The State of Florida Bureau of Fire, Arson and Explosives Investigators and Marion County Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the cause and origin of the fire.

Lee County voters could decide next year whether to elect County Commissioners to single-member districts after the House approved a local bill on a 94-11 vote. Rep. Mike Giallomb ...

Almost 90 wildfires are burning across Florida, affecting 2,782 acres. Don't expect conditions to improve anytime ...

With flows down and pollution up, Florida’s springs and waterways are in a crisis. Vital for ecosystems, tourism, and ...

The two new elementary schools in southwest Marion County have been officially named, paying tribute to the history of the ...

The Marion County School Board on April 22 officially bestowed names on two new elementary schools now under construction.

School board members unanimously approved the names of Ross Prairie Elementary and Winding Oaks Elementary Tuesday night.

Officials say Akinyela Taylor hijacked a small plane in Belize on Thursday, stabbing two passengers and a pilot, before one of the stabbed passengers fatally shot him.

About 45 years have passed since a state last eliminated its income tax on wages and salaries. Two Southern states are now on ...

the largest horse complex in the country Marion County Fire Rescue A barn fire in Marion County, Florida resulted in the deaths of 21 horses. In the early hours of Tuesday, April 8, a security ...

Twenty-one horses were killed in an early morning barn fire in Marion County, Florida, Tuesday morning. Marion County Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 6000 block of Northwest 118th Street in ...