Development on 400-acre property in south Marion County up for final vote
Marion County officials will issue a final vote this week on a rezoning request from a developer who wants to create dozens of larger properties on a 407-acre site in south Marion County. The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will issue a final vote on the rezoning request from...
Missing Florida kids among 122 rescued during Operation Home for the Holidays
TAMPA, Fla. - A multi-regional operation involving several federal, state and local agencies led to the rescue of 122 missing or endangered children from Florida and nine other states. By the numbers:. Operation Home for the Holidays was a two-week operation across Central Florida that used real-time intelligence and...
Bank Robber in Central Florida Arrested after Mom Contacts Law Enforcement
A bank robber in Central Florida was arrested after his mom contacted law enforcement and turned him in. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested the man for a bank robbery in Tampa. 33-year-old Aaron Spencer entered the Truist Bank on Memorial Highway at 1:10pm and demanded money from the...
Goodwill Industries Of Central Florida. Raising Money For Second Harvest Food Bank
Month-Long Register Round-Up Initiative to Support Hunger Relief Efforts Amid SNAP Uncertainty. Goodwill Industries of Central Florida is donating all of its November round up at the register proceeds to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Second Harvest Food Bank is a vital organization dedicated to...
The Villages’ first grocery store has bagged up its final sale
The Villages’ first grocery store has bagged up final its sale. The Winn-Dixie at La Plaza Grande has closed in anticipation of its conversion to an ALDI grocery story. That particular Winn-Dixie holds a special place in the history of The Villages. It was the first supermarket to open in Florida’s Friendliest...
Silver Alert issued for Alzheimer’s patient who left facility in The Villages
UPDATE: Thomas Mendrala has been located and is safe. A Silver Alert has been issued for an Alzheimer’s patient who left an assisted living facility in The Villages. Thomas “Tom” Mendrala, 84, who has cognitive impairment/early stage Alzheimers left the Watercrest Assisted Living Facility in the Spanish Springs area...
U.S. Marshalls Arrest Louisville Woman in FL for Fatal 2020 Crash that Killed Manchester,...
LONDON, Ky. – A Louisville woman has been arrested in Florida on an indictment warrant for manslaughter, stemming from a fatal traffic crash that occurred in Laurel County in 2020. Laurel County Sheriff John Root reported on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, that Jessica Chambers, 35, of Louisville, KY, was...
Death Penalty for Illegal Immigrant in Brutal Stabbing Deaths of Girlfriend, 4-Year-Old
A jury recommended the death penalty for an illegal immigrant who was found guilty of murder in the brutal stabbing deaths of his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter in Central Florida. A Hillsborough County jury recommended the death penalty for Angel Gabriel Cuz Choc in the brutal stabbing deaths of...
Central Florida Student Arrested for Bringing Gun to School
A Central Florida student was arrested for bringing a gun to school. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested the student from Spoto High School, in Riverview near Tampa, for bringing a firearm to school. School administrators and an HCSO School Resource Deputy made contact with 16-year-old Charles...
Detectives investigating shooting in Silver Springs Shores
Marion County Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking the public for information about a shooting in Silver Springs Shores that left one individual in critical condition. Marion County Fire Rescue crews and MCSO deputies were called to the scene of a shooting near the intersection of Locust Pass Trail and Oak Lane at...
