Ocala FL

The Northern Lights dazzled across the U.S. late Tuesday night – even visible as far south as Florida. What are the Northern Lights? The lights, called auroras, are "vibrant light displays created when energetic particles from the Sun interact with Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere." Can I see them...

THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Irving Locker is a former staff sergeant for the U.S. Army. He is one of the few remaining veterans to have served in World War II and his legacy is still very much alive as he turns 101. In The Villages, his friends of 16...

FLORIDA — Law enforcement officials are investigating a deadly ATV crash in Hawthorne that occurred early Wednesday morning. Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies reported that the crash happened at the intersection of State Road 20 and Lake Shore Drive. According to authorities, two people were riding the ATV when it...

Chad's Promise was created to help provide free boarding for veterans' dogs during hospital stays. Landry and his co-founder say their nonprofit is likely the only one that's carrying out this mission throughout Central Florida. Landry envisions a future where this program is available near every VA facility. Plant...

A new pickleball facility the just opened in Ocala will stay open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Dink Tank Pickleball officially opened for business on November 1. Located at 1891 SW 12th Avenue, the new business is owned by Sean and Keeley Plunkett. The facility will...

OCALA, Fla. – The Marion County school district is preparing for a dramatic drop in temperatures from a strong Arctic cold front sweeping through the region. Marion County on Tuesday was under a freeze warning and a cold weather advisory. Feels-like temperatures were around 26 degrees early Tuesday, and...

A young woman whose death on board the Carnival Horizon cruise ship is being investigated by the FBI was identified by her family as a Central Florida high school senior, according to a report from ABC News. Anna Kepner, 18, who attended Titusville’s Temple Christian School in Brevard County, was...

A Lady Lake man was arrested for driving while his license was revoked after being stopped for speeding with a trailer. An officer stopped 33-year-old Pedro Jimenez-Mendez in a pickup truck towing a trailer northbound on U.S. Hwy. 27/441 at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland...

The family of Shannon Rushing, an Ocala teenager who was fatally struck and killed while she was walking to her school bus stop, has created a petition seeking a new law for pedestrian safety improvements across the state, including the installation of adequate street lighting on all state and county roads.

A K-9 unit from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office recently finished in first place for firearm detection at a statewide competition, while several other local units also came home with awards. According to MCSO, members of the office’s K-9 unit recently traveled to Brevard County, where they trained and...