Ocala FL

SUMMERFIELD, Fla. (WCJB) — Two men were arrested for robbing a Dollar General store at gunpoint in Summerfield on Friday, according to Marion County Sheriff’s deputies. Christopher Collins Jr., 20, and Nicholas Davis, 26, were both arrested on Saturday on charges of armed robbery, aggravated assault, and weapon...

A Summerfield man was arrested for driving without a license after speeding through a school zone at The Villages Charter School. A deputy spotted 58-year-old Efrain Santiago Astacio speeding in a red Honda Civic at 8 a.m. Friday on County Road 466 at the charter school, according to an arrest report from the Sumter...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — The Ocala area is maintaining its status as one of the hottest housing markets in the country. In their annual “Migration Report,” researchers with moving industry firm Move Buddha found that Ocala, Fla., was the second most popular destination for people to move to this year.

ORLANDO, Fla. – In the second week of December, another five eateries across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR. State records show that the reported eateries experienced violations like improper storage, temperature violations and more. But a...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Information from the Florida Department of Commerce shows that Central Florida is becoming a competitor in Florida’s manufacturing revival — a shift driven by new facilities, advanced technology and investments that are bringing higher-paying jobs to the region. Community leaders say the growth is...

An Ocala man is suing a local hospital, alleging that negligence and neglect during his mother’s hospital stay led to the development of a severe pressure ulcer that ultimately contributed to her wrongful death. Courtney James, acting as the personal representative of the Estate of his late mother, Annie...

Detectives say they found no reason to bring charges against the 60-year-old woman who was driving the vehicle that hit and killed Shannon Rushing, 18, on Oct. 27.

The owners of the World Equestrian Center and Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club just purchased a 77-acre horse farm near their other properties in northwest Ocala for $7.5 million. According to a deed recorded in Marion County on Friday, Golden Ocala Equestrian Land, LLC, purchased the property at 2599...

THE VILLAGES, Fla. - A three-year-old girl who went missing from Kentucky was found under a new name and in a different state 40 years later. Michelle Newton – born in 1983 – reportedly vanished out of Louisville, Ky. when she was three years old. The backstory:. On...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A Marion County jury found a Jacksonville man guilty of second-degree murder with a firearm in the shooting death of a 17-year-old, according to a news release from the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida. Henry Jonathan Valencia, 24, was sentenced to life in prison following...