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A Wildwood woman has been arrested after her emaciated dog was discovered confined to a shower in her apartment and later had to be euthanized. Felicia Sienna Rose Spratt, 25, who lives in the West Village apartments in Wildwood, was arrested this past week on a Sumter County warrant charging her with a misdemeanor cou

A golfer was hospitalized after a scary ride in a golf cart at a course in The Villages. Emergency personnel responded at about 9:15 a.m. Saturday to the RedFish Run Executive Golf Course after the golfer suffered an apparent medical episode. The golf cart went speeding down the fairway at...

A Clermont woman was arrested after driving drunk in the parking lot of a behavioral school. Officers responded to Better Life Academy, located at 1650 W Main St., regarding an intoxicated teacher, 55-year-old Amy Kathleen Shabluk, behind the wheel around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesbu

A nightclub customer followed and employee as she left work and attacked her in Central Florida. The post Nightclub Customer Followed Employee, Attacked Her in Central Florida appeared first on West Orlando News .

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Fire Rescue officials are paying tribute to a colleague who died in an off-duty crash. Officials posted a tribute to Evan Lewis on Facebook. Lewis, a firefighter and EMT, died Sunday. The family, along with friends and colleagues, gathered at Orlando Regional Medical Center...

OCALA, Fla. — New efforts are underway to connect Central Florida veterans with resources and benefits. On Saturday, veteran services hosted a briefing event where local vets received assistance in several ways, including with their pensions and healthcare. Marion County Veterans Services is hosting open houses to conn

A 19-year-old man was arrested after investigators say he stole hundreds of dollars’ worth of merchandise, including dozens of Pokemon card packs, while working at an Ocala Walmart. On Tuesday, June 16, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the Walmart located at 34 Bahia Avenue in Ocala to...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB) - A DUI suspect is out of jail on bond on Friday after Marion County Sheriff’s deputies say he snapped a power pole in half and indirectly injured a motorcyclist. Deputies say 38-year-old Kevin Burge caused about $22,000 worth of damage on Wednesday. Downed wires...

OCALA, FL (352today) – Meet the sweetest 60-pound lowrider who is patiently waiting for his forever home at the Humane Society of Marion County. Fat Boi found his way to the HSMC in an unconventional way. While helping move the dogs from Marion County Animal Services to their new shelter, the Humane Society of Marion C

A 20-year-old Summerfield man was arrested on a felony weapons charge after a deputy pulled him over for not wearing a seatbelt in Wildwood. At about 11 a.m. Thursday, a deputy with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office was conducting traffic enforcement on State Road 44 near Interstate 75. The deputy spotted a white Niss