Ocala FL

A study by a personal finance company ranked Ocala as one of the least educated cities among the country’s largest 150 metropolitan statistical areas, citing the percentage of residents with bachelor’s degrees and the quality of the public school system. On Monday, WalletHub published its 2025 Most &...

Firefighters in Marion County rescued 12 dogs from a mobile home fire on the Fourth of July, Marion County Fire Rescue said.

A woman from Pinellas County has filed a lawsuit against a Walmart in Ocala, claiming she sustained permanent injuries after she slipped and fell at the supermarket. Attorneys representing Katrina Peak filed the lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on June 16.

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – When the red, white, and blue cupcakes hit the bakery and the ribs and burgers go on sale at Publix, it can only mean one thing: it’s a holiday weekend in Florida. From live music to summer treats – and, of course, fireworks – check out our top picks for the best ways to spend your 4th of...

The city of Ocala will host its second annual Patriotic Skies Fourth of July celebration this Friday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., with several activities and free shuttles scheduled throughout the course of the event. Patriotic Skies will return to Ocala’s Tuscawilla Park (800 Sanchez Avenue) on Friday, July...

A former cleaning lady in a downhill descent was being held without bond over the Independence Day weekend. Breanne Lynae Shaw, 26, of Wildwood, was jailed without bond at the Sumter County Detention Center as a result of a bond revocation ordered by a Sumter County judge. Shaw was arrested...

A 20-year-old Ocala woman has been charged with aggravated battery charge after the car she was driving allegedly struck a man twice at a local gas station. On Wednesday, June 18, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the BP gas station located at 13540 S Highway 475 in Summerfield in reference to a...

An Ocala man was arrested for theft after hiding a SIM card under his hat and trying to leave without paying Walmart. An asset protection associate spotted 38-year-old Jed Allen Appleton grabbing items from the electronics department at Walmart, located at 2501 Citrus Blvd., at 12:20 p.m. Sunday, according to an...

The Villages Health has filed for bankruptcy as it has been revealed that it owes the federal government hundreds of millions of dollars due to erroneous Medicare billing. The much-ballyhooed return to Dr. Marcus Welby-style medicine that was launched nearly 15 years ago has apparently run aground due to a dispute...

If you don’t own a horse or are not really into thoroughbred racing, you may not know how high Florida ranks in the world of this sport. But for those in the know, it is no surprise that Marion County may rank as the “Horse Capital of the World.”