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Fla. siblings charged in chips theft

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:02:06 -0400

OCALA, Florida - A central Florida brother and sister have been arrested after a deputy found a van overflowing with bags of chips that were apparently taken from a Frito-Lay factory.

Fla woman, 80, loses $200,000 in sweepstakes scam

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:02:25 -0400

OCALA, Florida - An 80-year-old Ocala woman lost more than $200,000 in a sweepstake scam.

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Mon, 06 May 2013 16:47:22 -0400

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Man gets life for fatal home invasion

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:46:30 -0400

OCALA, Florida - A man has been sentenced to life in prison plus another 30 years for a fatal home invasion in north Florida.

Gay-straight club to be allowed at Fla. school

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:02:09 -0400

OCALA, Florida - A Florida school board will allow the formation of a gay-straight alliance club at middle school a day after it was sued by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Ocala leads Fla. in rate of unmarried births

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:59:18 -0400

ORLANDO, Florida - The Ocala metro area has the highest rate of births from unmarried women in Florida.

Man dies in mobile home fire near Ocala

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:14:53 -0400

OCALA, Florida - Fire rescue officials in Marion County say a man died in a mobile home fire.

Central Fla school board votes to resume paddling

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:36:20 -0400

OCALA, Florida - Elementary school principals will now be able to paddle misbehaving students in Marion County.