Ocala FL

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A man from Ocala charged with Manslaughter in his friend’s shooting death was found not guilty by a jury in Marion County Thursday night. Abraham Bordas had been charged with killing 26-year-old Chase Koepke in late 2023. Court records show the jury met after final...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The Ocala Police Department (OPD) is asking for the public’s help in identifying two individuals suspected of stealing a wallet from a woman’s purse at Publix on June 15. According to investigators, the suspects used a distraction to take the wallet, then quickly...

A suspected burglar was nabbed after rifling through golf carts at Sawgrass Grove in The Villages. Officials were initially alerted at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday that a man was removing items from a bar table, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. A witness directed an officer to the golf...

The age restriction enforcement is a problem for the Developer. Have you noticed that the Developer does not want to live up to his responsibilities? They do not have difficulty in raising amenity fees. Maybe what The Villages stand for today is different than the original owners. If that is the case tell its...

A teen granddaughter who was visiting The Villages was arrested for shoplifting. Kylie Elizabeth Blume, 18, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., entered the Target store at Rolling Acres Plaza at 3 p.m. Sunday and was spotted on CCTV putting $142 worth of products into her purse, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando Health has introduced a state-of-the-art medical helicopter, a first-of-its-kind Airbus H145, aimed at improving emergency transport for critically ill and injured patients across Central Florida. What we know:. Orlando Health has introduced a new, state-of-the-art Airbus H145 medical...

ORLANDO, Fla. – A pair of Brazilian “illegal aliens” were arrested in Central Florida amid an international homicide case, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. In a release on Thursday, FDLE officials identified the pair as Lafaiett Pereira and Marcia De Oliveira. “(Pereira) was wanted...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Two drivers in Central Florida were arrested in separate incidents this week under the state’s recently enacted "super speeder" law, after troopers clocked them traveling well over 50 mph above posted speed limits, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). What we know:. Two drivers were...

If your idea of a perfect weekend involves fresh air, flower fields, and the occasional goat photobomb, Sweetfields Farm in Brooksville, Florida, is calling your name. Nestled in the rolling countryside just north of Tampa Bay, this seasonal farm adventure feels like a postcard come to life—equal parts family fun, rustic charm, and sunflower-filled serenity.

If you’ve ever dreamed of floating alongside a gentle manatee in turquoise water so clear it looks like glass, Crystal River is your kind of paradise. Tucked along Florida’s Nature Coast in Citrus County, this small town with a big personality is the only place in North America where you can legally swim with wild manatees—and that’s just the beginning of its natural wonders.