Ocala FL

The results are in from a special study on ID checks at pools in The Villages. In November, the Recreation Department was directed by the Project Wide Advisory Committee to perform a study to monitor pool ID checking at select neighborhood pools. The stepped-up ID checks took place at four...

The Ocala Police Department has arrested a man in connection with the Dec. 25 shooting death of another man. Curnelius A. Brown Jr., 19, was arrested on charges of second-degree murder with a firearm, possession of a machine gun and possession of a firearm by a delinquent. He was picked up on an arrest warrant,...

A financial advisor in The Villages began 2026 behind bars. Arthur “Skip” Eugene West, 74, operator of West Financial Group, was transferred on New Year’s Eve to the Sumter County Detention Center where he is being held without bond on a probation violation. West had been placed on probation as the result of a 2022...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement put a hold on a Wildwood man who allegedly pointed a BB gun at three people. Deputies responded to an armed and dangerous call involving 39-year-old Jose Alberto Lopez Hernandez at an undisclosed residence in Wildwood around 9:45 p.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Central Florida hospitals are welcoming the first babies of 2026. Both AdventHealth and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies announced the first births at their hospitals for the new year. AdventHealth. It's special to have a baby any day, but it’s extra special to...

Dellana Amilya Sams, 24, of Williston, was arrested yesterday and charged with engaging in a scheme to defraud after a Target employee alleged that she had stolen over $1,500 in merchandise from the store in 17 separate incidents. The post Williston woman accused of 17 separate shoplifting incidents at Target...

A Summerfield teen was arrested for assault after allegedly throwing several alcoholic drinks at her boyfriend when he could not fix her car. A deputy was in the area of 183rd Avenue Road and East Hwy. 40 in Summerfield trying to find a gray pickup truck around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from...

An unlicensed driver from Guatemalan was arrested for driving without a license after being stopped for crossing into oncoming traffic. A deputy patrolling in Oxford got behind 21-year-old Adelson Misael Perez Hernandez in a black Honda Civic around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter...

An unlicensed driver from Mexico was arrested after being stopped near Wildwood Intermediate School without a driver’s license. An officer saw 42-year-old Erik Rios Lopez driving a black Volkswagen passenger car westbound on Cleveland Avenue around 8:45 a.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Red sky at night, sailors delight. You may have heard of that weather folklore before. Believe it or not, there is meteorological truth behind the age-old saying. Central Floridians submitted dozens of photos to PinIt of a fiery sky Tuesday evening. Why so vibrant?. In our...