Ocala FL

Bradford County Sheriff’s deputies arrested four Gainesville residents on Friday night after a traffic stop led to the discovery of three stolen firearms, including a loaded AR-style pistol. According to the Sheriff, the vehicle, a silver BMW, was occupied by Elijah Beckford, Michael Hunter and two minors....

Another multi-million dollar commercial property near The Villages has changed hands. The Spruce Creek Terrace Shoppes, a multi-building retail and office center located at 17860 SE 109th Avenue in Summerfield, was sold for $13,475,000 on Friday, Feb. 27. The property was sold by 2275 Biscayne Holdings LLC and Palms...

A week of explicit online chats ended in handcuffs Wednesday night when Columbia County deputies say a 25-year-old Ocala man showed up in Lake City expecting to meet a 14-year-old for sex. Horatio Levon Carrie was arrested at the prearranged spot after a specially trained undercover officer, posing as the teen,...

A trail in Marion County is being renamed to honor two longtime radio hosts who died in a car crash last year.

A Central Florida claimed a $1 million prize from a scratch-off game. The post Central Florida Woman Claimed $1 Million Prize from Scratch-Off Game appeared first on West Orlando News .

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Hear ye, hear ye, all hail Sir Wigglebutt, the cutest pup in all the realm. The honorable Sir is waiting to find his own kingdom at Marion County Animal Services. Sir Wigglebutt is just over a year old and has plenty of the happy puppy...

A Umatilla man was arrested when a coworker called the police on him for driving drunk on Natural Ice beers. A coworker of 53-year-old Donald Scott Schoen called the police to report his reckless driving in a black Ford Taurus at 7:40 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – A school district athletic update was provided at the Marion County Public School Board work session on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Last winter, the Marion County Public School District athletic department received about $2 million for a number of projects. MCPS School District Athletic...

The state has identified an Ocala woman who won $1 million after purchasing a scratch-off at a local gas station. The Florida Lottery has announced that Yeraldiny Luevano Baza of Ocala won the scratch-off. According to the organization’s records, Baza won $1 million from the $15,000,000 Diamond Spectacular...

The owner of the Il Villagio, who is awaiting trial on gambling charges, is seeking the return of $340,872 in cash and a gold bar. Rima Ray, 45, of St. Augustine, is accused of raking in $24 million and preying on elderly customers at Il Villagio, located on U.S. Hwy. 441 in the Sumter County portion of Lady Lake....