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Community
1 week ago
Volunteer Nonprofit Marion County Search & Rescue Finally Finds a Home at Pedro Fire Station

The 14-year-old nonprofit aid organization Marion County Search and Rescue has finally found a home at a disused fire station in the southern part of the county.

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Crime & Safety
1 week ago
Firehouse Hazing Victim Reaches Settlement with Marion County

Details of the settlement were not disclosed beyond the resolution of the victim’s workers compensation case.

Health & Wellness
2 weeks ago
Florida Dept. of Health Marion County Issues Rabies Advisory

A raccoon that was killed in the Reddick area tested positive for the disease.

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Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Single-Vehicle Fatality Closes Northbound Lanes of I-75 in Marion County

A driver headed south on the interstate flipped and landed on the northbound side.

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Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Marion County Sheriff’s Office Files 81 Additional Charges Against Incarcerated Sex Crimes Suspect

Richard Kohn was already in custody for alleged juvenile sex crimes when MCSO detectives brought an additional 81 charges against him.

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Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Marion County Fire Rescue Responds to Natural Gas Leak in Ocala

The leak in northeast Ocala was isolated and repaired without injury.

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Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Lady Lake Police Arrest Individual for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse, Bestiality Material

A 33-year-old man was linked to a Dropbox account containing illegal images, and more were found on his phone.

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Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Barricaded Levy County Man Surrenders Peacefully after Standoff

The man allegedly pulled a pistol from his waistband and pointed it at someone who stopped their car in front of his house near Chiefland.

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Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Dunnellon Motorcyclist Killed in Collision along U.S. 41

He was the 13th rider to die on Marion County roads this year.