Ocklawaha News

An Ocklawaha man told Marion County sheriff's deputies to shoot him as he was taken to jail, according to reports.

Drill, baby, drill may not be the only chant heard in Tallahassee next spring. A cry of slurp, baby, slurp may be echoing through the halls of the capitol as well.

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 39-year-old Ocklawaha man Friday and charged him with possession of cocaine with the intent to sell, possession of marijuana less than 20 grams and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, according to officials.

A central Florida man was charged with driving under the influence after authorities say he crashed a stolen riding lawnmower into a school bus.

Students on a school bus got a case of the giggles Wednesday. Ron Martin Buy photo Marion County Sheriff's Office But the man who allegedly was intoxicated and crashed a stolen riding lawnmower into the bus, then was arrested and charged with DUI, didn't see the humor.

The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the drivers involved in a fatal crash that closed Interstate 75 for hours Thursday night.

The culmination of a five-year project by a local community organization will be celebrated Saturday to mark federal recognition of the natural and historic significance of the region's roadways.

Published: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 4:33 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 4:33 p.m. State Sen.

Model trains will get their due this weekend at the 19th annual Palatka Railfest.

Published: Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 2:42 a.m. POLICE BEAT 2 adults, 2 children hurt in I-75 crash Two adults and two juveniles were injured in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 Saturday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers.

A 2000 Jaguar reportedly speeding east on Southeast 147th Street early Tuesday morning crashed into a utility pole and a tree, killing the passenger.

Areas of the Ocala National Forest that were never meant for man-made vehicle traffic have now been returned to nature.

Published: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 2, 2009 at 11:47 p.m. The politics of water in Florida is fairly straightforward.

Published: Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 8:04 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 8:10 a.m. OCKLAWAHA A man who allegedly tried to kidnap a woman walking with her two children on Friday is on the loose and deputies are asking for help in tracking him down.

One person remains in critical condition after a driver reportedly veered off the shoulder Sunday afternoon near County Road 314A and her vehicle was hit by another car, troopers say.

Published: Monday, September 28, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 10:36 p.m. Women of Distinction applications available Santa Fe College is now accepting applications from community members who would like to nominate local women for the Women of Distinction and Woman of Promise awards.

Engineers and water experts planning the Coquina Coast Seawater Desalination Project said Wednesday night that their first report, due in January, will say whether the complex will be based on land or on a 900-foot ship offshore.

Wetlands in Jacksonville and northern St. Johns and Clay counties could be changed by rising salt levels if utilities withdraw water from the St.

The fate of the Ocklawaha and St. Johns rivers as sources of drinking water will get a little closer to being sealed this week.

Who's in charge of making water policy in Volusia County? Does the right hand know what the left hand is doing? At a recent meeting, County Council members expressed consternation over a letter sent by the Legal Department to the St.