Ocala FL

Walls are rising and heavy machinery is active at the site of a new Publix shopping center in south Ocala, marking significant progress at the development. Recent photos and video of the property show that construction is well underway at the future Publix Diamond “A” Shopping Center, located at the intersection of...

A teenage boy in Florida is facing a felony charge over a video that law enforcement says shows him intentionally setting his friend on fire on a beach.

A Clermont man will appear in court next week for causing a disturbance during a shooting invesigation. Officers responded to a shooter on Beecher Street around 12:35 a.m., Jan. 24, according to a case report from the Leesburg Police Department. As they began to investigate, 43-year-old Ryan Simmons became disruptive...

We had designed a beautiful home in The Villages of Newell in March of 2022. We still live in Rhode Island until 2027, then we will retire. We wanted to be south and love the idea of taking a golf cart ride to Spanish Springs and Sumter Landing and Brownwood. Also love we are near Eastport and other areas like...

A Wildwood man was arrested for driving without a license after being stopped for speeding in the Village of Fenney. A blue Ford F-250 with a broken tag light sped past an officer on Warm Springs Avenue around 11:10 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. Radar confirmed the...

Desperate homeowners on Lake Ella Road used garden hoses to fight a brush fire fueled by the months of bone-dry drought. Lake County Fire Rescue responded at about 3 p.m. Wednesday after a brush fire got out of control, sending thick smoke from the rural pastures to the new homes being constructed at the Hammock Oaks...

LEESBURG, Fla. – U.S. Marshals have one of two persons of interest in custody in connection with the December fatal shooting of an 18-year-old at a Leesburg park. James Fenderson IV is currently being interviewed by investigators regarding the killing of Juan Gomez Jr. at Berry Park, police said. Gomez was found shot...

A restaurant at a golf club in Dunnellon failed a food health inspection last week after a state inspector cited the business for multiple code violations, including rodent activity. The restaurant at Rainbows End Golf Club (20650 SW 80th Pl Rd) was shut down on Monday, Jan. 26, following an...

I have been in The Villages going on 16 years and have been lied to so many times as to the end of the building. I’m in my fifth house and every time I would ask about when the building would end I was told everything from “within a year” to “it’s in the ending stages as we speak.” I was even told at one point that...

Ocala speed skating star Erin Jackson has been selected as a flag bearer for Team USA at the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, just four years after her teammate and fellow Ocalan held the same honor. The announcement was made earlier this week in anticipation of Friday’s opening ceremony....