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    Stranger Things season 4 teaser released

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    On Facebook, “Stranger Things” posted the teaser and wrote, “From Russia with love...” It's official, David Harbour‘s Chief Jim Hopper character will be back for...
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    Man shot to death in Belleview

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    Bodycam video shows guardian was calm during arrest

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    School district will now investigate claims that teacher sexually harassed boy

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    Second juvenile, 13, arrested after threatening to shoot up school

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    Man shot to death in Belleview

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    Belleview, Florida -- A death investigation is underway after a man was shot in Belleview. The man was located in the 4400 block of Southeast...
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    Bodycam video shows guardian was calm during arrest

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    School district will now investigate claims that teacher sexually harassed boy

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    Second juvenile, 13, arrested after threatening to shoot up school

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    Former Lowell corrections officer arrested, sexual misconduct

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    It’s bat time again: check your home before maternity season

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    Bat maternity season is almost here, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding the public to check their homes and...
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    ALL Publix subs on sale for $5.99 next week

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    You read right! According to Publix, all whole subs will be on sale for $5.99, even the Chicken Tender subs, which is usually $8.99 The...
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    Medical marijuana, arrests and probation

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    By Tim Altman   You are a medical marijuana patient and you find yourself arrested for a crime; after you have bonded out of jail using...

    Case of Hepatitis A surfaces at Old Mill Tavern

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    Citrus County — The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County (DOH-Citrus) has identified a positive case of hepatitis A in a food service...

    Flori-DUH man strikes again during traffic stop

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    Santa Rosa County — The Florida Highway Patrol said they pulled over two men traveling 95 mph on I-10 Saturday and the men did...

    Severe weather alert, Thursday, for these areas

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    The National Weather Service has issued a severe storm warning for Thursday, February,  6, for the following areas. Marion County- Southern and Eastern Ocala ...

    Obituaries

    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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    Police officer rapes child, indicted

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    West Milton, Ohio -- Police Officer and Navy Veteran Kevin C. Wright, 32, has been charged with three felony counts of rape on a...
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    Grandpa got ran over by a deer, literally

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    Sanctuary city freed more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in 2019

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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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    Landfills could be on the horizon in the City limits, residents furious

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    Ocala -- Ocala residents are furious over an ordinance that would allow for the expansion of Friends Recycling, located at 2350 NW 27th Ave. Currently,...
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    Ocala & OFR to donate firefighting apparatus to Bahamian community

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    The City of Ocala and Ocala Fire Rescue will be donating Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) apparatus to Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas. In...
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    Commissioners want more regulations on panhandling

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    At a meeting, Marion County Commissioners discussed how to regulate panhandling in the county. The county has an anti-panhandling ordinance in place, however, the State...
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    Krystal is no more in Ocala

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    In November, Krystal announced the hiring of two new senior executives -- chief operating officer Tim Ward and chief financial officer Bruce Vermilyea --...
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    Weird News

    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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    It’s bat time again: check your home before maternity season

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    Bat maternity season is almost here, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding the public to check their homes and...
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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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    Former Lowell corrections officer arrested, sexual misconduct

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    Marion County -- A former corrections officer at the Lowell Correctional Institution turned himself in at the Marion County Jail Tuesday and was charged...
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    Police officer rapes child, indicted

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    West Milton, Ohio -- Police Officer and Navy Veteran Kevin C. Wright, 32, has been charged with three felony counts of rape on a...
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    Officer indicted by Grand Jury, not arrested, still being paid

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    An Orlando police officer was indicted on three counts of battery Thursday after it was discovered that he shoved and choked a man during...

    Corrections officer arrested, attempted to poison inmate

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    A corrections officer arrested Saturday at Lowell Correctional Institution accused of trying to poison an inmate has been identified as Qualesha Quayshaun Williams, 28,...

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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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    Stranger Things season 4 teaser released

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    On Facebook, “Stranger Things” posted the teaser and wrote, “From Russia with love...” It's official, David Harbour‘s Chief Jim Hopper character will be back for...
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    Man shot to death in Belleview

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    Belleview, Florida -- A death investigation is underway after a man was shot in Belleview. The man was located in the 4400 block of Southeast...
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    Bodycam video shows guardian was calm during arrest

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    Marion County -- Bodycam video shows just how calm former guardian Rebecca Lee Fierle-Santoian was while being served an arrest warrant. The Florida Department of...
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    School district will now investigate claims that teacher sexually harassed boy

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    Marion County -- The Marion County Public School district will now investigate after a Fort McCoy School female teacher was accused of sexually harassing...
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    Second juvenile, 13, arrested after threatening to shoot up school

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    A second juvenile has been arrested in connection with making threats to shoot up Belleview Middle School. Andrew Smith, 13, was arrested on Thursday. Authorities were...
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    It’s bat time again: check your home before maternity season

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    Bat maternity season is almost here, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding the public to check their homes and...
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    Former Lowell corrections officer arrested, sexual misconduct

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    Marion County -- A former corrections officer at the Lowell Correctional Institution turned himself in at the Marion County Jail Tuesday and was charged...
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    9-year-old boy charged with attempted first-degree murder

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    Ocala, Florida -- The State Attorney’s Office said they will charge the 9-year-old Ocala boy who stabbed his sister with Attempted First-Degree Murder. On Wednesday,...
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    ALL Publix subs on sale for $5.99 next week

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    You read right! According to Publix, all whole subs will be on sale for $5.99, even the Chicken Tender subs, which is usually $8.99 The...
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    MCFR battles blaze at Aunt Fannie’s restaurant

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    Aunt Fannie’s, a popular Belleview restaurant, located at 6147 Abshier Boulevard, Belleview, was heavily damaged by a fire early Wednesday morning. At approximately 12:05 a.m,...
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    Student arrested after threatening to shoot up multiple schools

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    Marion County -- Deniro Elliot Levarity, 14, a ninth-grader at Belleview High School, was arrested after he made threats to shoot up multiple Marion...
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    Landfills could be on the horizon in the City limits, residents furious

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    Ocala -- Ocala residents are furious over an ordinance that would allow for the expansion of Friends Recycling, located at 2350 NW 27th Ave. Currently,...
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