Ocala FL

An uncooperative driver from New Jersey was arrested at an entrance gate in The Villages. April Andrews, 49, was traveling in a vehicle at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday at 54 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone, when she was pulled over on County Road 466A at Drake Drive at the entrance to the Village of Pine Ridge, according...

A Fruitland Park man was arrested on a charge of stalking after trying to meet up with a woman at Walmart. A woman called the Lake County Sheriff’s Office regarding 40-year-old Luis Angel Marrero wanting to meet her at Walmart, 2501 U.S. Hwy. 27, Leesburg, and have dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 10, according to an...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (WCJB) - In a TV20 exclusive, Susan Lorincz, 61, sat down with Robert Bradfield to discuss her conviction of manslaughter in the shooting death of Ajike Owens, 35, in Ocala in 2023. The case drew national headlines and protests, with people calling for Lorincz’s arrest. The Marion County...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - One person was taken to the hospital for evaluation after a fire was reported at Fort King Middle School in Ocala on Wednesday. Ocala Fire Rescue crews say they responded to a structure fire at the school just before noon. The fire was already extinguished when firefighters arrived.

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Traffic was delayed on two major roadways in Ocala on Tuesday evening after a semi-truck flipped. Ocala Fire Rescue crews say a semi overturned at the intersection of North Pine Avenue and State Road 40. All northbound lanes of Pine Avenue were blocked. Firefighters say no...

Why not hold discussions by all VCCDDs on how owners are using their Villages homes to make money. Long-term or short-term rentals is one thing, but airbnbs? I know that a certain percentage of Villages homes are for anything but 55 and older. Review what “anything” should be.

The Lady Lake Police Department is investigating two separate fraud cases reported over the weekend involving senior residents who suffered significant financial losses after being contacted by individuals posing as trusted institutions. In both cases, the victims were persuaded to transfer money under false...

An unlicensed contractor has been charged with quoting work for screened-in lanais in The Villages. Marc Anthony Arias, 40, of Leesburg, was arrested earlier this month on a Sumter County warrant charging him with contracting without a license. The Sumter County Building Department lodged a complaint with the Florida...

In central Florida, controversy is boiling around a bill that would change the Ocala National Forest into a national park. Florida Congressman Randy Fine (R-Fla) introduced a bill in Congress in August, 2025 to consider turning the Ocala National Forest into Florida Springs National Park. He said one benefit of this...

Featuring more than 50 colleges, universities and trade schools, the event is being held at at the Santa Fe College Blount Center in downtown Gainesville. Sheriff’s officials are expressing condolences to the family of retired deputy Farnell “Farney” Cole. Town of Inglis’ only animal control officer raises...