Ocala FL

A woman having a “hissy fit” at BJ’s Wholesale Club allegedly hit a shopping cart with a shovel when she didn’t get the attention she felt she deserved. The chaotic day for 29-year-old Jennifer George, of Ocala, began at about 2: p.m. Tuesday at the gas station outside BJ’s in Lady Lake.

A large piece of commercial real estate in Belleview has been sold for $3.75 million to a development firm that plans to transform the site into a major shopping hub that will be anchored by a national grocer. LRE Belleview LLC purchased approximately 24.45 acres of commercial land along US...

DELTONA, Fla. – Amazon opened a new, first-of-its-kind distribution center in Deltona on Wednesday, a move company officials say will help streamline deliveries across Central Florida while adding hundreds of jobs. It’s a single distribution center. The 1 million-square-foot facility is expected to employ about 500 peo

A wanted man was arrested while sitting at the outdoor bar of a popular restaurant in The Villages. James Ralph Rayborn, 68, of Steinhatchee, was taken into custody at about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at City Fire at Brownwood Paddock Square. According to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department,...

I am writing to express my firm position regarding the safety of North Morse Boulevard and the use of amenity funds for a multi-modal path (MMP). In 2023, the CDD 1 engineering study by Kimley-Horn recommended moving golf carts off the roadway into an easement. These recommendations were not acted upon due to costs. No

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – One of downtown Ocala’s most beloved dining destinations will soon serve its final meal. The owners of La Cuisine announced this week that they have made the difficult decision to sell the restaurant after 17 years of business. The French-inspired restaurant’s final day of service will be Jun

OCALA, Fla. – Marion County and state officials on Thursday announced the arrest of more than 50 people in what is being called the largest child predator sting in the county’s history. As part of Operation Bad Habits, detectives posed online as children, ranging in age from 7...

A coalition of Central Florida news outlets and press-freedom advocates is pressing Orange County Public Schools to rewrite a district media directive that they say discourages staff from talking to reporters and slows down basic local coverage. In their view, the rules chill speech protected by the First Amendment and

ORLANDO, Florida – The National Weather Service in Melbourne forecasts scattered afternoon showers and storms mainly focused over the interior on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Slow-moving storms could produce locally heavy rainfall and a few strong wind gusts. NWS Melbourne Today’s Outlook Graphic. The NWS warns of the...

The Florida Highway Patrol is currently monitoring an approximate two-acre wildfire near Interstate 75 that is impacting driving visibility, while accidents continue to cause congestion on various stretches of the highway on Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out on the afternoon of Thursday, June 11, on County Road 23