Return of the cold! Feels-like temps to drop to near freezing in parts of...
ORLANDO, Fla. – Right away - the happiest of Thanksgivings to everyone out there!. Mother Nature is doing us a favor and really embracing the holiday, as I hope all of you have too. Earlier Thursday, you may have noticed some dense fog to start the day in some...
Villager to be extradited back to Kentucky in missing daughter case
A Villager is to be extradited back to Kentucky to face a criminal case in connection with her daughter who has been missing since 1983. Debra Leigh Newton, 66, of the Village of Piedmont, was arrested Monday by Marion County sheriff’s deputies as a fugitive from justice in Kentucky. The Jefferson County Commonwealth...
Gas station sought for Ocala site next to new apartment complex
A developer has plans to add a gas station next to a recently opened apartment complex in northwest Ocala. A major site plan for the new Patel Fuel Spires project was presented as part of the Marion County Development Review Committee’s consent agenda on Monday, November 24. The developer...
Florida Man Arrested After Allegedly Killing Dog, Beating Girlfriend With Household Items
Authorities in Marion County have arrested 52-year-old Elliot Mack following a violent domestic incident that left his girlfriend injured and her dog dead. Mack faces charges of domestic battery and animal cruelty stemming from an Oct. 20 attack in Belleview, just north of The Villages. He is being held at the Marion...
Ocala became The Brick City after a Thanksgiving week fire 142 years ago.
A fire that destroyed several blocks of Ocala’s downtown district in 1883, including newspaper files about a lot of Ocala and Marion County’s early history, was followed by a new era of brick buildings that formed “The Brick City.”. The “Great Fire” of Ocala took place on...
A special Thanksgiving for 50 families thanks to Ocala police
Shantel Flowers wasn't expecting a knock from Ocala Police Department officers and personnel on Nov. 25. Opening the front door, Flowers, holding her daughter, Azuri Anderson, who turns 1 on Nov. 26, and her 6-year-old daughter Shalynn by her side, was greeted by smiling law enforcement officials and employees with a...
Speeding lady driver with suspended license apprehended on State Road 44
A woman with a suspended license was arrested after being stopped for speeding on State Road 44. A deputy spotted 42-year-old Kimberly Ann Ramirez of Hernando speeding in a gray Chrysler Pacifica van on State Road 44 at 1:40 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Radar...
Williston man pleaded guilty in drug trafficking case
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man from Williston will spend time in federal prison, possibly the rest of his life, in an armed drug trafficking case. Court records show 23-year-old Kendrick Hills Junior pleaded guilty. He was arrested in July. Authorities found him with two pistols and a backpack full...
Marion County Proclaims Dec. 1 to be Rosa Parks Day
MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – The Marion County Board of County Commissioners has officially proclaimed Dec. 1, 2025, as Rosa Parks Day throughout Marion County. The proclamation honors the legacy of Ms. Rosa Parks and her pivotal role in advancing civil rights in the United States. The proclamation was...
Tallahassee man arrested after traffic stop near busy intersection in The Villages
A Tallahassee man was arrested after deputies caught him driving with a suspended license near a busy intersection in The Villages. Deputies got an alert regarding 43-year-old Ronald Wade driving a black Infiniti SUV westbound on State Road 44 near Morse Boulevard in Wildwood around 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to an...
