Ocala FL

LEESBURG, Fla. – U.S. Highway 441 in Leesburg may look calm on Saturday morning, but Matthew Capistran, who lives near the road, says weekday traffic is a different story. “Everywhere you go there’s just over development. You just go in and there’s traffic everywhere. The snowbirds then come down here and you just...

A 52-year-old Belleview man was arrested following a bloody attack in a local residence that left his girlfriend hurt and her dog dead. On Monday, October 20, a Belleview Police Department officer responded to a local apartment complex in reference to a physical disturbance that had occurred in one of the units. A...

Marion County Fire Rescue responded to a significant residential fire on November 22 in Citra, with no injuries reported.

Please consider or gather a committee to check on amusement parks and theme parks to be built or come to Ocala. There is a lot land in Marion County. We have a lot of young adults and families here who desire to have other parks here. So many have to...

I’m writing this because I feel like the state wasted a lot of money on a bunch of palm trees going down the middle of State Road 200 that weren’t really necessary. It really was a waste of money. That money could have been taken for on- and...

Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around ocala.

Deputies say 44-year-old William Stanley battered the victim with brass knuckles, began to leave, then returned and threatened him with a butcher knife. Stanley fled the scene but was later caught by deputies.

Craving smoky perfection without the tourist traps? Central Florida hides a constellation of barbecue joints where the pits run hot, the portions run generous, and the stories run deep. From cinder-block classics to creative urban smokehouses, these spots reward the curious with unforgettable bark, balanced smoke,...

Ocala City Council members delivered a swift and unanimous denial at a Nov. 18 meeting to Spot On Liquors’ request to sell beer, wine and liquor at its 1500 W. Silver Springs Blvd. location. The site is in the same strip shopping center on the edge of West Ocala that council rejected in June 2021. […] Share ...

A Fruitland Park woman was arrested for theft after skip-scanning $30 in food and toys at Walmart. Surveillance cameras caught 44-year-old Garanne Shavon Jones picking up items to skip-scan at Walmart, located at 2501 Citrus Blvd., around 6:50 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg...