Ocala FL

The American economy is very uneven right. While the stock market is booming and many are enjoying the benefits, there are many other Americans struggling with higher prices, particularly at the grocery store. For many years, the Wildwood Soup Kitchen has served the poor, the hungry, and the lonely by...

The Ocala City Council will review a nearly $3 million incentive package for the revitalization of the Hotel Marion property in downtown Ocala, including the waiver of building permits and impact fees, the donation of a $1.25 million parking lot, and the payment of a $650,000 grant over five years.

A skip scanner was arrested in an alleged theft at a Walmart in The Villages. Jaime Marie Scheck, 49, of Summerfield, was caught on surveillance skip scanning merchandise on at the store at Buffalo Ridge Plaza in The Villages, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. She had failed to...

A Fruitland Park man was arrested for reckless driving after reaching 111 miles per hour on his first motorcycle. A deputy spotted 23-year-old Thaddeus Brayden Holiday speeding on a red motorcycle in Wildwood around 6:40 p.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Radar...

A Leesburg woman was arrested for battery after allegedly hitting her boyfriend during an argument and spitting on him in front of police. Officers responded to a battery involving 25-year-old Desiree Alexandria McGowan at an undisclosed Leesburg residence around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has thrown his hat into the ever-widening pool of candidates seeking to become Florida's next governor. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced his run for mayor last week. For more than three decades, Demings has led the Central Florida community through...

A 30-year-old Ocala man is expected to be sentenced Nov. 10 to 30 years in prison for the fatal September 2023 shooting of man at Cynthia Chestnut Park in Gainesville. Court records show Javon Stephon Barclay will be sentenced as part of a plea deal with prosecutors on a charge of second-degree murder in the shooting...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. - Susan Lorincz, the Marion County woman convicted of fatally shooting her neighbor, plans to countersue after a wrongful death lawsuit was filed against her, according to new court documents. What we know:. Lorincz is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence after she was convicted of killing...

Citrus County Fire Rescue responded to a house fire on W. Evita Lane in Dunnellon Saturday evening. Crews arrived at approximately 8:04 p.m. to find a 2,500-square-foot home fully engulfed in flames, with a nearby RV threatened by the fire. Firefighters from multiple stations worked quickly to contain the blaze, The...

LEESBURG, Fla. – A fire broke out early Sunday at a home in Lake County, according to a news release. Officials from Leesburg Fire Rescue said they responded around 3 a.m. to Margaret Drive, where the second floor of the home was fully involved. According to the release, crews...