Ocala FL

The luck of the Irish on St. Patrick's Day was not with more than a dozen drivers who were given citations by Belleview Police Department officers conducting traffic enforcement within the city limits on March 17. Here's what we know about the operation: What time was the enforcement? It began around 9:45 a.m. and...

A Wildwood man in an unregistered, uninsured vehicle was arrested after a traffic stop in The Villages. Deputies observed 26-year-old Stone Joseph Murray driving a gray 2012 Dodge Avenger eastbound in The Villages at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle...

I truly support the gate operations and the attendants. I do, however, feel that the community would be much better served as a “gated community.” Currently, the gates serve some purpose, primarily for video imagery of license plates. I believe homeowners would be better served by a more thorough application of...

UMATILLA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Sheriff’s deputies say a woman who dumped thousands of pounds of trash missed her deadline to clean it up and now, she faces felony charges. Deputies say Jessica Bazemore, 42, dumped more than 22,000 thousand pounds of household garbage, including furniture, on land...

A Juniper man, held in another county for the alleged death of a Marion County man, arrived at the county jail on March 17. Shane Pennock Jackson was booked into the jail at 5:38 p.m. on a charge of manslaughter. Jackson had been picked up by authorities in Juniper on Feb. 25 on a warrant signed by Circuit Judge...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — A married man was booked into the Marion County Jail after sheriff’s deputies say he propositioned a minor in a Circle K bathroom. The 14-year-old victim told deputies that 69-year-old Kevin Daniels, 69, cornered him inside a bathroom stall and asked if he could perform sexual acts.

Marion County officials narrowly approved a request from a local dog breeding and training facility owner who sought permission to return his operation to Ocala. The special use permit was approved during the Marion County Board of County Commissioners’ regular meeting on Tuesday, March 17. The approval was passed...

A Florida man got busted after not one, but two tries at stealing a spetic tank from a construction site, according to surveillance footage.

An Ocala high school graduate who is serving in the United States Navy is training to work on complex electronic systems for some of the most advanced aircraft in the country. Airman Apprentice Jorge Montero, who graduated from Lake Weir High School in 2019, is currently assigned to the Center for Naval Aviation...

World War II veteran Norman K. Schutt celebrated his 100th birthday on March 16 in southeast Ocala with family members, friends and fellow veterans, including 101-year-old WWII veteran Howard Mautner. Schutt, a native of Saginaw, Michigan, joined the Merchant Marines in January of 1944 and served until August of...