A Honk, A Chase, A Chokehold: Jury Convicts Florida Man In Brutal Gas Station...
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A simple tap of a car horn at a green light sparked a violent attack at a gas pump, and on Friday, a jury decided that 58-year-old Scott Alan Chamness is guilty of his role in it. After hearing the case presented by Assistant State...
Women busted with cocaine at entrance to Brownwood in The Villages
Two women were busted with cocaine near the entrance to Brownwood in The Villages. Jessica Francine Shrimplin, 37, of Leesburg, was driving a red Chevrolet Malibu at about 10:30 p.m. Friday westbound on State Road 44 at Meggison Road when she was pulled over because the vehicle did not have a functional taglight.
Severe freeze warning hits Central Florida for 7 days
Central Florida residents are preparing for a significant cold weather event as the National Weather Service in Melbourne issued a freeze warning for parts of the region. The warning takes effect at midnight and extends through 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, with forecast temperatures expected to plummet into the lower 30s...
Suspect wanted in Ohio and Georgia found with beer in car
A suspect wanted in Ohio and Georgia was found with beer in his car while parked in a neighborhood in Wildwood. Teddy Dean Gilk, 64, was found on Saturday morning in a green Ford SUV in the 8100 block of Penrose Place in the Beaumont Development after a caller reported a suspicious vehicle, according to an arrest...
Bridge closed over I-75 as interstate shutdowns begin tonight
Lanes of Interstate 75 will close beginning Monday night for repairs to the County Road 320 overpass that was damaged by a dump truck last year, with concrete barriers and detour signs now in place to block traffic over the bridge. Video footage taken at the scene over the weekend...
New business on SR-200 to add more traffic in Marion County
MARION COUNTY, Fla. — One senior in Marion County is concerned about traffic getting worse because of new developments along State Road 200. Debra Watson said she’s concerned a proposed project could add more traffic in front of her senior living community, “On Top of the World.”
2 men, a woman wounded in shooting at Ocala home; deputies search for gunman
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County deputies say three people were shot north of Ocala Sunday afternoon. Sheriff’s deputies were called to a house along Northwest 90th Street around 5:30 p.m. and found two men and a woman with gunshot wounds. All were taken to the hospital, where they remain as of this report.
Family displaced after Marion County mobile home; no injuries reported
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A midday fire damaged a double‑wide mobile home in northeast Ocala on Monday, displacing a family of four but causing no injuries, according to Marion County Fire Rescue. Fire officials said they responded to the 6600 block of NE 2nd Place around 12:27 p.m....
Helicopter helps track down Lady Lake woman with drugs in stolen car
A law enforcement helicopter was used to help track down a Lady Lake woman with drugs in a stolen car. Sommer Dawn Michelle Beckel, 44, who lives at 351 Carriage Lane, was arrested Sunday after a helicopter from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office spotted her and a male companion with the white Nissan sedan which had...
Ocala man who chased, shot girlfriend at Motel 6 gets 20-year prison sentence
A convicted felon from Ocala, who shot his girlfriend in the back while chasing after her at a local motel in 2024, will spend the next two decades in prison. On Thursday, a Marion County jury found 37-year-old Donald Lorenzo Roberts, Jr. guilty of the following charges: aggravated battery with a firearm, possession...
