Ocala FL

A Mount Dora man was arrested with a suspended license after being stopped on a suspicious motorcycle on the Historic Side of The Villages. An officer saw 60-year-old Mark Lloyd Rosengarten ride past him on a red motorcycle with no apparent tag on U.S. Hwy. 27/441 at 1:05 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from

DUNNELLON, FL (352today.com) – A 25-year-old Dunnellon man has been charged with second-degree murder after Marion County Sheriff’s Office detectives say he confessed to killing his father and burying the body in the backyard of their shared residence. Andres Bahamon was arrested Tuesday, June 9, 2026, on a...

After closing last year following failed health inspections, the only Bojangles in Ocala is officially reopening its doors to the public this week. Bojangles will reopen its location at 4828 SW College Road at 5 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, according to a press release issued by the company. To...

An opening date has been revealed for a new Walmart next door to The Villages. The new Walmart on County Road 466 in the massive Hammock Oaks development in Lady Lake is slated to open on June 24. The gas pumps began flowing on Wednesday, marking the first step in...

A traffic stop for a broken taillight led to the arrest of a driver who was found to have 15 active suspensions on his license. Juan Carlos Cadavid, 38, of Kissimmee, was driving a black 2020 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck at about 9:41 p.m. Monday when he was pulled over by a Sumter County sheriff’s deputy in Oxford.

A convicted felon was arrested early Monday morning after deputies found a loaded handgun in the glove box of a pickup truck during a traffic stop near State Road 44 and Interstate 75. Thomas Logan Renckley, 38, of Jacksonville, was taken into custody shortly after 1 a.m. at the Pilot...

DUNNELLON, Fla. (WCJB) - A Dunnellon man is accused of killing his father and burying the body in the backyard, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives began investigating May 16 after family members reported 43-year-old Andres Bahamon-Prada missing, saying they had not heard from him in more than a

MORRISTON, FL — A 36-year-old Morriston man has been booked into the Levy County Detention Center on a $350,000 bond after a four-month investigation into juvenile sexual misconduct uncovered a hidden cache of child exploitation material on his mobile device. Peter William Jacobs was arrested on Tuesday, June 9, 2026,

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Two years after the death of an infant in Marion County, criminal charges are moving forward. Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who they say used a leaf blower on the baby boy, causing his death. James Westervelt, 38, was arrested on a murder charge. He...

A new case of flesh-eating bacteria has been reported in Marion County, the Florida Department of Health said. The Florida Department of Health says its a case of Vibrio vulnificus, which is a bacteria commonly found in warm coastal waters. It can infect people through open wounds or by consuming...