Florida driver shot while attempting to run over, flee from deputies
A Marion County deputy shot a man Friday who was allegedly trying to run over another deputy during a pursuit.
13-year-old boy arrested, accused of vandalizing Silver Springs church
SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. – A 13-year-old boy arrested in Marion County is accused of vandalizing a church in Silver Springs, causing $10,000 in damage, according to the sheriff’s office. The boy faces charges of burglary to a structure with damage over $1,000 and petit theft, the Marion County...
Navy Veteran Arrested for Domestic Violence
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Jarmaine Lamar Williams, 44, early Tuesday morning and charged him with one count of misdemeanor battery, one count of felony domestic battery by strangulation, one count of false imprisonment and two counts of child neglect without great bodily harm. According to the...
Ocala husband allegedly attacks, chokes wife on couch
An Ocala husband is facing battery charges after he allegedly attacked his wife while she was sleeping on a couch inside their home. On Friday, August 29, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence located on SW 90th Loop in Ocala after receiving reports of a domestic battery incident. Upon...
Marion County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Owner of Bay Mare Found Roaming Near Highway 27
OCALA, FL.(352 Today) — A bay mare was found roaming along Highway 27 near the 7300 block of NW 121st Avenue in Ocala earlier today, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Agricultural Unit. Deputies responded to reports of a loose horse and safely took the mare into...
A legacy worth celebrating: Mt. Carmel Baptist Church marks 129 years of faith, family,...
The church's 129th anniversary celebration will include a special Anniversary Worship Service on Sunday, September 21, at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 2505 NE 8th Avenue. The post A legacy worth celebrating: Mt. Carmel Baptist Church marks 129 years of faith, family, and fellowship appeared first on...
5 Gainesville cafés every caffeine lover should visit
The Fall semester is in full swing — and so are long homework and study sessions. Luckily, Gainesville has no shortage of coffee shops to fuel students. Hitting Starbucks in the libraries on campus is convenient, but sometimes a change of scenery helps. Here are five other coffee spots to try, in no particular order.
Funds raised after vehicle crashes into 92-year-old veteran’s Florida home
OCKLAWAHA, Fla. – A 92-year-old Korean War veteran found himself displaced after a vehicle crashed into his Marion County home on Aug. 11, leaving the structure condemned. Odis Fender was watching television in his Ocklawaha residence when the walls shook. “It sounded like a bomb had hit my trailer,”...
Marion County teen accused of causing $10K in damage to church
SILVER SPRINGS, Fla - A 13-year-old boy is accused of breaking into a Marion County church and leaving behind thousands of dollars in damage, according to deputies. A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in Marion County after allegedly breaking into St. Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church, causing roughly $10,000 in damage.
Unlicensed rider claims he’d just picked up motorcycle from tow yard
A Summerfield man was arrested for driving with a suspended license after being stopped on a motorcycle he just picked up from a tow yard. A deputy spotted 37-year-old Derek David Jackson driving a white motorcycle southbound on 3800 S Pine Ave., Ocala, around 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the...
