Ocala FL

The late-night glow of Waffle House could soon be part of Dunnellon’s landscape. The diner chain has quietly taken a big step toward opening a new location on the town’s west side, filing paperwork for a restaurant at 20090 SW 110th Street. There is still no announced opening date, but if the project clears the remaining hurdles, it would bring the chain’s all...

The family of a 73-year-old disabled Vietnam veteran, whose 2023 death while in the custody of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office was ruled a homicide, is set to meet with the agency for mediation and possible settlement in the case. The family of the late Dennis J. Di Genova,...

FLORIDA — One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday in northeast Marion County, according to reports. The crash occurred April 10 along County Road 315 near Northeast 90th Street Road, in a rural area near Fort McCoy. Authorities said the crash happened on a two-lane roadway surrounded […] The post One person dead following vehicle crash...

A San Francisco-based real estate investment firm that manages one billion dollars in assets has just acquired a multi-family housing complex next to The Villages for $8.65 million, joining several other high-profile real estate firms who have recently made similar commercial real estate acquisitions. TRC Cypress Commons LLC purchased the...

The owner of a well-known Ocala restaurant who was found dead in December was intentionally killed by her boyfriend, who she was trying to break up with, investigators said. Diane German, 72, was strangled hours before Michael Rowland called police in December, claiming he found her lifeless in her pool, investigators determined.

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - HCA Florida Healthcare announced a major $200 million expansion at its hospital in Ocala on Friday. The company plans to construct a new multi-story patient tower at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital. The expansion will add more than 470,000 square feet to the hospital. The tower will...

On a day where the rain gave way to cloudy skies and swirling winds in Ocala, Florida, two more 2-year-olds put up a sharp :9 3/5 time during Thursday's fourth under-tack preview show at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. First of the pair was...

A Wildwood woman was arrested with several unprescribed medications at the Sumter County Courthouse. A deputy on duty at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 E McCollum Ave., Bushnell, was informed by court security that a woman with a writ of bodily attachment was in the lobby at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. This person...

A Leesburg man was arrested after allegedly attacking his two teenage cousins during a confrontation. Officers responded to a 911 hang-up call from an undisclosed Leesburg residence around 8:55 a.m. Friday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Upon arrival, they saw 35-year-old Michael Anthony Hodge arguing with a group of family members. He was waving a...

A 43-year-old Silver Springs man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly threatening on Facebook Messenger to shoot another man. On Sunday, April 6, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a Silver Springs residence and spoke with the male victim. According to the arrest report, the victim stated that another man – identified as James Junior White – had sent him “several...