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A 4-year-old boy nearly drowned during a birthday gathering at Horseshoe Lake Park near Fort McCoy on Sunday.

Ocala Health has announced the appointment of Chad P. Christianson as CEO effective June 1. He will replace Randy McVay, who is retiring to concentrate on family and personal projects.

Motorists are seeing the gas prices hit their highest average since October, yet motorists saw very little movement at the pump this week.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office investigated residential burglaries over the weekend that included $11,000 in collectible coins reported missing.

A 34-year-old Bronson man was killed when the pickup truck he was driving went off the road and hit a tree in Levy County on Sunday.

The Confederate flag that has caused controversy in Ocala for nearly a year was officially lowered and retired Sunday during an official, yet low-key, ceremony at the Marion County Governmental Complex.

Ocala Police Department detective Brandon Sirolli will tell you skateboarding is not only legal, but he also believes it can help kids roll over the pitfalls of adolescence and jump into positive ground.

Jene Bean had problems with her balance, so her doctor suggested she try Tai Chi, a Chinese discipline focused on deliberate movements performed in a repetitive pattern.

AAA has chosen electric vehicles as top three picks for the 2016 AAA Green Car Guide.

For the past 15 years, Rene Gasser and his family have seen much of the world through the window of their RV or atop one of their show horses.