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Suspect apprehended in Leesburg in stolen vehicle obtained through Facebook

A suspected was apprehended in Leesburg in a vehicle he obtained through Facebook which was later reported as stolen in Indiana after he stopped making the payments. An officer learned of a stolen white Dodge Ram 3500, later found to be driven by 30-year-old William Ruben Mesa Martinez of Ocala, in the area of West...
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Charges dropped against doctor accused of allowing underage drinking

A Central Florida doctor – who was accused of allowing underage teens to have alcohol at a party – won't face charges, the office of Monique Worrell confirmed Monday.
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Ocala Man Located In South Carolina After Silver Alert

An Ocala man who was the subject of a Silver Alert this week has been found safe nearly 400 miles south in South Carolina. On Friday night, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office issued a Silver Alert for Ronald Sharp, who was last seen on Thursday, October 30. Sharp was...
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Marion Technical College Unveils New Diesel and Aviation Mechanics Facility

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – A crisp fall morning brought community leaders, educators, and members of the Ocala Metro Chamber and Economic Partnership together to celebrate the ribbon cutting for Marion Technical College’s new Diesel and Aviation Mechanics Facility, a major milestone for workforce development in...
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Homeless man allegedly steals his great-grandfather’s vehicle

An Apopka man was arrested after allegedly stealing his great-grandfather’s vehicle to go roll joints with an acquaintance. An officer responded to a vehicle theft involving 21-year-old Andy Lamont Simon at an undisclosed Leesburg residence around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, according to an arrest report from the...
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Opens Belleview Location

BELLEVIEW, FL (352today.com) – Belleview burrito bowlers rejoice–there’s a new Chipotle Mexican Grill location now open in your neck of the woods, complete with a “Chipotlane” pickup drive-thru for those of you who like to order via the Southwestern brand’s phone app. The fifth...
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Central Floridians search for food, crowd food banks after SNAP benefits lapse

Central Florida food banks are seeing an uptick in people who are coming to them for food since SNAP benefits ran out Nov. 1. Initially, federal and state officials said the benefits wouldn’t be processed during the month of November, as long as the government shutdown continued, impacting nearly half a million...
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Some Head Start Centers temporarily close in Central Florida amidst shutdown

Thousands of Florida kids don’t have access to their Head Start center this week, due to an ongoing government shutdown. Many of these centers ran out of federal funding Nov. 1. More than 2,000 Florida kids who go to a Head Start center won’t be able to go to...
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Beloved Ocala patriarch with dementia got lost going to gas station before fatal train...

An Ocala family is grieving the loss of a beloved patriarch who got lost on his way to get gas and drove onto train tracks that he confused for a side road, just one day after his family held a discussion about the man’s battle with dementia. Family and...
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Husband arrested after battle with his wife over treadmill

A Summerfield man has been arrested after a battle with his wife over a treadmill. Aaron Sherrod Stilley, 33, is facing a felony charge of battery following his arrest Monday by Marion County sheriff’s deputies at his home in the Belleview Heights subdivision. Stilley wanted to sell the treadmill,...

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