Ocala FL

Scattered summer solstice thunderstorms are tracking eastward across Central Florida, bringing temporary relief to triple-digit feels-like temperatures while introducing localized weather hazards. The National Weather Service has issued Special Weather Statements for parts of Brevard County, warning of 50 mph wind gust

A Villager has been sentenced in the wake of an attack on his wife at their home. Steve Weherley, 73, of the Village of Country Club Hills, pleaded no contest this past week in Lake County Court to a felony charge of battery on a person over the age of 65. He has been placed on probation for three years and must comple

Two cousins were arrested this past week after they allegedly snuck onto a private ranch to illegally hunt hogs and were tracked down through surveillance cameras, a Snapchat video and an impounded pit bull. Gavin Keith Dasher, 30, of Oxford, and his 18-year-old cousin, Gracin Randell Dasher-Richardson of Wildwood, wer

A Villager killed in a recent golf cart crash had been a first responder after the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center. Additional details are coming to light about 58-year-old Timothy Joseph Byrnes, who died June 12 after the crash in the Village of Citrus Grove. Byrnes,...

Central Florida officially welcomed the summer solstice on Sunday, bringing the region nearly 14 hours of daylight with a late 8:26 p.m. sunset. While morning temperatures started in the mid-70s, afternoon highs will climb into the mid-90s with heat indices pushing past 100 degrees. Morning hours will remain dry before

A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison after a Marion County jury found him guilty of the 2024 premeditated murder of an Ocala resident. On Thursday, June 18, jurors delivered a guilty verdict against Blayze Jurrien White for premeditated first-degree murder with a firearm in the death of 24-year-old De

MARION COUNTY, Fla. - Officials with the Marion County Sheriff's Office announced that a Dunnellon river has reopened following an alligator bite. The attack happened along the Rainbow River when a snorkeler was reported to being bitten by the alligator, prompting the closure. Deputies and officials with the Florida Fi

The proposed “solutions” for Morse North are not only over-engineered, they are fiscally irresponsible. To truly “fix” this corridor, I believe a massive undertaking involving at least three tunnels, land acquisitions, and wetland disruption is required. We simply cannot afford—nor do we need—such an extravagant overha

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Get hooked on H3 Reel Therapy’s Father’s Day celebration with the 1st Annual Father’s Day Kids Fishing Rodeo. Fathers can introduce kids to fishing or spend another day near the water on Sunday, June 21, 2026, from 9 a.m.-noon at Tuscawilla Park, 829 NE Sanches Ave., Ocala.

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A sold-out Bull Bash and Country Music Festival drew a packed crowd Saturday to the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, bringing country music fans from around the country together for a night of bull riding, live music and family activities. The second annual event featured professional bull riders..