Some critically ill Floridians are leaving the state for those with more established medical marijuana laws. Medical cannabis is expected to be available for eligible patients by summer, but not everyone who needs the medicine will qualify under the new laws.
Read More »Wildlife Commission Sets Sights On Another Bear Hunt
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working to hold another bear hunt. The first hunt after two decades, held in October 2015, was highly controversial and another bear hunt could draw protest from opponents.
Read More »Jesse Terrell Found Not Guilty
Jesse Terrell was found not guilty in his trial for the use of excessive force in the arrest of Derrick Price with a unanimous jury decision this afternoon in Senior U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges' courtroom at the U.S .District Courthouse in Ocala.
Read More »After Challenging Upbringing, Gainesville Teen Gets Chance At College Ball
Gainesville High School varsity baseball and football player Trey Covert has found success in the classroom and on the field despite not being raised by his birth parents.
Read More »Ex-deputies Fitzgerald and Crawford Testify in Terrell Trial
Two of the Marion County deputies involved in August 2014 beating of Derrick Price testified yesterday that they did not feel as if they were in danger or believe that Price had a firearm in his possession as they were arresting him. On top of that the deputies, Trevor Fitzgerald and Adam …
Read More »Ocala Teen Thrown From Car, Dies
Gianni Garcia was thrown from a Chevy Camaro after riding outside the vehicle.
Read More »Marion County Seeks Public Input On Future Parks In Meetings
Marion County resident Lanette Woods said that Baseline Road Trailhead Park is the only park she goes to. “We’ve tried a few of the other ones and it’s not nearly as nice, [they don’t] have nice equipment and it’s packed,” Woods said. Woods, along with other residents of Marion County, …
Read More »The Numbers Don’t Support Rape Arguments For Concealed Weapons On Campus
Lawmakers have cited rape in particular as a justification for allowing students to carry concealed weapons.
Read More »Marion County Breaks Ground On New $63M Senior Community
The project is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2017, with pre-leasing and pre-employment beginning in summer 2016.
Read More »For Privatization Stand, Marion County Library Groups Get Award
The seven independent groups worked together to fight privatization and budget cuts threatening the Marion County Library System.
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