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A 20-year-old Ocala man was killed early Tuesday morning in a crash involving a motorcycle and a semi tractor-trailer in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 4:45 a.m. at the intersection of Marion Oaks Boulevard and Marion Oaks Drive. According to the FHP report, the motorcyclist was traveling north…

A man is facing multiple charges after deputies say he drove a damaged semi truck through parts of Belleview before being stopped at a local gas station early Saturday morning. According to an arrest affidavit from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched around 2 a.m. on April 26 to the area of Southeast…

A Marion County man and woman who described themselves as caregivers are facing felony charges after deputies say an elderly victim was threatened, taunted, and left unprotected inside her own home. According to arrest affidavits from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Jeremiah Cruz-Sosa, 20, and Kayla Hannah, 19, were taken into custody April 26 following…

A former school employee is facing 20 felony charges after investigators say an online tip led them to a cache of illegal files tied to a Marion County man. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office reported that Internet Crimes Against Children detectives arrested 25-year-old Phillip Demon Duncan on April 23 following a months-long investigation into the…