Ocala FL

The son of a couple in The Villages who is suspected of selling drugs has secured legal representation and has been released from jail. Charles Scott Straubel, 27, who lives with his parents in the Village of Santiago, was arrested June 5 after he ran a stop sign and was pulled over by an officer with the Lady Lake...

A recent incident in Marion County underscores the critical role modern smartphone technology can play in emergency situations. Marion County Fire Rescue is crediting an iPhone with saving a man's life after his pickup truck veered off the road and crashed through a fence, leaving him trapped and severely injured.The...

I wish I would have known about the February forum on this matter. I would have been against it. But now that I see the idiocracy with the portions currently done, I definitely would have said ‘no’ very loudly. State Road 200 wasn’t bad, but now, there’s so...

Nearly three dozen Marion County students were able to earn high school diplomas through an alternative program recently, taking advantage of a flexible learning model that enables those who may have responsibilities to get diplomas through non-traditional schedules. Marion County Acceleration Academies awarded 34...

A teenager has been tracked down and arrested in the wake of a girl fight earlier this month that attracted a crowd at a mini-mart in Wildwood. On the afternoon of June 6, an officer responded to a physical disturbance at Kamal’s Mini Mart, located at 327 Kilgore Ave., according to an arrest report from the Wildwood...

A new Darrell’s Diner has officially opened in Oxford, giving local residents a fresh option for classic American breakfast and lunch fare. Located at 10887 US-301, the new restaurant marks the 19th Darrell’s Diner location and continues the brand’s expansion throughout Central Florida. Known for its down-home...

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. - A 20-year-old Florida man's gold necklace with a cross pendant may be the reason he survived a gunshot wound to the chest at point-blank range. "He's extremely lucky," said Khafra Garcia Henry, one of the surgeons who treated the young man. "A very fortunate young individual...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida “cat burglar” spoke with News 6 last year to discuss how she broke into over 200 homes during her criminal escapades. Court records show that the former burglar — Jennifer Gomez, now 41 — was arrested in 2011 by Marion County deputies and later found guilty of nine counts of...

A 41-year-old man was killed after failing to negotiate a curve and crashing into a tree along State Road 42 in Marion County on Friday morning, less than 12 hours after another fatal accident in the county claimed the life of a 19-year-old motorcyclist. According to a report by the...

A Belleview man who called his ex-girlfriend over 160 times, in violation of a domestic violence injunction, will spend the next decade behind bars. On Wednesday, June 18, Marion County jurors found 37-year-old Brian Joseph Jankowski guilty of aggravated stalking, violation of a domestic injunction with two prior...