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Construction crews are nearing completion of a new RaceTrac in Summerfield, which will mark the ninth location for the national gas station chain in Marion County. Located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 441 and SE 147th Place/Sunset Harbor Road, the new RaceTrac is over 6,000 square feet in size and has been...

A murder trial that was supposed to last four days was halted after the judge declared a mistrial on Oct. 28. Among the reasons: indirect effects of the federal government shutdown. Here's what we know: Who was the judge: Circuit Judge Peter Brigham. What's the name of the accused? Jowarn M. Mitchell. Lawyers: Brice...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Orlando, FL – Florida’s new “super speeder” law is already making an impact in Central Florida. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, deputies have arrested 101 drivers since the law took effect...

Good evening, Central Florida. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Expect a sun-filled Halloween with highs in the low 70s, low humidity, and a light north-northwest breeze. Once the sun sets around 6:41 p.m. temperatures will fall quickly into...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – After a Kentucky man who fatally stabbed a 6-year-old was released from prison early and moved to Central Florida, the state’s attorney general is now pushing for changes to the state’s “insanity defense.”. The attorney general’s office revealed that the man —...

A man presently serving prison time for violent crimes has been sentenced to more years behind bars for a separate offense. Here's what we know about that and other cases considered at the Marion County Judicial Center the week of Oct. 20. State v. Leo McFatten Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Hodges. Lawyers: Assistant...

A Groveland man was arrested for driving with a suspended license after stopping over a stop bar. An officer observed 34-year-old Timothy Lee King driving a silver Ford sedan southbound on McCormack Street around 10:50 a.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. As the vehicle...

A winning lottery ticket worth over $12,000 was recently sold at a Winn-Dixie on State Road 40 in Silver Springs, just 20 miles west of a gas station where another winning ticket from the same drawing was sold on the same day. On Wednesday, October 29, four winning Fantasy 5...

A Forest High School senior was killed after being hit by a car while walking to her bus stop in Ocala, Florida, reported Fox 35. The crash reportedly happened Monday around 6:20 a.m. Officers say 18-year-old Shannon Rushing was struck by a vehicle driven by a 60-year-old woman and died from her injuries at the scene.

A roommate was arrested after a 911 hangup call was placed from an apartment complex in Lady Lake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s dispatch center received the call at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday from the Oakleaf Apartments on County Road 466. When law enforcement dialed back the number from which the call had been...