Ocala man sues hookah lounge after being injured in fight
An Ocala man has filed a lawsuit against a local hookah lounge and its landlord, claiming that a lack of adequate security led to him being beaten up during a fight that spilled into the parking lot. Jerome Blunt filed the complaint on Monday, Jan. 12, in the Fifth Judicial...
Neighborhood on edge after serial dog attacks reported in Marion County area
MARION COUNTY, Fla. - Neighbors in a rural Silver Springs community say a pack of aggressive dogs has been attacking their pets. A medium-sized black Pit Bull mix without a collar barked as a FOX 35 crew pulled up to Norm Thayer’s Silver Springs home. Thayer said the dog...
Teenager caught exceeding 100 mph on his way to work in Leesburg
An Ocala teen was arrested after being stopped for driving over 100 miles per hour on the way to work in Leesburg. A deputy saw 19-year-old Brandon Allan Peas speed by in a dark vehicle on County Road 44 around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Radar...
Ocala police chief issues statement after murder suspect arrest
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Ocala police are releasing new details about the murder of a man who was gardening in his front yard. Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken posted a video on social media on Thursday about 29-year-old Isaac Toye’s past. Toye is accused of murdering 64-year-old Harold Harper...
7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffee Fuels the Community Ahead of Grand Opening
BELLEVIEW, FL (352today.com) – Community leaders, local business owners and customers gathered Thursday for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new 7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffee at 5530 SE Abshier Blvd. The event officially welcomed the rapidly expanding coffee chain to Belleview. The Belleview location, which dropped the...
Authentic Mexican Takeout Coming to Ocala
OCALA, FL — Tulum Mexican Grill is opening Wednesday, January 21, at 917 N Pine Ave, Ocala, FL 34475, according to Banesa Ajtun, who told Business Debut the restaurant will operate inside the Citgo gas station. The new spot is designed primarily for takeout, though limited seating is available...
Intoxicated Wildwood woman allegedly slaps boyfriend until he sees ‘stars’
A Wildwood woman was arrested for battery after allegedly slapping her boyfriend until he “saw stars” for breaking a porch pillar. A Sumter County sheriff’s deputy was driving south on Powell Road when she heard yelling and saw 38-year-old Pamela Michelle Newsom running to the street from her home around 7:35 p.m....
Suspected shoplifter attempts to steal $589 worth of Birkenstocks from Bealls
A Debary woman was arrested for theft after stealing $589 worth of Birkenstocks from the Bealls near Lowes in Lady Lake. Tara Siobhan Quinlivan, 50, was seen with multiple boxes of Birkestock shoes in her shopping cart at Bealls, located at 13687 U.S. Hwy. 441, Lady Lake, on Saturday afternoon, according to an arrest...
More dangerous cold on the way for Central Florida next week
ORLANDO, Fla. – The weekend forecast is a bit of a mixed bag. Saturday is the better half of the weekend, with plenty of sunshine to start and clouds slowly increasing through the day. Temperatures will be comfortable, topping out in the lower 70s before a cold front moves through later on.
Defendant in SE Ocala shooting is Army vet, lived in homeless camp
.oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } As Isaac Ezekiel Toye sits in the Marion County Jail, accused of what law enforcement officials describe as the senseless killing of 64-year-old Harold Whitt Harper, who was in his front yard gardening on Jan. 7, Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken on Jan....
