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ORLANDO, Fla. – The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Marion county until 9:45. Several inches of rain has fallen in and around Ocala in the past hour. More heavy rainfall is expected over the next hour. Storm spotters have reported that several roads are...

NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB) - The reward to find those who removed flags at the veterans memorial in Newberry now sits at $3,500. Newberry City Commissioner Mark Clark says there are no solid leads after an American flag and flags representing the branches of the U.S. Military were apparently stolen from the memorial.

LEVY COUNTY, Fla. — Justin Bryant, 36, of Morriston, was sentenced to 40 years in the Florida Department of Corrections for a violent stabbing spree that left four people injured in a quiet neighborhood on May 30, 2024. Authorities say Bryant, under the influence of drugs, attacked four individuals in The post...

Javan Malik Smith (aka Javan Malik Young), 23, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for stealing over $2,000 in cash from his employer. Smith, who is on probation in Georgia and told local officials he lives in Georgia, has been arrested three times this summer in Gainesville. The post Man arrested for stealing cash...

A well-being check at an Ocala residence led to the arrest of a 72-year-old man who was wanted in Louisiana for violating probation on armed robbery and attempted first-degree murder charges. A corporal with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home located on SE 50th Court in Ocala...

Marion County Public Schools will offer free meals to children participating in after-school programs at 39 different sites this year. The district has expanded its Afterschool Meals Program, which is part of the Child Care Food Program and is managed by the Food and Nutrition Department, to 39 sites this year.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - One of the trees in Gainesville that was planted in memory of the University of Florida students killed in 1990 was struck by a vehicle on Thursday evening. Officials say a car crashed into a palm tree on Southwest 34th Street in Gainesville. The driver was...

MELROSE, Fla. (WCJB) - Wildflowers Music Park is one step closer to becoming a reality, but some people want to silence the music before it begins. A 270-acre piece of land in Melrose, purchased on Aug. 1, is making way for Wildflowers Music Park, with the hope of holding winter festivals.

The Gainesville City Commission gave direction Thursday to raise the property tax rate by 0.3 mills in the coming year while cutting eight vacant positions, freezing nearly 20 vacant positions and opening up four new police officer positions. The millage increase would raise $3.4 million more than if the rate...

Freshman year of college is a mountain to climb. Many obstacles lie in the wake of the best times most college students will experience. Maybe you’ll make new friends or join clubs. Maybe you’ll change your major a couple times, like I did, or make huge mistakes and end up dropping out of college. Who knows?