Marion County News

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

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 5:45 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 5:45 p.m. Patricia McBee's dogs are going home.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 1:41 a.m. Scratch another one off the to-do list.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 9:32 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 10:28 a.m. A Cedar Key man who worked at a Marion County horse farm was arrested Thursday morning in connection with the slaying of the woman he is said to have married two weeks ago and the kidnapping of another man.

During a traffic stop, a Florida Highway Patrol officer took into custody a fugitive from justice wanted in Walton County.

A former Marion County deputy has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual misconduct with a teenager.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 1:35 a.m. Marion County is violating its own comprehensive land-use plan and state law by failing to adopt regulations governing growth in areas where the limestone-laced soil is thinnest, thus exposing the water supply to the threat of contamination, a ...

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10:13 p.m. Elliot Omar Mack and William Henry Sancho grew up together near the Marion Manor Apartments on Northwest Fourth Street west of Pine Avenue.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 1:57 a.m. A Williston man serving a state prison sentence for a Marion County conviction, who was scheduled to be released in March, will probably remain behind bars for several additional months.

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

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:55 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:56 p.m. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, or ARRA, promised $789 billion in the form of federal tax cuts, expansion of social welfare provisions, and domestic spending in education, health care, and infrastructure.

Jaye Baillie, president and CEO of the Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce, and Kevin McDonald, board chair, throw open the doors to the meeting room at the new office.

A big rig fire along Interstate 75 in Marion County prompted officials to close the busy highway on Tuesday.

Updated: Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009, 7:15 PM EDT Published : Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009, 6:50 PM EDT MARION COUNTY, Fla.

Published: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 2:50 p.m. It seems like the end of the world.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office and the Ocala Police Department said they have received reports that a man pretending to be an officer is pulling people over.

Published: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 12:12 a.m. POLICE BEAT Lake City man dies after truck hits pole A Lake City resident died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning just north of White Springs on County Road 135.

A fire damaged a portion of a church-owned building in Marion County on Tuesday night.

Published: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 3:17 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 3:17 p.m. As we celebrate UF's Homecoming weekend here in Gainesville, I believe this is the perfect time to not only cheer our beloved Gator football team, but to 'come together' as a community, a 'Heart of Florida' to achieve the goals each of us set ...

A central Florida woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatally striking a pedestrian while driving under the influence.