies say 14-year-old carjacked a man at gunpoint

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says the teen pointed a gun at a man at the Circle K on Jacksonville Road and stole his SUV.

news
1 year ago
Hurricane Debby contributing to rise in mosquito population

Gainesville’s Mosquito Control division is actively monitoring and treating more than 650 breeding sites for mosquito larvae including retention ponds, roadside ditches, low-lying regions and areas prone to flooding.