Michael Orlando

Ocala residents and elected officials spoke in favor of a state bill Thursday that would create an online database of people convicted on animal abuse charges in Florida. The bill is named after a dog that a St. Petersburg man adopted then decapitated a few days later, and was inspired by a similar ordinance passed by Marion County commissioners.

State fire rescue officials are investigating a barn fire which killed twenty-one horses belonging to the family who owns the World Equestrian Center.

Mailers and ads from outside Newberry’s borders criticizing mayoral candidate Tim Marden have led to mud-slinging both Marden and his opponent say they don’t want any part of.

Nobody was murdered and one person died in a vehicle crash in the first two months of 2025, far lower numbers than the same period one year ago.

Newberry residents will head to the ballot box in April and decide whether they want their small town to continue growing at a breakneck pace, or if they want to place checks on the city’s growth.

The standoff forced police to evacuate dozens of businesses and block nearby roads for hours Saturday.

Family members of a murdered television news reporter in Orlando and a 9-year-old girl are suing the sheriff in Orange County, saying his agency could have prevented the killings.

Prosecutors told a judge Thursday they intend to ask to keep jailed indefinitely a former University of Florida student and son of a state judge accused of robbing a smoke shop at gunpoint and stealing $420 worth of marijuana.

It only took two weeks for Newberry commissioners to decide who should fill the outgoing city manager’s seat, and they didn’t have to look far.

Archer elected officials say it could take five to 10 years to repay the $1.3 million debt the city owes.