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    Teen who shot another teen in the face over marijuana, arrested

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    Authorities have arrested 19-year-old Dandre M. Fields, in the 2200 block of Northeast 78th Street. Fields is accused of shooting a 17-year-old boy in the...
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    Inert bombing will take place in Ocala National Forest

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    14-year-old girl reported missing

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    Ocala Mayor says he will run for U.S. Congress

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    Hit-and-run suspect arrested, wished death on trooper’s family

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    Teen who shot another teen in the face over marijuana, arrested

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    Authorities have arrested 19-year-old Dandre M. Fields, in the 2200 block of Northeast 78th Street. Fields is accused of shooting a 17-year-old boy in the...
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    Inert bombing will take place in Ocala National Forest

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    Hit-and-run suspect arrested, wished death on trooper’s family

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    Marine Corps Veteran suspended from Belleview High School for private medical marijuana use

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    Local kitchen had perfect inspection

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    14-year-old girl reported missing

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    On January 13, 2020, Kayla Desiree-Marie Nienhuis was reported as a missing juvenile to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. She is a 14-year-old white female,...
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    State threatening to fire between 1,200 to 1,600 hundred teachers who attend rally

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    The State is threatening to fire between 1,200 to 1,600 hundred teachers if they attend the "Take on Tallahassee" rally scheduled to take place...
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    Man wanted for murder, on the run

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    The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating the murder of 24-year-old Henry Fernandez-Soto of Lakeland, who was shot Wednesday evening, January 8, 2019, at...

    Police officer crashed, arrested for DUI

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    On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, Sanford Police Officer Adam Feldman was relieved of duty and placed on unpaid Administrative leave pending the outcome of...

    Officials: Many types of fireworks are illegal in Florida

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    There will be dozens of firework shows across Florida for New Year's, and many residents will choose to light up the sky with their...

    Suspect who shot Eustis police captain, dead

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    A manhunt after an armed robbery suspect shot Eustis Police Captain Gary Winheim Thursday afternoon, ended hours later with the suspect dead. According to Eustis...

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    Frederick Lawton Cox

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    It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the passing of my father, Col. Frederick Lawton Cox.  Dad passed peacefully, in...
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    Dorothy May Smith

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    Dorothy May Smith, age 92, passed away on December 1, 2019. She was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on April 12, 1927 to Allan and Fanny...
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    Debbie Ann Gulledge

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    Debbie Ann Gulledge of Chiefland, FL passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at the E.T. York Hospice Care Center in Gainesville, FL.  She...
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    Sanctuary city freed more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in 2019

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    Chicago — Law enforcement agencies in Cook County, Illinois, released 1,070 illegal immigrant criminals and immigration violators in Fiscal Year 2019, despite requests by...
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    Founder, President and CEO of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has died

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    Selling homemade Coquito over Facebook? You might want to rethink it

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    Beluga whale plays fetch with boaters tossing rugby ball

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    DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

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    State admits clerical error, Fat Boys’ Bar-B-Q was not actually shut down

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    On January 7, 2020, Ocala Post, per the Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspection report, published that Fat Boys’ Bar-B-Q restaurant had been...
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    The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting to fill jobs near you

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    The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting to fill hundreds of thousands of temporary positions across the country to assist with the 2020 Census count. With...
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    Marion Oaks residents furious over distribution center

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    Marion Oaks residents have expressed great concern over the nearly 200 acre Dollar Tree distribution center, which would be built up against Marion Oaks...
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    Ocala amongst 7 cities to make “Hall of Shame” in new report

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    In a new report, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (Law Center) surveyed 187 urban and rural cities across the country and...
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    X-ray revealed drugs in woman’s vagina

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    Two people were arrested and booked into the Marion County Jail on Halloween following an October 30, pursuit. The two suspects, Andrew William Wiggins, 20,...
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    New information in camel story that is just nuts, woman “camel toed,” sat on

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      The Florida couple, Edmond and Gloria Lancaster, who visited a truck top petting zoo have been charged with Criminal Trespassing and Violation of Leash...
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    This story is nuts: Florida man drops the ball during failed castration

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    Florida -- On Sunday, August 18, just before midnight, a deputy responded to a home on Orday Road in Sebring after a 911 hang-up. The...
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    Mom could face jail time for selling food through a Facebook group

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    A single mother to six children could be facing jail time for selling her homemade food dishes through the Facebook group 209 Food Spot. The mother,...
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    Inert bombing will take place in Ocala National Forest

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    You may hear loud booms this weekend...don't be alarmed. Navy training schedules indicate that inert bombing will take place at the Pinecastle Range Complex located...
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    Duck hunters should be aware of changes in the law

