Florida named strangest state
Tableseed.com, a website news service analyzed nearly 2,000 Associated Press "strange news" stories that were released in the past year.
Electronic tolls coming to Turnpike
Starting in 2011, drivers on a 47-mile stretch of Florida's Turnpike won't have to slow down to pay tolls.
No bond for man charged in Marion killing
A Marion County man charged with first degree premeditated murder will remain behind bars. Police say , Zachary Snyder, 19, killed 66-year-old Doris Babcock
5 children injured in bus crash
Five children were checked out a hospital after a car rear-ended their school bus in Ocala.
Body found burning in fire pit
A Marion County man is behind bars, charged with first degree premeditated murder, after a woman’s body was found burning in a fire pit in her backyard.
Marion man arrested in family child sex case
The case against a family accused of child sex abuse expanded with the arrest of a sixth relative -- a 72-year-old Marion County man who had called the
Tebow closes SEC chapter with Spurrier
Tim Tebow couldn't have come up with a more satisfying way to wind up a chapter of his Southeastern Conference career, in front of fellow a Florida Heisman
Child rape suspect arrested
A man who had called child sex abuse allegations against his brother and four nephews "repulsive" was charged Friday with raping two children, and Missouri
No bond for Villages shooting suspect
A woman charged with attempted first degree murder in the shooting her husband inside their home in The Villages Thursday night was denied bond Friday. >More
Sears launches electronics trade-in
Grab your used electronic equipment. Sears will give you a gift certificate if you sell it to them.
Three arrested in beating of a 75 yr old
The Marion County Sheriff's Office detectives file charges against three people for an early morning beating of a 75 year-old man.
Suspicious package at Ocala city hall
A suspicious package was delivered to the City of Ocala’s Utilities Customer Service office inside the City Hall building Thursday morning. Photo gallery
Items surrendered to TSA
You brought it to the airport but you can't bring that on a plane!! See where all the voluntarily abandoned items end up and who's making money off your stuff.
Jail if you don't pay for health care?
The health care debate continues in Washington where lawmakers are considering possible jail time for people who don't have insurance. >More
Florida Govt. Loses 18,000 Buildings
State officials in Florida are having trouble determining how many buildings the state owns and where they are.
Wacky laws still on the books
It's illegal to slurp your soup in New Jersey. And you're breaking the law if you whistle underwater in Portland. Every one of the 50 states has wacky laws