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I think distracted drivers should get stiffer fines

Everyone is always complaining about the traffic here. I think things would be better if people on their phones got stiff fines (GPS being an exemption). You can spot them a mile away by their driving, it’s slower than the flow and weaving in their lane. This can cause...
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Landlord allegedly threatens to strangle tenant in heated texts over rent

A Summerfield woman was arrested after allegedly threatening to strangle a tenant who was late with rent. A deputy responded to a residence on Southeast 148th Street in Summerfield regarding 38-year-old Desiree Rhiannon Toerpe sending a threatening text to a tennant on Saturday, Dec. 13, according to an arrest report...
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More home insurance companies plan Florida rate decreases for 2026

ORLANDO, Fla. — It is good news for Central Florida homeowners as we wrap up 2025 — some companies are planning to lower home insurance premiums for 2026. Even Florida’s insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, plans to lower rates for the first time since 2015.
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‘They’re coming for you’: Video shows arrest of mom in 40-year missing child cold...

Body camera footage from a Florida sheriff's office shows the arrest of Debra Newton on Nov. 24. Newton is accused of abducting her daughter in 1983.
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Pilot survives after crashing, sinking plane in Alachua County lake

The amphibious aircraft crashed at 5:15 p.m. Saturday at Redwater Lake in Hawthorne.
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Florida school districts say fewer students and budget strain leave no easy options

Florida school districts are staring at a problem that sounds simple on paper but turns messy fast in real life: when thousands of students leave, the money leaves with them, yet the buildings and basic costs don’t shrink at the same speed.
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Wanted man chased to Walgreens with broken narcotic pipe in pocket

A homeless man in Leesburg was arrested with a broken pipe after being chased on foot by an officer all the way to Walgreens. An officer recognized 34-year-old Jonathan Dwight Kirkland standing near his bicycle outside Sunoco, located at 737 S 14th St., at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the...
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Project Pawsitivity: Go Small to Love Big

OCALA, FL (352today) – Meet Texan, a 9-pound pup with a heart the size of Texas, who’s currently available for adoption at the Humane Society of Marion County. Texan is a 12-year-old Chihuahua mix who was surrendered to HSMC after the previous owner faced difficulties in keeping him. Although Texan is a senior, he...
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Habitat for Humanity of Marion County House Blessings

Curtis and Christina Jones, left, and Britney Mann and her children, Caleb Brown, 9, Caiden Brown, 12, and Jada Kendrick, 14, right, are driven in a horse-drawn carriage to the Habitat for Humanity of Marion County house blessings, which were held next door to each other, on Northwest 14th Street in Ocala, Fla. on...
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‘Dear Santa, I want a safe place:’ Central Florida kids ask for safe spaces

ORLANDO, Fla. – While kids around the world are busy writing letters to Santa detailing what toys they want under the Christmas Tree this year, some Central Florida kids are writing letters with a different wish. With messages like, “Dear Santa, I want to be around people who believe...

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