Man sentenced to five years for soliciting a minor in Marion County
Hot-button topics and raised voices filled a legislative town hall held in Newberry Saturday morning. Lake City honors the Presleys; ’It seems like I’m in a dream’. A Lake City couple who have spent their lives giving back is getting recognized. Motorcyclist dead after head-on collision in Keystone...
Former Putnam County corrections officer arrested for texting explicit messages to a child
Man sentenced to five years for soliciting a minor in Marion County. A Kentucky man will spend the next five years in prison for soliciting a minor in Marion County. Legislative town hall disrupted by crowd in Newberry. Updated: 19 minutes ago. Hot-button topics and raised voices filled a legislative...
New Pink and Sweet Bakery opening in east Ocala
A new bakery is opening its doors in east Ocala next week, taking over a space that was formerly occupied by a restaurant that recently moved locations. Pink and Sweet Bakery and Restaurant will host its grand opening celebration on August 25. The new eatery is located at 2515 NE...
Unlicensed driver from Mexico caught speeding 24 mph over limit
An unlicensed driver from Mexico was arrested for driving without a license after being stopped for speeding by 24 miles per hour. A trooper caught 27-year-old Antonio Gaytan Lopez speeding in a white SUV at 6:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, according to an arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol. Radar confirmed the...
Connecticut parolee in red Tesla caught speeding in Wildwood
A Connecticut parolee in a red Tesla was arrested after being stopped for speeding with a suspended license. A deputy observed 34-year-old Colin Gibbons in a red Tesla traveling northbound on County Road 229 in Wildwood around 7:50 p.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office....
Ocala man charged in 2024 shooting death of woman
A 27-year-old man was indicted earlier this month by a grand jury on a first-degree murder charge in connection with the 2024 shooting death of a woman in northwest Ocala. Back on June 29, 2024, at around 10:35 p.m., Ocala Police Department officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of NW 20th Avenue in reference to...
Intoxicated man tells officer to take off badge and fight ‘like a man’
A Leesburg man was arrested for threatening to fight law enforcement as they investigated a disturbance involving his wife and in-laws. Officers responded to a disturbance involving 37-year-old Gabriel Elvis Lokebol at 2304 Edgewater Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, according to an arrest report from the...
Ocala family sues police over failing to secure accident scene that led to father’s...
The family of a deceased 26-year-old Ocala man who was killed while taking photos at a DUI accident scene for his employer in 2023 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Ocala Police Department, claiming responding officers did not secure the scene appropriately and, as a result, allowed a driver to fatally...
Thousands help Light Orlando pack 1M meals during annual event
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Light Orlando hosted its third annual "1 Million Meals" packing event on Saturday. Volunteers packed the Central Florida Fairgrounds, where rows and rows of tables were full of packing supplies to help prepare 1 million meals for people dealing with food insecurity in Central Florida.
Central Florida Detective Survived Armed Robbery
A Central Florida detective survived an armed robbery and law enforcement said he is lucky to be alive after being robbed at gun point during an undercover operation. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives with the Special Investigations Division Gang Unit recently communicated with a social media account....
