Marion County News

A light rain didn't matter. Dennis and Becky O'Neill had just heard about some new plants for their three acres in Micanopy: Florida plums and beautyberries and other native species.

Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 12:32 a.m. Marion County's election season is under way.

Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 11:18 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 11:18 p.m. A 15-month-old child is in critical condition after nearly drowning Sunday afternoon in an inflatable swimming pool.

Marion County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a motorcycle driver for refusing to pull over after going 125 miles per hour on Interstate 75.

A fatal crash involving two vehicles on Interstate 75 early Saturday afternoon forced officials to close a section of the interstate for almost four hours, causing a traffic jam for miles as authorities investigated the wreck.

The manager of a Marion County jewelry store opened fire when a robber came in to steal an expensive coin.

The Wakulla County Health Department is receiving a $100,000 grant to fund a new public services coordinator that will help connect clients with state and other health-care programs.

Three Volusia County governments are suing the St. Johns River Water Management District over the agency's plans for those communities to pump water from the Ocklawaha River.

Published: Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 2:22 p.m. The Ocala Star-Banner reported last month that retired general Pat Howard had applied for the position of county administrator in Citrus County.

Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 1:12 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 1:12 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for eastern Alachua County and parts of Marion and Putnam counties.

Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 1:09 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 1:09 p.m. The man who fired a gun at law officers while he was showering might not get such a light punishment, after all.

Beginning July 1, bus passengers can travel between Altoona and Zellwood and stop anywhere along the way on a new route that connects east Lake County with the regional LYNX system in Orange County.

Published: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 11:13 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 11:13 a.m. DUNNELLON - A 29-year-old Cuban-born woman whose 2-year-old daughter was taken by the state's Department of Children and Families late Wednesday night was among several people arrested by local drug agents who were participating in "Operation Eagle ...

Florida has 114 specialty license plates, but perhaps none has drawn more attention -- or controversy -- through the years than the "Choose Life" tag affixed to more than 40,000 vehicles statewide.

Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 11:02 p.m. A spring recruiting binge at several middle schools has saved Francis Marion Military Academy from going under after just one year.

Published: Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 8, 2009 at 11:49 a.m. Here we are in Horse Country.

A loan review specialist in Ohio uncovered a $2.4 million Florida mortgage fraud conspiracy allegedly led by a Marion County man with ties to Alachua County and four other Florida counties.

Slaying suspect Jeremiah Williams - who used to go by the name Jeremiah Berry - once faced life in prison on charges of attempted murder after allegedly breaking in and attacking a woman he was involved with.

A man suspected of shooting his wife outside a Titusville hospital led deputies on a chase in Marion County Monday morning.

A Marion County man missing four days has been found. Deputies say 70 year old Charles Copeland was last seen on June third driving his pick-up truck as he went for a ride through the Ocala National Forest.