Ocala FL

Villager Daryl Klinko was surprised to spot a spectacularly tall stalk growing in his front yard. Klinko, who moved here from Michigan, could not believe his eyes when he saw the massive shoot coming up from his Century Plant at his home in the Village of Hemingway. The Century Plant,...

Despite a prominent healthcare provider permanently eliminating more than 200 positions across its Florida facilities last week, its Ocala location was noticeably left off the list. Sanitas Medical Centers, operating under parent company Keralty, recently issued official Worker Adjustment and Rehabilitation Notificatio

Andres Mossberg was mowing his lawn and his neighbor's lawn on April 1 when a truck ran off the road, hitting and killing him. On June 17, Florida Highway Patrol Traffic Homicide Investigator Cpl. Mark Baker arrested the pickup driver, Gary Steve Rowell, on charges of vehicular homicide and two counts of reckless drivi

This evening at about 6:45 p.m., I was coming out of the Morse circle heading on El Camino Real toward the hospital. In the road was an elderly couple, with the man in a wheelchair and the lady pushing him (this side does not have a golf cart path along the road here).

Daycare worker Halee Russo was arrested by Fruitland Park police on charges of child neglect after a child "under her sole care" escaped a playground and ran across the busy six-lane corridor of U.S. 27, police said. Drivers pulled over and rescued the child from the highway's center median before...

One of the three crew members has been cut from trash trucks in The Villages, but an official contends it is a smarter, safer approach to collection. Assistant District Manager Bruce Brown penned a piece in Wednesday’s edition of The Villages Daily Sun explaining the “Smarter, Safe Waste Collection in The Villages.”

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Central Florida trooper has been taken into custody as part of an overtime fraud investigation, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators identified the trooper as Capt. Lenita King, the Orlando District 2 commander for FHP Troop D. Jail records show that King...

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A recent viral trend — dubbed the “Door Kick Challenge” — has been causing issues as of late in Central Florida. The challenge involves teens covering their faces, kicking or pounding stranger’s front door when it’s dark outside, and sprinting off into the night.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Wednesday featured blistering heat and less rain as we enjoyed a brief stint of some drier air. We say goodbye to that dry air Thursday and replace it with deeper moisture. Our Thursday will start off with a sun/cloud mix and dry conditions. This will allow...

A 58-year-old homeless man was arrested for aggravated assault after allegedly pulling a knife on a Marion County hotel employee who asked him to leave the property. On Sunday, June 14, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the Comfort Suites located on Brooks Street in Dunnellon in reference to a verbal