Ocala, United States (Local)
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After a multi-agency pursuit and the shooting death of a suspect in the reported abduction of a 13-year-old girl on July 27, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods posted a video on the agency's Facebook page on July 28 that praised an alert citizen who reacted to an AMBER Alert and alerted authorities and the “great work” by deputies who followed the suspect's car.
Marion County Search and Rescue has a new home and its volunteers have a base in which to store emergency equipment for ready access as they organize missing person searches and perform other community services.
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Andy Fillmore | For the Star-Banner Madilin Gangelhoff, a middle school English literature teacher at St.
Posted August 3, 2026 | By Andy Fillmore, [email protected] When many household budgets are stretched paper thin, a Feed the Children
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Andy Fillmore | For the Star-Banner The Forge at Madison Commons, best known just as The Forge, is in the midst of its soft opening
Big Brother peering into people's privacy or crime fighting angel on the public's shoulder? The debate over automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, which has been called a hot topic by Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods, continues. Flock Safety Company, a maker of LPR systems, states that in 2025, their equipment helped find more than […]
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Posted August 20, 2026 | By Andy Fillmore, [email protected] Rev. Dr. Lorenzo S.
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Andy Fillmore | For the Star-Banner Taqueria El Charro restaurant has opened in Ocala.
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Former Niceville resident Krista Schumacher is flourishing in her career as a professional artist and art gallery owner in California.
The organization first announced its intentions to drop the bus service in July. During an Ocala/Marion County Transportation Planning Organization workshop on Aug. 25, MSS announced plans to get out of the transportation business by December, citing skyrocketing liability insurance costs.
