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Florida is set to execute a man on Thursday in the kidnapping and murder of an 18-year-old college student who was on a camping trip with his big sister in Ocala ... told USA TODAY that she ...

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Strategic Community Alliance, Inc. (SCA) is hosting this community-wide cross-cultural experience of Indian culture from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at Citizens' Circle in downtown Ocala. It is a free ...

Florida is set to execute a man on Thursday in the kidnapping and murder of an 18-year-old college student who was on a ...

Cole was convicted in the 1994 murder of Florida State University student John Edwards and the sexual assault of his older ...

In early 1994, college students John Edwards and his big sister met for what was supposed to be a fun weekend camping trip at ...

New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 5,838 in the week ending September 7, down from 6,081 the week before, the ...

This story includes previously reported information, including from the Ocala Star-Banner, a member of the USA TODAY Network – Florida. Breaking & trending news reporter Elena Barrera can be ...

Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, USA Today ... freshwater springs in Florida. Plus, with the recent opening of an $800 million resort, it’s safe to say Ocala is on the rise.

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