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By Jennifer Hunt Murty A new federal report from the U.S. Census Bureau suggests housing costs for many American homeowners ...

By Jennifer Hunt Murty National data underscores the growing urgency of local discussions about the need for mental health ...

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a former Senate president, took exception this week when the powerful Senate Rules ...

Law enforcement and fire rescue services personnel responding to an address in northwest Ocala around noon on Jan. 27 found a man deceased on the ...

A Senate committee on 5-3 party-line vote approved a Republican measure on Jan. 27 that would severely restrict cities and ...

After a student last year killed two people and wounded five others at Florida State University, state lawmakers on Jan. 27 ...

By Jennifer Hunt Murty [email protected] The Marion County Board of County Commissioners has voted to renew contracts ...

Republican lawmakers are trying to revive an effort to create an exemption to the state’s voter-approved minimum wage that would apply to workers ...

After more than two decades, the infamous man-eating plant Audrey II is making a triumphant, tendril-waving return to the ...

On Jan. 20, the Ocala City Council approved a proposal from E-Z-GO to manufacture 82 RXV gas golf carts and one Refresher ...