Ocala FL

Lady Lake's new Walmart Neighborhood Market boasts a fresh layout, wider aisles, and services like healthcare & community

After nearly 12 years, Orange County detectives say they have finally tied a suspect to the 2012 killing of a worker at the former China Wok on North Pine Hills Road, and the man they blame was already behind bars. Investigators identified the suspect as Calvin Washington, who is serving...

A Villager’s grandson with a long litany of arrests is in trouble again after a purse-grabbing incident. John David Newell, 28, who is now homeless but resided for many years on the Historic Side of The Villages, was booked this past week at the Sumter County Jail after he was tracked and taken into custody as a result

A 17-year-old allegedly fleeing a robbery plowed into a couple celebrating the husband's 77th birthday, killing both victims, authorities in Florida say. Estiben Garcia Luis faces two counts of felony murder in the deaths of Charles Duncan and Lynn Duncan in Ocala, according to police. Cops say Garcia Luis had just com

A Plant City woman was arrested late Monday night after a deputy caught her driving with a revoked license and pulled her over in a hotel parking lot in Wildwood. Jessica Leigh Featherston, 40, was behind the wheel of a white 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan at about 10:20 p.m. Monday, when she was pulled over at the Holiday Inn

The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office is notifying residents and visitors that a Special Event Zone will be in effect in portions of the Hawthorne area from 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2026, until 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 28, 2026. The post ASO designates Special Event Zone for Hawthorne Homecoming Weekend appeared

A short-lived Summerfield romance lost its cool late Monday night after a dispute over strict household rules and too many electric fans led to a woman’s arrest. Katherine Marie Miskowic, 41, was arrested by Marion County sheriff’s deputies on a charge of domestic battery after an argument over her roommate’s appliance

An inebriated Silver Springs man was arrested early Sunday morning after he reportedly fired a handgun outside his mother’s home when his truck failed to start. Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a home located on Fisher Way in Ocklawaha at around 4 a.m. on Sunday, June 21, in reference to shots being

Roaches, rodents, and raw seafood stored where they should not be led state sanitation inspectors to shut down six Central Florida restaurants last week, with officials saying the problems posed an immediate risk to public health. The emergency orders, issued between June 15 and June 21, stretched from Flagler Beach an

A new statue honoring Revolutionary War General Francis Marion was unveiled Tuesday at Veterans Memorial Park in Ocala as part of ongoing celebrations.