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MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – As the North Central Florida area continues to experience dangerous drought conditions and multiple wildfires, some local counties have released new updates. In an announcement on Monday, April 20, 2026, Alachua County announced a Local State of Emergency. “Alachua County has declared a Local...

Good evening, Central Florida. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. On Wednesday, expect more clouds around with highs back in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Central Florida will remain mostly dry outside of an isolated spotty shower possible. Winds remain a bit breezy with the occasional gusts of 20...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — Three Marion County firefighters accused of hazing a co-worker are expected to make a deal with prosecutors. Court records show that Seth Day, Edward Kenny, and Tate Trauthwein appeared in court on Tuesday and now have a change of plea hearing on April 30. The...

FLORIDA — An 18-year-old was killed in a head-on collision Monday night in Sumter County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash occurred just before 9 p.m. on U.S. 301 north of County Road 656. Investigators said the teen, who was from Wildwood, was driving a truck northbound when the vehicle crossed […] The post One person dead following vehicle...

A homeowner has the wrong color shingles on a villa in The Villages. The home at 1898 Loadstar Ave. in the Fairwinds Villas in the Village of St. James was the subject of a deed compliance hearing Monday at the District Office in Brownwood. James and Mary Lyn Dost bought...

The 41-year-old son of a couple in The Villages will have to answer in court on a shoplifting charge. Jeffrey Quinn, who lives with his parents at 2399 Dunkirk Trail in the Village of Hadley, was at the Walmart in Leesburg on April 12 when he attempted to leave the store with $34.10 worth of merchandise for which he had not paid...

A Wildwood teen died at the scene of a crash Monday night on U.S. 301. The 18-year-old was driving a Chevy Silverado at 8:50 p.m. northbound on U.S. 301, north of County Road 656 in Sumter County, when he crossed the centerline and collided nearly head on with a southbound Ford F-450, driven by a 28-year-old Webster man...

A Villager has been found in violation of the deed restriction standards due to landscaping that was put in without the approval of the Architectural Review Committee. The home owned by Stephanie Dance at 2011 Perish Place in the Village of Oak Hollow was the subject of a deed compliance hearing Monday at the District Office at Brownwood.

Video: Previous coverage of Friday’s explosion at Storm Distillery. CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The owner of Storm Distillery has died after suffering injuries in an explosion at the business last week. David Mohr was among three people who were hospitalized after the blast Friday morning that witnesses said could be heard from a mile […]

A new Wawa that opened in south Ocala late last year has just been sold for over $4.8 million. The Wawa located at 5200 S Pine Avenue was sold by WPG Triple Crown LLC to Overland Leasing LLC for $4,846,000 on Friday, April 17. Wawa officially cut the ribbon on...