A voluntary burn ban has been instituted in Marion County due to dry conditions.
The High Springs Fire Department has begun installing Narcan distribution boxes around the city for emergency use in case of an opioid overdose.
A two-vehicle collision in Ocala on the morning of Feb. 4, 2026, resulted in a fatality.
Alachua County law enforcement is reportedly in pursuit of a suspect fleeing a crime scene in another county.
An assessment is underway to determine if a large depression that opened up along Empire Church Road in Lake County is a sinkhole.
At press time, Marion County Fire Rescue was still working to extinguish the railroad tie fire in Dunnellon, and no cause has been determined.
Alachua County has instituted a mandatory burn ban to remain into effect until Feb. 6.
Sumter County has initiated an Outdoor Burning Restriction, effective until conditions improve enough for it to be repealed.
55-year-old Clinton Scarlett was arrested and charged with robbing several businesses in Marion County.
Levy County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two men on charges related to stealing copper wire and threatening a property owner on Jan. 23.