
Marion County Fire Rescue says downed power lines and exploding ammunition posed a risk to the crews battling the blaze.

The Water’s Margins: Paintings of Florida’s Springs by Margaret Ross Tolbert is on display at the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala through this Sunday, June 2. Admission is free on Saturday.

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 the shooting happened in the area of 5900 SW 20th Avenue.

16-year-old Peyton Pickard was dehydrated, had bug bites and scratches. But was able to walk out on his own once he was found.

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.
State troopers responded to at least three separate deadly accidents in Dixie, Levy and Marion Counties over the Memorial Day weekend.

Cornerstone School’s Team 1 placed 17th in the American Rocketry Challenge. That has earned them an invitation to participate in NASA’s Student Launch initiative.
Ginnie Springs which is a popular place to beat the heat closed temporarily over the weekend to give law enforcement time to investigate the shootings.