Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Citrus County Sheriff’s deputies remove children and animals from home they say was filled with feces | PHOTOS

Deputies arrested three people on animal cruelty charges and say further charges are pending regarding the children.

Project Pawsitivity
2 years ago
Meet some shelter animals this weekend that will melt your heart

Your adoption is free when you purchase the Marion County Animal Services’ 2024 Rescues & Rescuers calendar for $15.  

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office: Deputy shoots, kills 81-year-old woman they say lunged at him with a knife

The sheriff’s office says the incident happened at the Rails End Mobile Home Park in Wildwood.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Murder suspect remains on the run in Marion Oaks shopping plaza shooting

MCSO says deputies and detectives continue to search for Arias who has a warrant for Lopez’s murder. 

Education
2 years ago
Alachua County Public Schools names finalists for Teacher of the Year award

The winner will go on to represent the district in the state recognition program.

Molly died in 2023 but the impact of her abuse case lives on through the animal abuser registry.
Local
2 years ago
Animal advocates in Marion County continue effort to expand abuser registry across state

The SPCA of Ocala says Lamar Advertising donated billboards throughout Marion County to help raise awareness for Animal Abuser Registry month.

Elections
2 years ago
Floridians wait to see which version of Ron DeSantis returns from the presidential campaign trail

The Florida Legislature is already in the third week of its annual 60-day session, and unlike most years, DeSantis has done little to set out a roadmap for the Republican supermajority to follow.

Local
2 years ago
In the wake of controversy, Gainesville Police Department’s K-9 unit returns to full duty

Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward says the unit was put in training mode to ensure all officers had adequate instruction and mastery of best practices.

Local
2 years ago
Levy County deputies rescue couple from submerged truck in frigid Gulf of Mexico

The sheriff’s office says the couple tried to swim to shore and were quickly overcome.

State
2 years ago
Risky reservoirs: Florida counties where aging dams pose the greatest threat

GetMyBoat analyzed data from the National Inventory of Dams to identify counties in Florida with the most dams at risk of failure that could threaten residents.