The Associated Press has announced its top 10 albums of the year, showcasing a diverse range of artists.

Attorney General James Uthmeier will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in Ocala.

A Florida teen is facing potential charges after deputies learned that he lied about being shot and abducted by four Hispanic men last week, which led to an AMBER alert being issued.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office along with other organizations conducted an online sting operation that led to the arrest of 33 men accused of seeking sex with children.

There has been a recent rash of violence across Florida that has included clashes between neighbors and drivers. In some cases, lives were lost.

A Florida mother was fatally shot through a door outside a neighbor's home after what officials characterized as a 2 1/2-year feud over playing children.

State Attorney, William "Bill" Gladson, announced the grand jury indictments of Robert Robinson, 17, Tahj Brewton, 16, and Christopher Adkins, 12, for first-degree murder in connection to a triple homicide in Marion County. Robinson and Brewton were each indicted on three counts of first-degree murder and Atkins was indicted on one count of first-degree murder.

Third teen murder suspect captured.

A 12-year-old and a 17-year-old have been arrested and charged in a shooting last week in Marion County that left three teenagers dead. Deputies are still looking for a 16-year-old in connection with the case.

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods discussed a six-day undercover child sex sting Tuesday that resulted in the arrest of 27.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has issued a community alert and is asking for the public’s help after a woman was kidnapped, raped, and left on the side of the roadway on Tuesday. Detectives are calling this a “heinous crime.”The victim was forced into a vehicle near Baseline Road between 8 and 9 a.m., according to deputies. “At that time of day, somebody saw something,” Sheriff Billy Woods said in a news release. “We need (the public’s) help to seek justice for the victim and get this violent criminal off of our streets.”Anyone with any information is asked to call the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at 352-732-9111 or Crime Stoppers at 352-368-7867.

Four Northeast Florida men were among 12 arrested in a child sex sting out of Marion County, authorities said. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the 12 men talked online with who they thought were children but were actually undercover detectives. Investigators said eight men traveled to a location in Marion County to have sex with the child they thought they had been messaging online, but when they arrived, they were actually met by law enforcement officers and arrested. During a news conference Monday, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods issued a stern warning to parents and also people who prey on children. Lonny Blankenship, 51, of Lake City, was arrested in Marion County on charges of traveling to meet after using a computer to lure a child, using a computer to seduce/solicit/lure a child and using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.

Ocala Police Chief Greg Graham was killed in a plane crash Sunday morning, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies and Marion County Fire Rescue responded around 11:30 a.m. to the plane crash in the area of Southwest 140th Avenue in Dunnellon. First responders located the single-engine private plane and discovered the pilot, who was the sole occupant of the plane, had died. The pilot was identified as Graham, according to the Sheriff’s Office. “The family of Chief Greg Graham, Ocala Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Office and all who knew Chief Graham experienced a tragedy today,” said Sheriff Billy Woods.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. A central Florida sheriff says his deputies wont be allowed to wear face masks except under some conditions, and neither will visitors to the sheriffs office. Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said this week in an email to staff that he had weighed both sides of the issue. The sheriff made the announcement on the week that Florida reported 213 new deaths Wednesday. Thats down from the states peak rate in daily reported deaths of 185 a week ago. Woods, the Marion County sheriff, said exceptions will be made for deputies at jails, schools, courthouses, hospitals, nursing homes and when dealing with someone who is elderly or has COVID-19.

Florida added at least 276 fatalities to its coronavirus death toll on Tuesday, a new state record. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. A central Florida sheriff says his deputies wont be allowed to wear face masks except under some conditions, and neither will visitors to the sheriffs office. Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said in an email to staff that he had weighed both sides of the issue amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, Florida reported 213 new coronavirus deaths. At the sheriffs office, masks wont be allowed so that visitors can be easily identified and there is clear communication, the sheriff said.