Ocala FL

A Wildwood teen will appear in court next week after allegedly trying to steal $513 in merchandise by way of a baby stroller at Target in The Villages. An officer responded to Target at Rolling Acres Plaza to investigate a retail theft involving 19-year-old Alannah Marshall around 2:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18,...

High-priority health code violations were found recently at two popular breakfast restaurants serving The Villages. An inspector visited the Denny’s restaurant near UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital on Oct. 20 and found food at unhealthy temperatures, according to an inspection report on file with the Florida...

A Villager celebrating his birthday was arrested after a trip to buy cocaine. Mark Davis of the Village of Santo Domingo was celebrating his 58th birthday this past Thursday when he was traveling as a passenger in a pickup that was exceeding the speed limit by 13 miles an hour in the area of East Schwartz Boulevard...

An impatient man waiting to use a bathroom was sarrested after an alleged attack at Spanish Springs Town Springs. Charles Anthony Gunn, 56, of Leesburg, went into a restaurant at Spanish Springs at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday where he wanted to use a restroom, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police...

Editor’s note: This is an expanded version of a previous article. As the federal government shutdown stretches on, thousands of Marion County families who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could face a gap in food benefits next month. SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, is the...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Sheriff’s deputies caught the teenage suspect accused of attempting several car burglaries. They say they found the teenager pulling on door handles, trying to break into parked cars near 5100 SE 31st St. in Ocala. He took off when deputies arrived, but they...

A Georgia man driving an unregistered truck was arrested after a traffic stop in Wildwood. Sergio Guillen Guerrero, 38, of Lawrenceville, Ga. was driving the white 2011 Ford pickup with an expired temporary tag at about 11 a.m. Tuesday on Powell Road when an officer initiated a traffic stop, according to an arrest...

Criminal justice leaders are scheduled to speak in Marion County following the arrest of a convicted child killer from Kentucky.

Signs are up at a nearly 20-acre site in south Ocala where construction of a new Publix will soon begin. The Publix Diamond “A” Shopping Center will be situated at the intersection of SW Highway 484 and SW 49th Court Road in Marion Oaks. The site is situated directly north of the Ocala South Logistics Park, just a...

Leesburg Police Chief Joe Iozzi gave a report to the city commission Monday night on the impact of the school speed zone cameras during the first year of operation. Iozzi said that 19,267 citations were issued from Oct. 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. He told the commission that 13,096 violators have paid fines totaling...