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OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - In Marion County, a man in in jail after deputies say he stole about $3,000 worth of equipment from the World Equestrian Center. Sheriff’s deputies Matthew Hall, 38, stole electrical wire from a job site at WEC. Hall admitted to the theft on Tuesday. He’s...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A man is out of jail on bond after Marion County Sheriff’s deputies say he was involved in a case of road rage and yelling racial slurs. Deputies say Brian Roberts, 46, of Ocala got angry at another man for honking his horn on Monday night.

A proposed contract between the Alachua County School Board and the teachers’ union is another step closer to being finalized.

For years, guitarist Marty Liquori and his Hot Club de Ville music group had a twice-weekly gig to play gypsy jazz at Leonardo’s 706 Restaurant on University Avenue. A night of music, combined with the delights of Leonardo’s kitchen, was a favorite for jazz enthusiasts. But then along...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - About 1,800 people gathered at Depot Park to hear Will Graham, grandson of evangelist Billy Graham, deliver a faith-based message based on the parable of the prodigal son. “When you come home to him, you become a child of God,” Graham said during the event.

Braving a breezy, cool and damp evening at Depot Park, an estimated 1,800 North Central Florida residents attended a free event Tuesday night called “The Sunshine State Good News Tour.”. Sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the event featured well-known Christian music artists Jeremy Camp and...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The owner of Pizzazz Piercing and Tattoo says their downtown building is haunted. Owner Kimberly Bussey says she and her employees have had encounters with what she says is a ghost on and off for years, and it’s not only during business hours. “So then...

The Florida Highway Patrol is seeking the driver of a SUV that struck two men working on a disabled dump truck along a southwest Marion County roadside the evening of Oct. 28 and fled the scene. One man died and the other was seriously injured, according to an FHP press release. The hit and run […] Share ...

Editor’s note: This is an expanded version of a previous article. As the federal government shutdown stretches on, thousands of Marion County families who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could face a gap in food benefits next month. SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, is the...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Sheriff’s deputies caught the teenage suspect accused of attempting several car burglaries. They say they found the teenager pulling on door handles, trying to break into parked cars near 5100 SE 31st St. in Ocala. He took off when deputies arrived, but they...