Ocala FL

A popular series that allows the public to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus is returning to Ocala’s Historic Downtown Square this week. The family-friendly holiday program will take place in the Ocala Historic Downtown Square on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., beginning on Tuesday, December 9, and...

“As to the parking spaces for golf carts, they could have the spots at the far end of the parking lot. The near spots should be for handicapped or veterans. It doesn’t make sense that the people who are athletic enough to play golf cannot walk to the store. If they cannot walk, they are handicapped. It is not the...

Cold front hits Central Florida this weekend: showers Saturday, widespread rain Sunday (up to ½ inch possible). Orlando & Daytona stay in the 70s next week. Full forecast inside.

Officials are considering a plan to uncork bottlenecked traffic at one of the busiest intersections in The Villages. The Sumter County Commission will be reviewing recommendations from engineering firm Kimley-Horn & Associates Inc. for the intersection of State Road 44 at Morse Boulevard. Commissioners meet at 6 p.m....

A Leesburg man was arrested for theft after allegedly filling a stolen backpack with $168 in unpaid merchandise at Walmart. Officers responded to Walmart, located at 2501 Citrus Blvd., regarding retail theft around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. A loss prevention...

A Villager has been sentenced in the theft of a candle that looks like a Christmas tree. Jodi Lynn Edelbrock, 60, of the Village of Dabney, pleaded no contest this past week in Sumter County Court to a charge of theft. She has been placed on probation for six months and has been ordered to perform 40 hours of...

The U.S. Navy has scheduled live and inert bombing exercises at the Pinecastle Range Complex in the Ocala National Forest for this week. The training schedule is set for two separate sessions:. December 12: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. December 13: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The U.S....

I have lived in Ocala for the past 11 years and what they have done with State Road 200 and Ocala traffic altogether is absolutely horrible. I’ve been all over, to some of the busiest cities, and have never in my life had to deal with traffic this bad. My daily commute is going down SR 200 and there is absolutely no...

A Florida man got a life sentence in a burglary case. 37-year-old Mitchel Andrew Searle was found guilty of Burglary with Battery, two counts of Burglary of a Dwelling, Burglary of a Structure, and three counts of Criminal Mischief. Judge Peter Brigham sentenced Searle to life in prison, followed by two concurrent...

A man was sentenced for two counts of vehicular manslaughter of a woman and her six-month-old infant in Central Florida. 34-year-old Corey Andrews French was found guilty by a jury of two counts of Vehicular Homicide, one count of Possession of a Firearm by Felon, and one count of Violation of Domestic Violence...