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Ocala police detectives have arrested one murder suspect and are seeking three others in the shooting death of a 28-year-old man in front of his children late Sunday night.

Dunnellon city officials met with employees, listened to their concerns and assured them that an operational structure was in place as they moved forward a day after the City Council showed the city manager the door.

An elderly man attempting to cross State Road 200 on a motorized scooter as struck and killed early Tuesday afternoon.

Organizers have changed the venue of Wednesday’s candlelight vigil in response to an overwhelming response from the community in the wake of the weekend shooting at Pulse nightclub.

The decision was made following his recent yearly evaluation where four of the City Council members said they felt City Manager Eddie Esch Sr. was doing a poor job.

Local blood centers continue to accept blood donations in the wake of the weekend shooting in Orlando.

A man was shot and killed overnight in a home invasion robbery in northwest Ocala.

There will be an anti-bear hunt rally from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on the downtown Ocala square, one of 28 similar rallies being held statewide.