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Police say that a man threatened a manager at an Ocala Publix with a knife, after he stole 2 bottles of shampoo.

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.

Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 6:40 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 6:40 p.m. Q: What brought you to Marion County and why are you interested in pursuing a career here? GRADUATED SPRING 2009 HOMETOWN: Born in Tampa, grew up in Ocala.

Mike Bianculli watches material come out of the shredder as he runs the machine at Ocala Recycling.

A 59-year-old Ocala man who was scheduled to report to the Marion County Jail for an arrest warrant for having a suspended driver's license stabbed himself in the chest with a 4 to 6 inch kitchen knife on Friday morning, according to authorities.

The Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Team executed search warrants Thursday morning at two facilities identified as violating state gambling laws: Cyber Zone Cafe at 6837 S.E. Maricamp Road, Ocala, and Cyber Zone Cafe at 11223 N. Williams St., Dunnellon.

Recently Police have arrested Henry Lee Kenner II, 32, after he dragged, strangled, and beat a women off Northwest Martin Luther King Jr.

Ocala Police said the Country Inn & Suites off College Road was robbed early Wednesday morning by two men armed with guns.

Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:14 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 4:53 p.m. Ocala-based Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp.

An Ocala man who reportedly turned a routine traffic stop into a high speed chase was brought down with a Taser early Monday west of Ocala.

Thursday's severe weather caused a tree to fall on a house owned by an Ocala couple.

Published: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 12:05 a.m. The Ocala Police Department no longer will bill the insurance companies of people involved in traffic crashes for officers' services.

Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 10:32 p.m. Joivan Jimenez had visions of the American dream when his family moved from Panama to the U.S. when he was 12.

A 16-year-old boy apparently drowned while swimming with a group of friends in Island Lake in Fort McCoy on Tuesday, according to a Sheriff's Office report.

Firefighters responded this afternoon to a kitchen fire located in a rental property at 2434 N.E. 3rd St.

Published: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 12:21 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 12:21 p.m. One adult and three teenagers at a Boy Scout camp are accused of forcing a boy to drink human urine because they were "teaching him a lesson" for supposedly making racial slurs to another Scout, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office reported Monday.

Police in Ocala believe that one man robbed two stores just minutes apart. Investigators say the robber pointed a gun in a clerk's face at the Auto Zone on 14th Street on Saturday night.

A man and three teens are behind bars for allegedly holding a 12 year old boy against his will.

Law enforcement say the one robbery and the one attempted robbery happened within thirty minutes of each other.

An expired tag on a vehicle led to the arrest of two people on Thursday when officers found marijuana inside the car, according to an Ocala Police Department report.

Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 10:22 p.m. Gainesville police are searching for three men who attacked a young woman, beating and raping her at a Gainesville hotel Thursday night.

Published: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 11:05 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 11:05 a.m. The west Ocala building that has housed many businesses over the years --- most recently Gloria's Beauty Shop and Hope's Bonding --- was leveled this week to make room for new businesses.

The city of Ocala is inviting downtown merchants and interested members of the public to a meeting to discuss downtown parking concerns.

A man suspected of shooting and killing his wife outside a Titusville hospital Monday morning was caught on U.S. 441 north of Ocala a few hours later, Marion County sheriff's officials said.

Published: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 1:23 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 1:23 p.m. Where's the beef? It's getting tougher to find on Southwest 19th Avenue Road.