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    Duck hunters should be aware of the daily bag limit for mallards has been reduced to two birds, of which only one may be...
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    Beluga whale plays fetch with boaters tossing rugby ball

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    A beluga whale was recorded playing with a rugby ball being tossed by a group of people on a boat. The footage was recorded by...
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    Southern flannel moth, venomous puss caterpillar, makes return to Florida

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    The southern flannel moth, Megalopyge opercularis, is an attractive small moth that is best-known because of its larva, the puss caterpillar, which is one...
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    Florida men busted, trafficking ring smuggling thousands of turtles

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    The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has charged two suspects for poaching thousands of Florida’s native turtles from the wild and selling...
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    OPD officer who was killed was drunk, speeding, second officer lied to investigators

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    On September 19, 2019, Ocala Police Department police officer, Daniel Wagner, was killed after he was involved in an off-duty motorcycle crash. A report released...
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    Police officer crashed, arrested for DUI

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    On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, Sanford Police Officer Adam Feldman was relieved of duty and placed on unpaid Administrative leave pending the outcome of...

    Corrections officer arrested for child molestation

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    A Lowell corrections officer, who is one of four officers being investigated for beating and paralyzing an inmate, has been arrested for child molestation. Keith...

    Law enforcement agency failed to detain illegal immigrant, caused woman’s rape

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    OKLAHOMA CITY – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Antonio Ulises Perez, a 38-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador charged with first-degree rape,...

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    Teacher arrested for sexual relationship with student

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    A former New Smyrna Beach High School teacher was arrested Thursday and charged with Unlawful Sexual Activity with a Minor. The student is a 16-year-old...
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    Lake Weir High School teacher arrested, had sex with student

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    A Lake Weir High School teacher was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a teenage girl. Jason Michael Tarlton, 30,...

    Teacher arrested after touching girl inappropriately

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      Dunnellon, Florida -- A Dunnellon High School teacher is under arrest after a 15-year-old female said he touched her breast during class. The teen came...

    Evergreen Elementary dean of students exposes penis

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    // Ocala, Florida -- Evergreen Elementary dean of students Patrick Sasnett was arrested following allegations that he exposed himself to a grandmother. Sasnett...

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    Teen who shot another teen in the face over marijuana, arrested

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    Authorities have arrested 19-year-old Dandre M. Fields, in the 2200 block of Northeast 78th Street. Fields is accused of shooting a 17-year-old boy in the...
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    Inert bombing will take place in Ocala National Forest

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    You may hear loud booms this weekend...don't be alarmed. Navy training schedules indicate that inert bombing will take place at the Pinecastle Range Complex located...
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    14-year-old girl reported missing

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    On January 13, 2020, Kayla Desiree-Marie Nienhuis was reported as a missing juvenile to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. She is a 14-year-old white female,...
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    Ocala Mayor says he will run for U.S. Congress

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    Thursday, Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn said he plans to run for Florida’s 3rd Congressional District seat. Referring to Ted Yoho, who currently holds the seat,...
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    Hit-and-run suspect arrested, wished death on trooper’s family

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    Marion County -- A witness of a crash kept a suspect from fleeing the scene by using his vehicle to block the man in,...
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    Marine Corps Veteran suspended from Belleview High School for private medical marijuana use

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    Original story Belleview High School’s student services manager, Mike Hickman, 50, fired for using medical marijuana in the privacy of his home. The issue came about...
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    Local kitchen had perfect inspection

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    This article was made possible by AGM Roofing and Tree Service. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation cites violations of Florida’s sanitation and safety...
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    Deputies shoot man wielding a knife

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    Marion County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man Tuesday who they say attacked them with a knife outside the Circle K, located at...
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    Sanctuary city freed more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in 2019

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    Chicago — Law enforcement agencies in Cook County, Illinois, released 1,070 illegal immigrant criminals and immigration violators in Fiscal Year 2019, despite requests by...
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    OPD officer who was killed was drunk, speeding, second officer lied to investigators

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    On September 19, 2019, Ocala Police Department police officer, Daniel Wagner, was killed after he was involved in an off-duty motorcycle crash. A report released...
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    State threatening to fire between 1,200 to 1,600 hundred teachers who attend rally

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    The State is threatening to fire between 1,200 to 1,600 hundred teachers if they attend the "Take on Tallahassee" rally scheduled to take place...
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    Crime Stoppers tip leads to woman’s arrest

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    A Crime Stoppers tip led two Ocala Police Department officers to a woman who was wanted on a VOP warrant for shoplifting. The tipster told...
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