Officer cleared in shooting [Times photo: Steve Hasel] The State Attorney's Office rules a deputy felt his life was in peril when he shot a man who brandished fake weapons on the night of June 10.

Jan Glidewell
There's no business like doggie business
The official party line these days, no matter what the Dow Jones Industrial Average says, is that the economy is in good shape, unless you work for or own stock in one of those companies where phantom bookkeeping left all of the stockholders and most of the employees holding a very large bag.

Sketch reissued in arrow mystery
Detectives hope that this time, the sketch will jog the memory of someone who knows something about the odd death of an evangelist.

Manatee hearing has little debate
Most in attendance favor havens for the docile, slow-moving herbivores, but reports of harassing are heard.

Billboards, car tent sales face regulation
The planning board recommends approval of an ordinance that now goes to the County Commission for a vote.

Young bowler gets on roll
A serious approach leads Mark Wallen to 31 strikes and an 839 series.

Switch to Sportsman class fuels Goff
J.D. Goff is having more fun at Citrus County Speedway this season.

Weather throws sixth-place Inverness curve
The Inverness All-Stars wanted to compete awhile longer in the Little League Senior Girls State Tournament in Dunedin, especially after waiting two extra days to take the field.

Long-loved tale of Oz comes to the stage
The Ocala Civic Theatre will take on the story and the music of Dorothy's enchanted journey to return to her home in Kansas.

Cool sounds at the Canyon
This weekend, a versatile dance band and a tribute to Louis Armstrong are scheduled. In the fall lineup are Three Dog Night, Sandi Patty, Roy Clark and the country Legends Fest.

Citrus digest
Animal Control has new head