OCALA, Fla. — The city of Ocala held a special election Tuesday to elect a new mayor and fill the city council seat for District 3. Mayoral elections occur every two years, as outlined in the city’s ...

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A town in Florida known as the "treasure of the Nature Coast" is a place to explore natural beauty both on and off the water and interact with wildlife.

For now, Kayak’s challenge is less about technology than traveler behavior: convincing consumers to trust a conversational AI to handle bookings, and not just fall back on the familiar search box.

A fire truck headed to Fort King Middle School on Wednesday, Sept. 17 (Ocala Fire Rescue) OCALA, Fla. – First responders were called to Fort King Middle School on Wednesday morning after a fire broke ...

Miami – A dugout canoe that emerged on Florida’s Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian may not be North American in origin, experts say. The norm is for ancient dugouts found in southern ...

A mysterious dugout canoe that washed up in Florida following Hurricane Ian is puzzling experts who are struggling to determine its origin and age, officials announced. The unique indigenous ...

This dugout canoe found in the Fort Myers area in 2022 shows indications it was made in the style of a Caribbean cayuco, experts say. Florida Division of Historical Resources photo A dugout canoe that ...

Ocala’s special elections are Tuesday. Four elected offices will be on the ballot, but only two of them — for mayor and City Council District 3 — have contested races. Incumbent Mayor Ben Marciano ...

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine of Florida has introduced legislation that could eventually lead to designating the vast Ocala National Forest and surrounding springs as a national park. But at this point, he is ...

When Florida Congressman Randy Fine offered a bill this summer to study transforming Ocala National Forest into Florida Springs National Park, one of the benefits he cited was an economic boom that ...

OCALA, Fla. — A 9-year-old boy is facing multiple charges after Ocala police say he brought a loaded gun on a school bus. Officers say they responded to the bus on Monday, where the child was carrying ...