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One teen dead, one in critical condition following car crash
Summerfield, Florida — One of the two brothers that was critically injured in an accident over the weekend has died. According to FHP spokeswoman, Sergeant Tracy Hisler-Pace, Codey Benoit, 18, a...
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Fail to re-register as a sex predator, go back to jail
Ocala, Florida — In November 2014, there were 159 sexual offenders and predators required to register in Marion County, Florida. During that time, only 149 complied with state requirements; leaving 10...
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Underage drinker had minors in the vehicle
Marion Oaks – Kamani A. Johnson, 20, was driving his 2013 Honda Civic 60 mph through Marion Oaks when Sergeant Moore with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, saw him run a stop sign at 134th Avenue and...
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FHP: Special enforcement operation in Alachua and Marion Counties
Florida Highway Patrol Troopers from across the state will join local members of law enforcement for a special enforcement detail entitled “Staying Alive on I-75 and Florida’s Roadways” beginning...
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Police involved shooting with Marion County man
Hernando, Florida — Steven Edward Degennaro, 44, was wanted by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office on a felony warrant for Burglary of a Dwelling, Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon, and three (3)...
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Investigators discover disturbing case of child abuse inside home
Silver Springs Shores — Department of Children and Families (DCF) Child Protection Investigator (CPI), Dawn White, was conducting an investigation in regards to allegations of inadequate supervision of...
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Ocala man crashed car after he was shot
Ocala, Florida — At approximately 12:55 a.m., while patrolling his zone, Ocala Police Officer Amado Burgos spotted a vehicle that had flipped in an empty parking lot at the corner of South Pine Avenue...
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Plans to destroy 401-acres of farmland vetoed
Ocala, Florida — Today, Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn, vetoed Triniy Lane development plans that would destroy 401-acres of farmland at the corner of Southwest 27th Avenue and Southwest 42nd Street, Ocala....
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Man charged after he struck and killed pedestrian on U.S. 441
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at approximately 9:00 a.m, Thursday, a pedestrian, who was walking north on U.S. 441, was struck and killed. Troopers said Deandra Latron Stone, 32, was...
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FHP: I-75 crash killed one, seriously injured others
[Last updated on March 1, 2015, at 5:22 p.m.] Traffic on I-75 was backed up for nearly four hours Saturday afternoon after one person was killed and at least two others were seriously injured. The...
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Former Trinity Catholic football player, Chris “Juice” Johnson dead, at 22
[Last updated on March 1, 2015, at 2:32 p.m.] The Duquesne Dukes football team is mourning the loss of Chris “Juice” Johnson, 22, after he passed away Saturday. Facebook feeds were “blowing up”...
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Multiple sightings of missing Oregon teen in Ocala
Ocala, Florida — According to Jeff Garner, father of missing Oregon teen, Hannah Thomas-Garner, tips began to “pour” in after Ocala Post published a story about Hannah on February 12, 2015. The tips...
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Purple Heart medal of World War II veteran finds its way home
Ocala, Florida — Purple Hearts Reunited, a small nonprofit organization, returned a misplaced Purple Heart medal to the daughter of World War II veteran PVT Jack Elmo Martin late last month. Martin’s...
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Corrections officer arrested; held without bond
Ocala, Florida — A corrections officer who worked for Marion Correctional Institution was arrested Friday, and is being held without bond. According to Marion County Sheriff’s Office detectives, on...
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West Port Students injured in early morning crash
Ocala, Florida — Five West Port High School students — three girls and two boys –were transported to a local hospital on Tuesday, March 3, following a morning accident involving two vehicles. At...
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Woman was so high she could barely talk
Ocala, Florida — Career criminal and convicted felon, Amber N. Dail, 30, was arrested again Tuesday, and charged with Petit Theft Third Subsequent Offense, which is a felony. She was caught attempting...
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Granddaughter turned grandmother’s house into meth lab
Ocala, Florida — The Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team (UDEST) was assisting a probation officer with serving an arrest warrant after officials learned that the probationer might be manufacturing...
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Herbalife: Is it just a business pyramid scheme?
[Last updated on March 4, 2014, at 8:45 p.m.] Mark Hughes founded Herbalife in 1980 and began selling the company’s products from the trunk of his car. In 1985, the company, who claims it operates as a...
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SWAT raids Super 8 Motel room
Ocala, Florida — On Wednesday, the Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team (UDEST) obtained a search warrant and raided room number 149 of the Super 8 Motel located at 3924 West Silver Springs Boulevard....
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Ocala photographer believes monkey was harmed by UF researchers
Ocala, Florida — Graham McGeorge has spent the last five years photographing a feral colony of Rhesus Macaques, a type of monkey, along the Silver River in Ocala, Florida. But for the past several...
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