Ocala

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

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.”

"Being Michelle" is about a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse. In this interview, members of the documentary's production team discuss her story and the larger issues it raises.

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.

Evusheld, which the FDA approved for emergency use, offers about six months of protection if administered before a patient is exposed to the virus, Gov. Ron DeSantis says.

The vessel looks a lot like the others at the state park. But on the inside, it has room for large wheelchairs and foldaway seats, allowing people with disabilities to enjoy underwater views with family or friends.

A predicted nursing shortage is expected to effect The Villages especially hard. In nearby Ocala, the College of Central Florida is racing to help meet the demand.

The boxes were created so that mothers who are unable to care for a newborn can legally, safely and anonymously surrender their infant, helping to prevent illegal abandonment.

Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn has vetoed a mask ordinance passed by the city council.The council approved the mask ordinance 4-1 as a measure to combat the…