Marion County

The Empath Health facility in Ocala held an open house Friday focused on using art to express those powerful feelings of grief.

The Department of Agriculture announced new nutrition standards for schools that will limit added sugars for the first time. The new rule also trims sodium in kids' meals.

Each woman has lost a child to fentanyl - two of them at age 26 and another at 36. Says one: “The message has to get out there.”

Using emergency services to get tested for COVID was a main factor for the 2021 increase in the region, managers say.

According to Ocala police, investigations have shown the drugs responsible for many of the overdose deaths enter the U.S. from Mexico.

The Langley Mobile Dental Unit has served hundreds of patients over five years. Some are uninsured, others are homeless, low-income or migrant workers, and others are dealing with mental illness or addictions.

The board held the emergency meeting as cases and quarantines threatened school operations and staffing for bus routes.

In Alachua County, the school district is still finalizing a COVID plan, but it did announce the hiring of 30 nurses to help mitigate the virus.

With mask-wearing mandates gone, businesses are deciding whether to ditch the requirement in their facilities.

Central Florida seniors may find it hard to get the vaccine at this time if they have not already signed up.