A pedestrian safety program is returning to Marion County on Feb. 11 to increase enforcement at crosswalks in an effort to ...

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A legislative budget panel Wednesday approved transferring $8.2 million to pay for the continued deployment of Florida National Guard members at state ...

After spending a week castigating a legislative plan addressing illegal immigration, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday adopted a ...

Ocala Fire Rescue was among the agencies responding to a vehicle accident involving multiple semi-trucks and a passenger ...

The former medical liaison for the Marion County Jail has sued the sheriff’s office, claiming she was retaliated against ...

Excellence in Journalism recognition ceremony on Feb. 1 at Hilton Ocala. Among those honored was the “Gazette’s” ...

A local pilot, William J. Near, was transported to the hospital by Marion County Fire Rescue after crashing at the Love Field, a private grass landing ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis late Sunday proposed a $115.6 billion budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year that calls for increasing pay ...

A rare treat for Florida birders, this Golden-crowned Kinglet only weighs about two pennies. Despite being one of the ...

In the coming months, the Marion County Board of County Commissioners will decide whether to assess additional impact fees for transportation needs and ...

Dr. Pascal Lee is a planetary scientist with the SETI Institute, Mars Institute and NASA Ames Research Center in California.