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As the former director of the Alachua Conservation Trust, Robert Hutchinson negotiated several land deals with Plum Creek Timber company. But the one he is proposing now as a county commissioner might be his most ambitious.

Three people were injured early Saturday morning when shots were fired at a block party in Ocala.

The 465 undeveloped acres at the edge of Ocala’s city limits, bordered to the south by Northeast 35th Street, is a dream property for the conservationist and the developer alike, according to the Realtor marketing it.

Traffic was diverted for a few hours in an area of southeast Ocala on Friday afternoon as authorities worked to resolve a situation at a home on Southeast 34th Court.

Overhauling the Southeast 24th Street wastewater treatment and reclamation plant won’t solve all of Silver Springs’ pollution problems. But the $10.6 million project will significantly improve the quality of the 2.5 million gallons of wastewater the plant treats daily and pipes off to be used for agricultural irrigation. Much of that water does make it to the springs’ recharge areas.

Officials at the Marion County Sheriff’s Office have changed the agency's vehicle pursuit policy, with a goal of greater safety, based in part on encouragement from the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

An Indiana-based company known for developing and operating health care facilities for aging adults is building a 35-acre, resort-style complex near the On Top of the World retirement community.

The southbound section of Interstate 75 that runs by mile marker 382 is still blocked as of 1:15 p.m. Friday while emergency responders deal with an accident involving a milk-carrying semi-truck that overturned.

Last Saturday, Katie was running errands when, according to authorities, her 2013 Lexus ES 300 Hybrid was T-boned by a 2011 Toyota Camry as she pulled out from County Road 225A to turn left on U.S. 27. The 28-year-old Katie, who authorities said was wearing her seat belt, had to extricated from the vehicle by Marion County Fire Rescue firefighters. She was rushed to ORMC in critical condition.

Fifteen years after a judge sent Alexey Kholodkov to prison for fatally shooting a Lake Weir High School classmate, Kholodkov, now 32, continues to argue that he should have been sentenced as a 16-year-old.