Ocala’s International Airport plans to formally open its new general aviation terminal to the public on Feb. 28, marking a period of growth for the facility. Despite this, the return of passenger flight to Ocala is not on the radar.
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Read More »Kat Cammack announced Thursday her campaign to run for Florida’s 3rd Congressional District seat.
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Incumbent U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Gainesville, announced his retirement earlier this week.
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The lawsuit argues that arresting people who identify themselves as homeless if they are sleeping or resting while awake in outdoor areas is cruel and unusual punishment and violates their humans rights to due process under the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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A highway the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) had planned to build between Jacksonville and Tampa is once again causing an uproar among many Marion County residents concerned that it poses a threat to their beloved horse country.
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Ocala Police Department marked a historical moment Tuesday with its first-ever murder indictment of a heroin dealer, with charges against David Long on first-degree homicide. OPD announced last fall that opioid-related deaths would be investigated as homicides and the dealers charged accordingly. In October, Long was suspected of sexual assault, …
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The Ocala Police Department announced an amnesty program for people addicted to opioids in an effort to limit drug overdoses and drug-related deaths in Ocala. The Heroin/Opioid Amnesty program, announced Tuesday, was created under the Heroin/Opioid Task Force established by Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn last May in response to 70 deaths linked …
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Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn was elected for a fourth term in the city's elections on Tuesday, while Justin Grabelle won the City Council's District 5 seat.
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An independent legal counsel has determined that there is not enough evidence to conclude Ocala Police Chief Greg Graham sexually harassed two female officers and racially discriminated against a black male officer.
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