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An Ocala Police Department internal affairs investigation into one of their officers -- after State Attorney's Office officials said they had no confidence in him and dropped several cases in which he was involved -- has cleared the officer of any wrong doing.

Majors Don Maines and Tommy Bibb have been placed on administrative leave by newly appointed Marion County Sheriff Emery Gainey during the transition period.

One woman was killed and another seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on North U.S. 441 shortly after midnight Saturday morning.

Community and calendar briefs for May 21, 2016, in Marion County, Florida.

41 years after Foolish Pleasure won the Derby, Abiding Star runs in Preakness.

At least six of the 11 horses competing in Saturday's Preakness Stakes have area connections. First among them, of course, is Nyquist, the Kentucky Derby winner primed for a run at the Triple Crown.

Kathy Bryant notes that "we must not forget that many good men and women serve in the Marion County Sheriff’s Office with honor and dedication."

The governor's press office had this to say about Gainey, 57, who is now serving as Marion County's interim sheriff.

An Ocala man who was arrested several days ago on two counts of child neglect was taken into custody Thursday on a warrant for felony violation of probation for possession of MDMA Ecstasy.

A Summerfield man wanted for a sex offense was taken into custody by a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Thursday.