Surprises? Bring ’em on, Marion County students tell Matt Manatee
Dear Friends,My podmates and I had a lot of fun reading your letters and finding out that so many of you LOVE to be...
Ocala man arrested after stealing more than $16,000 from an elderly woman
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A man in Ocala was arrested after officers say he stole thousands of dollars from an elderly woman. Ocala Police...
Cadets and vets
The Friends of Marion County's Veterans Park Foundation have joined forces with Home Depot and local high school JROTC cadets to bring upgrades and...
Residents urge CDD 7 supervisors to keep anonymous complaint system
Community Development District 7 supervisors opened a discussion Thursday on anonymous deed restriction complaints, but delayed a decision until next month. A proposal calls...
Local Officials Warn Marion County Residents: Fentanyl Crisis Persists Despite Decrease in Fatalities
Florida's Attorney General Ashley Moody, Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass, and Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods have responded to new statewide drug...
Moody sounds alarm over illicit fentanyl coming in from Mexico
(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody again sounded the alarm Thursday over illicit fentanyl flooding into the state from Mexico....
Ocala church offers programs to help people overcome addiction
Michael Beck, a pastor at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, says he's been clean and sober for 16 years which is why it's important...
Missing Ocala boys return safely to Florida after father fled state during custody visit
MARION COUNTY, Fla. - Two Ocala brothers are safe in Florida after their father never returned them to their mother following a custody visit,...
The roads are falling apart
For almost eight years now, we have been paying an extra penny sales tax to pay to fix the roads and supplement emergency services....
In Marion County, Attorney General Ashley Moody says border security key in fight against...
Law enforcement officials can now get Narcan, a powerful mist given to those suspected of a drug overdose, from Walmart. The announcement...

















