Ocala FL

The city has denied liability in a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was injured in a slip-and-fall incident inside a restroom at the Ocala International Airport. In a formal answer filed on Dec. 26, the city responded to the complaint from Susan Marsden, asserting numerous affirmative defenses against her...

A Central Florida man was indicted for murder for shooting his girlfriend. Brevard County Sheriff’s Office deputies found the victim, 28-year-old Lendzi Lakeman, dead of multiple gunshot wounds inside a house on Carlowe Avenue. A 911 caller reported hearing three shots and then seeing Bellinger fire more shots inside...

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Better Business Bureau in Indiana has issued an alert about the website Angi, which matches consumers with professionals, after a pattern of complaints, including consumers who say they paid people who never showed up to do the work. It comes as Central Florida couples allege,...

THE VILLAGES, Fla. — A Monday morning drive turned tragic when an 88-year-old resident lost his life following a medical episode behind the wheel. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the accident occurred at approximately 7:55 a.m. on January 19, 2026. The man was traveling northbound on...

A retired Army captain with a decorated record of service who was recently recognized with a day in Marion County named in his honor, reflected on the heavy price of service and the blessing of returning to citizenship during Tuesday’s meeting of the Marion County Board of County Commissioners.

A repeat violent offender was sentenced in violation of probation for a felony burglary and battery case in Central Florida. After two hours of testimony and final arguments, 31-year-old Darien Andrew Hauter was sentenced to 20 years in the Florida Department of Corrections, after being found guilty of violating his...

In the early morning hours of Sunday, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reported a fatal single-vehicle accident involving a 19-year-old male from Dunnellon in north Brevard County. According to authorities, the individual was operating a Suzuki motorcycle southbound on US-1 near Puma Valley Way in the inside lane....

An 88-year-old Villager suffered a medical episode prior to a crash that sent him to the hospital. The resident of the Village of Tierra Del Sol South was driving a dark-colored 2021 GMC Terrain utility vehicle at 7:55 a.m. Monday northbound on Buena Vista Boulevard between the entrance to the Village of Glenbrook...

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission held its annual Historic March in Ocala on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 19, 2026. School groups, houses of worship, community organizations and elected leaders participated in the march, which started at the Ocala downtown square and headed west on Silver...

A 19-year-old Dunnellon man died Sunday morning after losing control of his motorcycle and striking a utility pole on U.S. Highway 1, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fatal crash occurred at 3:52 a.m. near the intersection of Puma Valley Way. Troopers said the man was operating a Suzuki...