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TRENTON, Fla. (WCJB) - Gilchrist County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a burglary suspect after a manhunt on Wednesday evening. Sheriff’s deputies say they received a report of a burglary in progress involving a shed in the Southwest area of Gilchrist County. The victim reported that a man, later identified as Alex...

SILVER SPRINGS, FL (352today.com) – Marion County Utilities has issued a precautionary boil water notice for customers within the Silver Springs community to allow for repairs to a main water line. Customers are also advised to bring water intended for consumption to a rapid boil for at least one...

A Florida Denny's restaurant in Marion County received an administrative complaint recommendation from state inspectors on January 8, 2026, after finding 12 violations during a routine inspection at the location on 3805 SW Broadway in Ocala.

According to Moya, the shooter, 31-year-old Justin Dewayne Long, who lives in the 300 block of CR 234, parked at the KFC, entered Imeca Lumber and Hardware (1201 E. University Avenue), and shot 23-year-old Eduardo P. Rodriguez. The post Names of victim and shooter in yesterday’s East University Avenue incident...

A massive horse training facility in northwest Marion County that has produced multiple Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners was sold for $6.5 million. Marion County Clerk of Court records show that Watching Park Farm, located at 14840 W State Road 40, was sold for $6.5 million to D & B Scanlon Holdings, LLC, on...

How safe is your child while walking to and from their school or bus stop? According to Kevin Christian, the public relations director for Marion County Public Schools, there are 2,375 bus stops daily in the district. “About 23,000 of our 46,000 plus students ride the school bus on a daily basis,” he noted in […] ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Lorenzo Joshua Johnson Jr., 22, who was arrested on January 4 for domestic battery and carjacking, has now been charged with 40 counts of violating his pre-trial release conditions by calling his victim approximately 70 times in seven days from the jail in an effort to get her to drop the charges.

Tierra A. Scott-Franklin, 23, was arrested today after she reportedly called 911 and said she drowned her baby. The post UPDATED: Woman on probation arrested for drowning her 7-month-old daughter appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Health inspectors in Florida have recommended an administrative complaint against a Red Lobster restaurant in Marion County following a Jan. 8 inspection that discovered 10 violations, including four high-priority infractions.

A Marion County Jail inmate, who was taken into custody last year following an Ocala bank robbery, is facing an attempted murder charge after he confessed to stabbing his former cellmate for “snitching” and making homosexual advances. Randall Lee Williford, 38, was initially placed under arrest and booked...