Ocala FL

A 58-year-old Ocala man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he allegedly smashed multiple windows at a local ALDI. On Tuesday, June 9, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the Aldi located at 184 Marion Oaks Boulevard in reference to a broken window alarm that was triggered at around 1:55 a.m., acc

A fire-damaged home in The Villages is set to be sold at auction as the result of a foreclosure. The home, located at 3105 Riverdale Road in the Village of Glenview, was the subject of a deed compliance hearing Friday before the Community Development District 3 Board of Supervisors at Savannah Center.

What is happening to Ocala drivers is very disheartening. Every street I drive on, be it 17th,, Maricamp or another, drivers are over the speed limit and in a hurry. If I am driving the speed limit, they are on my bumper, swerving in and out of traffic and someone is always honking their horn at me or someone else for

A Summerfield man was arrested after being pulled over without a license. A deputy observed a blue 2010 Ford Focus at the intersection of County Road 229 and 228 in Wildwood around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. A check of the tag determined the driver, 44-ye

I have a weakness for places that smell like old engine oil and history. Museums with velvet ropes bore me. Give me a building full of machines that actually raced, crashed, and won. I found exactly that on a quiet stretch of Florida highway, and I still cannot believe how few people know it exists.

Bewildered sandhill cranes are wandering a neighborhood following the destruction of their nests in a damaging mowing incident in The Villages. Jim Rich of the Village of De La Vista scolded the Community Development District 1 Board of Supervisors on Friday at Savannah Center over the loss of precious wildlife habitat

A developer is returning to Marion County officials next week to seek final approval to expand the number of homes and modify the layout of a previously approved subdivision in northeast Ocala. The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will vote on a Planned Unit Development amendment request for the...

A fresh sinkhole has opened up in the Cameron Villas, putting residents on edge and prompting a massive emergency repair bill. The latest sinkhole made its debut Thursday on Victoria Lane in the villa community in the Village of Calumet Grove. The ground opened up just as crews were using heavy equipment to lay down ne

Please allow me this letter as my opportunity to address the vast community of The Villages-News readers who might be concerned about the future of our hometown, my hometown of 16 years. Over the last several weeks, there have been frequent articles, comments to those articles, and Letters to the...

A delivery truck driver has filed a lawsuit against FedEx, Bridgestone, and several related corporate entities after a dolly tire allegedly exploded at an Ocala distribution hub and caused severe, permanent injuries. Philip Gordon filed the lawsuit against the major corporations, including FedEx Corporation, Federal Ex