Ocala FL

A Marion County woman has filed a lawsuit against the parent company of T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods, alleging she was injured after tripping over an employee who was working on the floor near a checkout register. Kathryn Monaco filed the complaint against The TJX Companies, Inc. on Dec. 23 in...

A Eustis man was arrested for burglary after a bystander saw him take a $1,000 package off someone’s doorstep. A witness flagged down a deputy when he saw 44-year-old Jason Timothy Phillips steal a package from the front door of a residence on County Road 473 in Leesburg around 5:05 p.m. Sunday, according to an...

A woman died at a local hospital after a single-vehicle crash on Jan. 22 in Summerfield, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers. Here's what we know about the crash: Where was the crash? Southeast 47th Avenue near County Road 42, troopers said. .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; }...

Two golf courses south of State Road 44 will be closed part of next week in The Villages. The Gray Fox Executive Course will be closed all day on Monday, Jan. 26 for maintenance. The Long Leaf Executive Course will be closed all day beginning Wednesday, Jan. 28 through Friday,...

A popular women’s apparel retail chain at the Paddock Mall is set to permanently close its only location in Ocala as part of a nationwide shutdown of all of its stores. Francesca’s will close its location at the Paddock Mall (3100 SW College Road) in Ocala in the coming months.

I believe the Multi-Modal Path Discussion Group should prioritize their tasks to be more effective. It seems like they are getting “the cart in front of the horse” when they want to spend time talking about rules for the MMTPs and who should be allowed to use them. Instead, I think they should find answers to the...

A Lady Lake man will have to appear in court for allegedly hunting ducks without a plug in his shotgun at Emeralda Marsh in Leesburg. An officer came across 28-year-old Shea Tylor Garrard while doing inspections on migratory bird hunters on Emeralda Marsh around 9:10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, according to a resource...

Demand in the senior community of The Villages, FL, has softened lately, with some residents preferring to relocate to coastal areas.

An Orlando man has filed a lawsuit against an Ocala fried chicken restaurant, alleging that poor lighting at a rear entrance led to an early-morning accident where a loaded dolly fell on top of him. Rantrell Madison filed the complaint against LFRC Ocala LLC, doing business as Lee’s Famous Recipe...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A state House candidate and disability advocate in Central Florida is now under fire after a viral video caught him shouting a racial slur at a 7-Eleven employee. The video, which was posted on TikTok by the account @mindofapgl, shows a man running into the...