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Driver extricated after rollover crash on Ocala roadway

A driver had to be extricated from a vehicle involved after a rollover accident on an Ocala roadway on Thursday. Ocala Fire Rescue units responded to reports of a vehicle collision with rollover along SW 6th Place in Ocala on Thursday, June 26, at around 1:43 p.m. According to OFR,...
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Police stakeout leads to felony drug arrest in Leesburg

A stakeout led to a felony drug arrest this past week in Leesburg. A Leesburg patrol officer was assisting the Leesburg Police Department Narcotics Unit on Tuesday when the officer was informed that an agent had observed a man exiting a suspected drug house and make contact with the occupant of a silver Toyota SUV....
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Financial advisor in The Villages gets light sentence after accused of naughty behavior

A prominent financial adviser in The Villages has gotten a light sentence after being accused of naughty behavior at a Brownwood restaurant. Arthur Eugene “Skip” West, 74, founder and CEO of the West Financial Group, pleaded no contest earlier this month in Sumter County Court to a charge of battery. He has been...
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Horrible smell keeping Villagers from enjoying their nearby pool

A horrible smell is preventing Villagers from enjoying their nearby swimming pool. Even more concerning, the Village of Fenney residents are worried about the potential health risks of a Hydrogen Sulfide leak from the lift station near the Blue Heron Pool & Postal Station. “It smells like sewage and rotten...
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Alligator floating on a warm day in The Villages

This piercing-eyed alligator appeared to be quite content while floating in a pond on a warm summer day in The Villages. Thanks to Julie Walfield for sharing!. Share your local photos with us at https://villages-news.com/contact-us!
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I don’t believe Ocala’s residents are reaping the benefits of overdevelopment

I don’t know if someone is getting kickbacks for allowing so many contractors to build so many homes and apartments and condos. It can’t just be ignored that our local government is not holding the contractors responsible to build infrastructure to support the eventual influx of people and cars and also students...
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Shooting survivor credits necklace for blocking bullet, saving his life: ‘Divine intervention’

OCALA, Fla. (WESH) - A Florida man survived a gunshot to the chest. Doctors say the necklace he was wearing blocked the bullet and may have helped saved his life. “I look at it as a lifesaver,” Aidan Perry said. The necklace was a piece of his faith that...
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Man Arrested for Murder following Fatal Central Florida Shooting

A man was recently arrested and charged with second-degree murder following the fatal shooting in Central Florida. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect and victim began arguing in the breezeway of an apartment building on the 700 block of Providence Trace Circle in Brandon, near Tampa....
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Deputies respond to stabbings and “roadway block party” in Hawthorne

On Saturday night, June 28, Alachua County Sheriff's Office responded to stabbings that seriously injured three people and involved multiple locations, along with a separate block party that obstructed Holden Park Road. The post Deputies respond to stabbings and “roadway block party” in Hawthorne appeared first on...
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Motorcycle rider hit and killed in Fort McCoy. Second bike death in two days.

A two-vehicle crash in a rural area of Marion County killed a motorcycle rider on June 27. In two days two bike riders have lost their lives in separate crashes at different ends of the county. Here's what we know about the latest crash: When and where was the crash? About 6:10 p.m. at Northeast 225th Street and...

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