‘The hate gotta stop’

Nationally recognized civil rights leaders and the Ocala community gather to demand justice for shooting victim AJ Owens.

Dog Dock Diving At The Ocala Dog Ranch

Despite the searing heat and heat indexes in the triple digits, dogs were trying for their longest jumps yet with their owners tossing their toys from the dock into the diving pool.

Hoops and Badges Two-game Basketball Tournament

The Hoops and Badges Two-game Basketball Tournament was held at the Mary Sue Rich Community Center at Reed Place in Ocala, Fla. on Friday. The tournament was hosted by the Ocala Police Department and featured two games. In the first matchup, the Ocala Police Department went head-to-head with the Family and Mentoring United (F.A.M.U. 352) team and in the second game, OPD played the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

War Cry 4 Peace prayer vigil for Lezarius Graham

People filled the Sanctuary at the Church of Christ to console each other and begin the healing process. The Marion County Sheriff's Office is conducting a homicide investigation after Graham's body was found in a wooded area in the 2100 block of Northwest 43rd Street on June 7. Graham was 17-years-old and had been shot.