Ocala FL

A Marion County woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against two doctors, a medical group, and a hospital system, alleging that their failure to properly diagnose and treat an ectopic pregnancy resulted in a rupture and emergency surgery. Morgan Browne filed the complaint on Jan. 14 in the Fifth...

BELLVIEW, Fla. (WFLA) — A Marion County K-9 tracked and caught a wanted Florida man on Saturday after he fled law enforcement during an attempted traffic stop in Bellview, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. A deputy attempted to located the man, George Jones, who was wanted on warrants for trafficking in...

In a reckless display of speed, a Marion County man was arrested last Saturday after deputies clocked him traveling at more than double the speed limit on a motorcycle, with a child firmly in tow. According to WFTV, the incident occurred when the motorcycle was observed speeding through the 1600 block of Southeast...

Two Silver Springs residents are behind bars after they allegedly posed as law enforcement officers and stole a man’s wallet outside a local bank. Back on Sunday, December 28, 2025, a male victim contacted the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and reported that two individuals – later identified as 48-year-old Colby...

DUNNELLON, Fla. (WCJB) — A Marion County man was found guilty of burglary and assault and battery on a person 65 years or older following a road rage incident at a gas station, the State Attorney’s Office announced. Scott Chamness, 58, was convicted in connection with an incident...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – An individual participating in an anti-ICE protest along E. Silver Springs Blvd. in downtown Ocala was reportedly struck by an SUV in the early afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. Dozens of protesters lined up along E. Silver Springs Blvd. beginning around noon on Sunday...

Luma Mediterranean Kitchen, a fast casual restaurant specializing in fresh favorites, is opening a location in Lake Sumter Landing in the Villages. The restaurant will open right on the lake as part of the the Villages’ Landing waterfront revitalization project. The revitalization project will expand the community’s...

A family of four and their six dogs escaped injury Monday afternoon after a fire broke out at their home in northeast Ocala. Marion County Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the 6600 block of NE 2nd Place in Ocala at 12:27 p.m. on Jan. 26 after a 911 caller reported that the front of a house was on fire.

Detailed construction plans have been submitted for a new Walmart Neighborhood Market in The Villages, shedding light on the scope of a project that has sparked outrage and anxiety among nearby residents. On Monday, site development plans for the new Walmart were reviewed by the Marion County Development Review...

A Leesburg man was arrested for battery after allegedly hitting his mother on the forehead while she cleaned. The mother of 40-year-old Brandon Armond Jones was in the hallway of their Leesburg residence around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. She was...