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WEIRSDALE, Fla. (WCJB) - A 69-year-old man from Lady Lake is dead after crashing his motorcycle in Marion County Tuesday night. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the man was riding his motorcycle eastbound on Southeast 175th Street in Weirsdale at around 8:30 p.m. The man rode off the roadway and...

Retirement planning tends to steer everyone toward the same handful of Florida destinations, the ones with the golf courses and the gated communities. Those price tags have a habit of making you quietly recalculate how many more years you probably need to keep working. What that conversation rarely includes is...

A 14-year-old Santa Fe High School student is facing a potential criminal charge of making a false threat after allegedly joking with another student about having a "bomb in my backpack." A guidance counselor overheard the remark and reported it to school officials. The student was pulled from class and...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies made an arrest early Sunday morning after conducted vehicle search revealed drugs, ammunition, and a handgun. Carlos Gonzalez, 38, was driving the truck. Deputies say he showed nervous indicators before giving consent to law enforcement to search his vehicle.

Another Broken Egg Cafe, located at 3265 SW 34th Street in Alachua County, FL, was cited for 10 violations during a complaint-driven inspection on May 21, 2026. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation found four high-priority violations during the visit.

A local man who has turned his life around will have to pay $5,500 in incarceration fees from nearly a decade ago after Marion County commissioners forgave the interest and maintained the full balance of a civil restitution lien that has been preventing him from purchasing his first home. During...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has issued a missing person alert for a 16-year-old boy who disappeared on Monday and left a concerning note. Sheriff’s deputies say Hunter Lee Ethridge, 16, was last seen at his home on Northwest Eighth Place in Ocala. Hunter is 5′6″, 175 lbs with green eyes and

A 38-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly burglarized one Marion County residence and trespassed at another, later telling deputies that God sent her to “save” the homeowners. On Saturday, May 23, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal responded to a reported burglary at a residence located on...

Handcuff (File) A 24-year-old Guatemalan national faces up to life in federal prison after pleading...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) -Sara Ebersole’s sister and supporters addressed Marion County commissioners Tuesday morning, more than 700 days after the 26-year-old went missing in Marion County in 2023. The case has gained renewed traction, including appearing on Inside Edition. “You know, it fills my heart up because Sara would