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The 2026 Winter Olympics is in high gear in Italy, and a small contingent of Black athletes are competing on behalf of Team USA. The Winter Games are a space where representation of Black American athletes has been far less than in summer sports. Several of this year’s competitors are Olympic veterans, while others...

With the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy, underway, fans may be surprised by the Sunshine State’s presence with Team USA on the ice and snow. Ocala native and former Florida Gator Erin Jackson served as a flag bearer for Team USA at the opening ceremony, becoming the first Black woman to hold the honor...

“It’s really disheartening, and it’s like, my son doesn’t matter, and his life doesn’t matter.”

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are trying to identify a pedestrian who was hit and killed on Feb. 8 in Marion Oaks. Here's what we know: What time was the crash? Approximately 8:35 p.m. Feb. 8. Where was the pedestrian hit? County Road 484 and Southeast 47th Avenue. .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin:...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Traffic was already crawling along Northbound I-75 Monday afternoon as drivers tried to navigate past a vehicle fire near the Sun City Center exit. But at approximately 4:30 PM, the slow commute turned into a scene of wreckage near the 235 Milepost. According to Florida...

Two people with narcotics traveling in a noisy truck were arrested after a traffic stop near Oxford Oaks on U.S. 301. Timothy Paul Taylor, 35, of Summerfield, was driving the truck shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday when its modified exhaust system caught the attention of an officer as it left the Wawa on U.S. 301,...

One Marion County firefighter allegedly involved in the ‘hazing’ of a co-worker, which resulted in battery and kidnapping, the sheriff's office said, will not face charges. A robbery charge against three other former Marion County firefighters was dropped by the state prosecutor's office. The victim, Kayne Stuart,...

As new members of the SummerGlen Golf Community, we are delighted that we’ll no longer have to travel to Cherry Wood Plaza or Belleview for full service grocery/pharmacy stores. Hooray!. However, let’s get the road construction completed first at SW CR 484 and 20th Ave at the SummerGlen entrance...

BELLEVIEW, Fla. (WCJB) - Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a man is dead after being hit by a car in Belleview Sunday night. According to FHP, troopers say the man was walking along County Road 484 near the intersection of of Southwest 47th Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. when a 47-year-old Ocklawaha woman driving an...

"Our family is grieving this unimaginable tragedy," said Yohan Sanchez's sister