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OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The Office of the County Engineer provided updates with the various road projects within Marion County at the Marion County Board of County Commissioner meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The soft opening of the full four lanes of SW 40th and SW 49th Ave.,...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after trying to escape a crime scene on a tricycle. Sheriff’s deputies say Richard Kohler, 25 tried to escape the scene of a crime on a tricycle. Deputies were investigating a report of tools being stolen from...

OCKLAWAHA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County health officials are testing water samples while warning the public about another algae bloom, this one in Ocklawaha. Blue-green algae has been found at Lake Bryant’s Resort dock. This type of algae can produce toxins. Last week, Marion County leaders also issued a...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Dry conditions are prompting burn bans and water restrictions across several counties in Georgia and North Florida, with officials urging residents to take conservation seriously. Burn bans in effect. Several counties across both states are currently under burn bans due to dry, dangerous conditions. In Georgia,...

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Officers say a teen boy was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle on Tuesday while apparently attempting a stunt. Gainesville Police Department officers say they responded to reports of a pedestrian versus vehicle crash on Southwest 14th Street, south of 21st Avenue, around 6:15 p.m.

Mainstreet Daily News hosted a three-member panel with local historians on Tuesday night to discuss Florida's role in the American Revolution. Florida remained loyal to Britian during the war, and historians highlighted how at the event, made possible by Florida Humanities and Florida Press Educational Services. Florida officials declined an...

SECO Energy was on the scene of a downed pole Wednesday morning after it was knocked to the ground by a driver that crashed in a median in The Villages. The accident occurred on Buena Vista Boulevard at the entrance to the Village of Calumet Grove in the Marion County section of The Villages.

A 45-year-old Marion County man was arrested on burglary and theft charges after he was allegedly caught stealing an air conditioner unit, leaf blower, and pressure washer from a local residence. On Monday, April 20, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal responded to a home located on NE 167th Avenue...

BRONSON, Fla. (WCJB) — A brush fire that caused evacuations in Bronson is now contained, but for those living nearby, the impact is still being felt. A 40-acre fire broke out near County Road 24, close to homes near the Bronson Speedway, before crews were able to get it contained. While the fire is no longer spreading, smoke still lingers across the area.