Former Florida Governor Buddy MacKay. Credit: Florida Memory OCALA, Florida – Former Florida Governor Buddy MacKay passed away at the age of 91 on January 2, 2025, in Ocala, Florida. MacKay …
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THE VILLAGES, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Hubert Wilkerson, 64, of Summer Field, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery Headquarters …
Florida Man Buys $1 Million Scratch-Off From Publix Read More
Credit: Circle K OCALA, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that a ticket sold in Marion County matched all of the numbers drawn in yesterday’s Fantasy 5 drawing. The evening drawing sole winning ticket …
$114k Fantasy Five Ticket Sold At Florida Circle K Read More
Crab-eating macaque. Credit: Chris Woodrich SILVER SPRINGS, Florida – A University of Florida study of 460 vertebrates, invertebrates, algae and plants determined to have some invasive characteristics suitable to Florida, 40 species …
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FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute biologists captured a crooked longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) while conducting an electrofishing survey at Silver Glen Springs in the Ocala National Forest.. Credit: FWC …
Florida Biologists Catch Crooked Fish Read More
Credit: Marion County Fire Rescue OCALA, Florida – Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) crews battled an early morning house fire on Wednesday. At 3:06 a.m., MCFR crews were dispatched to …
Marion County Fire Rescue Battles Ocala House Fire Read More
Several people are dead due to a serious traffic accident involving a migrant bus that occurred on State Road 40 (West Highway 40) Tuesday morning in Marion County, Florida. Credit: …
Marion County Crash Leaves 8 Dead, Driver Arrested Read More
ORLANDO, Florida – The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for 27 counties in Central Florida that will remain in effect …
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Raccoon. Credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission MARION COUNTY, Florida -The Florida Department of Health in Marion County issued a rabies alert in response to two confirmed cases of rabies in …
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Credit: Marion County Sheriff’s Office OCALA, Florida – A Florida man is in jail after he allegedly crashed a stolen dirt bike into the woodline of a dead-end road during …
Florida Man Crashes Stolen Dirt Bike Into Woods During Police Chase Read More