Ocala FL

.oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has taken into custody a man accused in a shooting death that occurred April 17. Matthew Lee Pasco, 43, is being held without bond at the Lake County Jail on a charge of premeditated first-degree murder. His arraignment is scheduled for May 18. Here’s what else we know...

First, there have been many more than 42 accidents on North Morse Boulevard, including deaths and 100 percent lifelong injuries. My house borders this road, I mean borders my yard. I have been to the Morse meetings as “allowed.” The Villages is taking away all that the Spanish Springs area has had to offer. We have had nothing but construction trucks, workers, building materials...

As we navigate the burden of recently imposed watering restrictions and the accompanying 10 percent surcharge, it is time for a serious conversation about the sustainability of our community standards. Currently, we are caught in a cycle that defies logic. The Villages requires the majority of our yards to be...

A Village of Oak Hollow resident has gone on the war path over anonymous complaints. Corinne Leatherman who lives at 1900 Sailor Lane was in Thailand with her husband when the terrible freeze of Jan. 31 obliterated her landscaping. She contacted Arredondo Landscaping to redo her landscaping as a result of the devastating freeze. The company completed the landscaping in March and planted a...

A Belleview woman has been sentenced to a decade in prison and has lost her driver’s license for life after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a 2025 drunk driving accident that killed her 27-year-old passenger. Amber Noelle Sacks pled guilty to DUI manslaughter and DUI with property damage...

Residents across central Florida woke this week to hazy skies and an urgent warning from air-quality officials: stay inside, close your windows, and avoid outdoor exertion. Fine particulate matter, the lung-penetrating pollution known as PM2.5, has surged past “Unhealthy” thresholds at multiple monitoring stations from Tampa to Orlando, putting children, older adults, and anyone with […]

Kimbo, also fondly known as Mr. Wigglebutt, is looking for his forever home. The adult Pit Bull Terrier, Shar-Pei mix brings joy wherever he goes with a tail that seems to never stop wagging. He loves soaking up the love and attention of people, but would do best as the...

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. Behind the recent cold front, drier and slightly cooler air continues to filter in. Winds remain breezy at times overnight into Tuesday. In addition to the winds, drier air will be around keeping the fire danger threat high.

An Illinois snowbird was arrested after a golf cart crash in a tunnel in The Villages. Romaldo Pete Villa, 68, of Hanover Park, Ill., was found seated in a golf cart at the scene of the crash at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Tunnel B-13 under Buena Vista Boulevard near the Saddlebrook Recreation Center, according to an arrest report from the Sumter...

OCALA, Fla. — A traffic stop in Ocala led to the arrest of a convicted felon and the seizure of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and other narcotics, including what authorities said amounted to nearly 4,850 potentially deadly doses of fentanyl. The arrest happened during the morning hours of April 17, 2026, The post Major Drug Bust in Ocala, Nearly 4,850 Potentially Deadly Fentanyl Doses Seized first...