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There are two big questions about the death of a 59-year-old man here Monday afternoon.

The 24th annual National Association of Letter Carriers National Food Drive to “Stamp Out Hunger” is Saturday. All the food collected locally stays in the area.

Several homes in Southeast Ocala were evacuated Tuesday morning after a gas leak, according to Ocala Fire Rescue.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating an officer-involved shooting Monday involving a Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy and a motorist that resulted in the death of a man, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The U.S. Forest Service is prescribed burning in the Ocala National Forest today.

Three times this school year alone — one time each in the fall, winter and spring — Martha Martinez slipped out of her home on a Sunday evening and drove to Forest High School on Maricamp Road.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating an officer-involved shooting Monday involving a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy and a motorist that resulted in the death of a man, according to the Sheriff's Office.

City of Dunnellon council members unanimously selected Larry Winkler, a former member, to fill the empty seat left vacant with the sudden resignation of one of their own last month.

A Jeep was reported stolen and a second vehicle at the same residence was burglarized, both sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning.

A bear stands surrounded by bookshelves at its local library. What will it do today: Check out a book or DVD? Get help from a librarian? Read to its little cub sister?