Ocala FL

A driver who was both uninsured and unlicensed was arrested after a traffic stop at Pinellas Plaza in The Villages. Christian William Baxter, 28, of Citra, was driving a blue Ford Expedition with an expired Mississippi license plate at about 11 a.m. Thursday when he was pulled over in the parking of the Circle K at...

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – A Dunnellon man will spend the next two decades in prison after being sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking operation. Tyrone Leroy Washington, 66, was sentenced to 20 years in the Florida Department of Corrections by Judge Joel E. Fritton. Washington pleaded no...

An intoxicated Ocala woman was arrested on an aggravated battery charge after she allegedly struck her boyfriend with a wrench and stabbed him with a screwdriver inside their home. On Sunday, August 24, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived at a local residence and made contact with a woman,...

MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – The Marion County Sheriff’s Office reported a string of arrests last week stemming from separate incidents that involved drugs, suspended licenses, batteries and illegal weapons. Deputy Jett Bloom conducted a traffic stop in the 2900 block of SE 62nd Street after learning the...

OCALA, FL. (352 Today) – Crime Stoppers of Marion County has added six individuals to its Most Wanted list this week, citing active warrants for serious offenses ranging from drug trafficking to probation violations. The list is a reminder of the ongoing efforts to locate and apprehend those evading the law.

Florida is preparing for the addition of several new Buc-ee’s travel centers across the state, with locations planned along I-75, I-95, and I-10.

The Villages has unveiled plans for apartments above a popular restaurant. The P.B. Smyth building on Main Street will see its office space converted to apartments above the Bella Vita Italian Steakhouse at Spanish Springs Town Square. This news follows a previous announcement for apartments at the Citrus Exchange...

A Villager with a suspended license landed in trouble again after he was caught driving recklessly. Milo Karhu, 61, of Creekside Landing, was driving a white Ford F-350 truck at about 3:30 p.m. Aug. 19 westbound on County Road 466 when he “made an aggressive lane switch” and cut off a smaller vehicle, according to an...

A Leesburg man was arrested for battery after allegedly severing his brother’s finger in a closet door during an argument. Deputies responded to an altercation resulting in a severed finger at a Lake County residence around 10:50 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office....

There is a lot of discussion about handicapped parking/passes/rude drivers. However, I wanted to clarify one aspect. In a recent visit to DMV with my friend for a handicapped parking pass, she was specifically told it was NOT to be used on a golf cart, it was for her CAR only. This would clarify potentially...