Ocala FL

A Fruitland Park man apprehended for cocaine slammed his head into a cop truck, cutting his head. At 2:15 a.m., an officer noticed a red Dodge Grand Caravan heading northbound on U.S. Highway 27/441. The Fruitland Park Police Department issued an arrest report on Friday, May 8. He recognized the driver as Ryan Marshall

Someone wrote a few weeks back stating that Ocala Downtown needs a wake up call to bring some life back to the area. Maybe doing an open mic, karaoke night, set up a machine in the gazebo on a week night and have people come up and sing. Put some...

Expect a hot and humid day in Central Florida with breezy winds and afternoon showers. Inland highs in the 90s, coastal 80s. Similar weather tomorrow.

A man with a violent history deadbolted himself in a house after a 911 caller reported hearing his disturbing threats. Omar Alston, 50, was heard making profane threats, including, “I’m going to kill you,” at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at his home at 407 Winners Circle, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake P

Many of us are saddened by the closing of Tierra Del Sol Bar & Grill. Some have pleaded that golfers need someplace go have a beer after golf, and even suggested a food/ beverage cart or venue similar to Edna’s on the Green. While I love the setting at...

A driver with a suspended license was arrested in an uninsured Jeep in The Villages. Franklin Chester Hensley, 57, of Dunnellon, was driving the green two-door 1997 Jeep on Wednesday afternoon when an officer noticed the vehicle had a broken windshield, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department.

A inspector found cold meatloaf and ordered a “stop sale” on sea bass during a visit to a country club in The Villages. The inspector showed up May 6 at Palmer Legends Country Club and found three high priority violations, one intermediate violation and seven basic violations, according to an inspection report on file

I have been living here long enough to know (over 23 years) to make a pretty good judgement that although golf carts occasionally do not come to a full stop at stop signs, I count on my hands how many times bicyclists have come to a stop at a stop sign. They claim it slows them down. Well guess what? That’s what it is

A Central Florida career criminal was sentenced for a home burglary. The post Central Florida Career Criminal Sentenced for Home Burglary appeared first on West Orlando News .

ORLANDO, Fla. - Hot temperatures and spotty shower and storm chances are on the way for our Saturday across Central Florida. Highs today will be just a degree or two above normal, climbing into the mid 80s along the coast and into the low 90s inland. A 30% chance of...