Ocala FL

A Florida day care worker was arrested after she allegedly kicked, hit and slapped three 13-month-old children after she became frustrated because they were not falling asleep during nap time. The post 'Fell off a piano': Day care teacher accused of lying about hitting 1-year-olds who wouldn't sleep during nap time...

PALM COAST, Fla. — As drought conditions continue to persist across Florida, The St. Johns River Water Management District has implemented a Phase I Moderate Water Shortage. Counties on that list include Marion and Flagler. What the designation means is residents of those counties are being asked to voluntarily...

An abandoned home in The Villages was the subject of a public hearing this week at the District Office at Brownwood. The home is located at 17245 SE Willowick Circle in the Village of Briar Meadow. A complaint was received in December by Community Standards regarding overgrown grass and weeds....

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Crime Stoppers has increased the rewards offered for information leading to the arrests of those responsible for murdering two 16-year-old boys in Marion County in 2022. Marion County Sheriff’s deputies continue to investigate the murders of Kent Patterson Jr., 16, and Kenneth Carr Jr., 16....

New York State Police are investigating the death of a 51-year-old man from Florida. Forest rangers found him deceased at a lean-to Tuesday evening in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness in Essex County’s town of Schroon. Accoding to State Police, Theodore S. Troth, of The Villages, Florida, was renting a...

The county will consider dedicating a local nature trail in honor of Larry Whitler and Robin MacBlane, two iconic radio hosts who spent decades serving Marion County before they were tragically lost in an accident caused by a drunk driver who ran a red light. The request is part of...

A group of creditors fighting to get back money owed to them by The Villages Health wants to see tax information from two former top officials. The group of creditors wants to see records from Dr. Elliot Sussman and Dr. Jeffrey Lowenkron. Sussman, who bought a home in The Villages...

I wrote to all my county commissioners and city council members about the terrible traffic and growth in Ocala on February 6, 2026. I asked each why there is not a building moratorium until roads, other infrastructure and schools catch up to the current population and if they see Marion County headed in a positive...

An Ocala man was arrested with methamphetamine while on the way to a friend’s house to fix a vehicle. An officer checked the tag of a white Pontiac passenger car headed north on U.S. Hwy. 27/441 at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department. Local returns...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A man known as the “Father of Florida’s Springs” was honored on Tuesday with his own star etched into the Walk of Fame. Ocala Main Street officials hosted an unveiling of Newton “Newt” Perry’s star. He’s known as a pioneer of underwater filmmaking.