Politicians: 'Just listen to what we’re saying now'
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:00:39 -0700
Rick Scott triumphantly returned to Jacksonville on Tuesday, no longer just a Republican candidate for governor, now the party’s nominee. As Scott travels around the state on what his campaign has dubbed the “Unity Tour,” it’s worth listening carefully to what he says. And not just about national hot-button issues. About Florida. It’s worth demanding that he and his opponents agree to a series ...
Wesley Snipes Asks for Retrial
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:45:07 -0700
Actor Wesley Snipes has filed documents with a Florida court requesting a new trial, claiming jury misconduct.
EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:52:03 -0700
Monique Acevedo on Tuesday pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight years in state prison, followed by 22 years on probation, during which time she must make monthly payments to repay the $413,000... read more
Self-defense or murder?
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:45:09 -0700
That is the question a jury will be asked to consider this week during the second-degree murder trial of Dexter Newson, 19.
Police and community briefs - Aug. 30
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:58:08 -0700
A man who was wanted on an outstanding warrant fled from a Marion County deputy who had pulled him over in his car on Saturday evening for making an improper lane change at a stop light, according to deputies.
Police and community briefs for Aug. 29, 2010
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:28:05 -0700
Police and community briefs
Moment of truth is nigh
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:23:51 -0700
On Tuesday morning, Monique Acevedo will stand before circuit Judge Mark Jones and learn whether she'll go to prison. Her plea -- be it "guilty" or "no contest" -- follows a year of trial delays... read more
Outdoors: Violations
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:13:54 -0700
Recent incidents investigated by the law enforcement division of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. BAKER COUNTY • Officer Darrin Whitaker responded to a boating accident on Ocean Pond. An investigation revealed that a vessel was pulling two people on an inner tube when the vessel began turning in circles, at which time both occupants fell off the tube and collided with each ...
Farkas requests trial in Florida
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:44:26 -0700
Attorneys for former Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Chairman Lee Farkas have requested that his trial on federal charges of bank, wire and securities fraud be moved from Alexandria, Va., to either Ocala or Orlando.
MCSO says goodbye to bureau head
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:44:16 -0700
After 35 years of waking up at all hours of the night, bad eating habits, working long hours, chasing criminals, keeping subordinates in line and taking orders from others, the head of the Marion County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Bureau has decided to call it a day.
Police and community briefs for Aug. 27, 2010
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:43:06 -0700
Police and community news for Ocala and Marion County for Aug. 27, 2010.
Mom says thanks for the 'prayers and the fundraisers' for Kaedyn
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:58:16 -0700
Kaedyn Ballew was rushed from the emergency department of an Ocala hospital to Shands at the University of Florida after a diagnosis of leukemia followed a misdiagnosis of mumps.
Police Report: September 2, 2010
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:00:29 -0700
ST. AUGUSTINE Teen arrested in connection with St. Augustine High bomb threat: A 14-year-old St. Augustine High student was arrested Wednesday with connection to a bomb threat at her school on Tuesday, according to a St. Johns County Sheriff's report. The teen faces charges of making a false bomb threat, the report said. She was booked in the St. Johns County jail and released to her parents by ...
2 People, Cat Shot To Death In Ocala Home
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:46:06 -0700
OCALA, Fla. -- Authorities are investigating the fatal shootings of two people and a cat, who were all found inside a north Florida apartment. Authorities said they believe the two are mother and son and that they apparently died from gunshot wounds.
Mom and son found shot to death
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:13:27 -0700
Authorities are investigating the fatal shootings of two people and a cat, they were all found inside a north Florida apartment. Authorities said they believe the two are a mother and son. More>>>
2 People, Cat Fatally Shot In Ocala Home
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:36:36 -0700
OCALA, Fla. -- Authorities are investigating the fatal shootings of two people and a cat, who were all found inside a north Florida apartment. Authorities say they believe the two are mother and son and that they apparently died from gunshot wounds.
Soured land deal leaves Ocala family fuming
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:58:45 -0700
A South Florida man indicted on more than a dozen counts of bank fraud involving $7.5 million in phony land sales apparently left his mark in Marion County, as well.
Police & Community briefs
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:58:25 -0700
Police & Community briefs for Ocala and Marion Count on Sept. 2.
Barwick murder appeal considered
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:43:26 -0700
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the death penalty appeal for Andrew Richard Allred, the Oviedo man who gunned down ex-girlfriend and Ocala native Tiffany Barwick and her boyfriend, Michael Ruschak, at a social gathering three years ago.
Ocala dentist faces disciplinary action
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:44:40 -0700
A dentist advertised to his patients that he could recreate their smiles and restore their youth. Patients said he ripped them off and ruined their smiles, according to complaints filed with the Florida Department of Health.
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