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80-year-old loses $200K in sweepstakes scam
An 80-year-old Ocala woman lost more than $200,000 in a sweepstake scam. The Ocala Star-Banner reports the woman began receiving phone calls in 2012 telling her she had won thousands in a sweepstakes. Comment?
Ocala leads Fla. in rate of unmarried births
New U.S. Census figures released Wednesday show almost 60 percent of the births in metro Ocala were by unmarried women in 2011. Comment?
1 dead, 4 hurt in Crab Festival shooting
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Five people were shot -- one fatally -- Saturday evening at an large, unsanctioned event in Levy County known as the Crab Festival. Comment?
Ocala parents arrested on child neglect charges
When Marion County Sheriff's deputies were called to the home Monday they found knives and suspected drugs near the children. 1 comment
2 Ocala hotel employees shot, killed
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A man was arrested on murder charges Tuesday night after two employees were shot dead on the balcony of an Ocala motel. Comment?
2 Ocala hotel employees, shot, killed
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Two hotel employees in Ocala were shot and killed Tuesday night, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. Comment?
Ocala area women confront armed home invader
Deputies say a man wearing a mask and brandishing a gun entered his ex-wife's north Florida home, but was quickly disarmed by her sister. Comment?
13 neglected horses are up for adoption
More than a dozen Paso Fino horses in Marion County are up adoption because their owner can no longer care for them. Comment?
Dad charged with murder of daughter
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Grand jurors in Ocala indicted a 29-year-old man on first-degree murder and child abuse charges in the death of his infant daughter. Comment?
Police: Ocala man stabbed pregnant woman
Police say 59-year-old Samuel Roy Cone II was charged Tuesday with attempted murder after stabbing 40-year-old Jill Feingold. Comment?
Ocala-area horses develop herpes
No new cases of the outbreak were found. But officials quarantined Hard Ford Farm in Reddick and Chestnut Hill Farm in Ocala on Monday after horses housed there later developed the illness. Comment?
Pregnant Fla. woman charged in adoption scam
Marion County sheriff's detectives said 33-year-old Deana Marie Day made an agreement through a South Florida law firm to give her child up for adoption. Comment?
A central Florida woman is facing grand theft charges after authorities say she fleeced several adoption agencies. Comment?
Ocala man charged in infant's death
Marion County Sheriff's Office officials said Jeremy Murray told them he was sleeping with his daughter when she began kicking. Comment?
Missing 1-year-old boy found safe
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A missing 1-year-old boy who had last been seen in Marion County was found safe Thursday morning in Volusia County, officials said. Comment?
Silver Springs to become Florida state park
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Silver Springs, one of Florida's oldest tourist attractions, is going out of business and will become a state park. Comment?
For years, visitors have flocked to Silver Springs to ride the glass bottom boats that showcase the spring's crystal clear waters. Comment?
Deputies: Woman who shot infant son dies
Authorities say a 20-year-old central Florida woman who shot her infant son before turning the gun on herself has died. Comment?
Deputies: Mother killed baby, shot self
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A 20-year-old woman shot and killed her 6-month-old baby and shot herself in Marion County in a murder-suicide attempt that came to light after a family member noticed a post on Facebook, according to deputies. Comment?
The only giraffe at the Silver Springs Nature Park has died. Khama died Wednesday morning. Comment?