Ocala FL

I too have written to the county commissioners via email; with no response. As a tax paying citizen of Marion County and have been since 1997, I expect some representation. We live in northwest Marion County. It is a rural area; not so quiet anymore. We have a very narrow County Road that they just resurfaced with no...

BELLEVIEW, Fla. (WCJB) - A suspected porch pirate is in jail and another is out on bond. Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 41-year-old Bobby Thompson and 39-year-old Danielle Croup on Thursday. Deputies say the pair worked together to steal packages from two victims in the area of Southeast 116th...

An Ocklawaha man accused of being behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed and killed his friend in late 2025 was taken into custody on March 5. Jesse Levi Six turned himself in at the Marion County Jail, where he was booked at 9:17 a.m., according to records and the Florida Highway Patrol. Six was held without...

A 41-year-old Silver Springs woman with prior theft convictions is back behind bars after allegedly stealing an Amazon package from a mailbox in a local neighborhood. On Wednesday, March 4, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal responded to the 3700 block of NE 58th Avenue in Silver Springs. A witness had...

My husband and I are snowbirds for the last five years after retiring. We love the area due to the convenience of having easy access to restaurants, shopping, etc. Yes, we see more traffic, but to me, it is a good sign of building a better economy. Our only drawback is the matter of Ocala not having an airport.

A Marion County jury has found 16-year-old Kydris Jackson guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of 19-year-old Griffin Smith, a killing that prosecutors say started with a Cash App dispute and ended with gunfire in a pickup truck. Investigators said the two arranged to meet for what...

A popular Florida husband-and-wife social media duo with over 750,000 followers is heading to Ocala next week to try out one of the city’s most beloved local eateries. Jermaine and Melissa Hughley, known online as “The Hughleys,” announced to their fans that they will visit GG’s Heavenly Soul Food on Saturday, March...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A petition circulating online is calling for legislation named in honor of a 3-year-old Marion County girl whose death prosecutors are treating as a homicide. More than 1,200 people have signed the Paisley Brown Child Protection and Accountability Act on Change.org. The proposed law was created...

PRESS CONFERENCE | The mother and caretaker of 3-year-old Paisley Brown, who died on Feb. 19, have been charged in connection to her death. The Marion County Sheriff's office said the investigation is ongoing as more kids also affected are being interviewed.

An Ocala woman has filed a lawsuit against the operator of Golden Corral in Ocala following a fall in the restaurant’s restroom that she claims resulted in permanent injuries. Jamie L. Dinoia-Leighton filed the complaint against Metro Corral Partners, Inc., in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County...