Ocala FL

A guest at the new Hotel Eastport was arrested after an altercation with wife when they were lodged at the new venue in The Villages. A woman was walking in the parking lot of the hotel on Saturday night when she witnessed the argument between 58-year-old Tommi Markus Juhani Hakula of Davenport and his wife,...

A Fruitland Park man was arrested on drug charges after being chased down with fentanyl in his hand. An officer arrived on Duckweed Avenue regarding a suspicious person, later identified as 32-year-old Charles Randall Carpinelli, in the backyard of a nearby home on Atlantic Avenue around 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17,...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Last week, seven more restaurants across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records. These records show that the reported eateries experienced violations like improper storage, sewage issues, or rodent droppings. However, most of these...

A Lakeside Landings man was arrested after a brawl with his girlfriend over his suspicion that she had been cheating on him. Officers were called Sunday night to the development in Oxford where 36-year-old Joshua Alonzo Stephens was taken into custody on a charge of battery, according to an arrest report from the...

A Village of St. Catherine couple is feeling the heat over a non-matching white metal roof at their home. The home of Robert and Terri Falkenstern at 456 Gilson Loop was the subject of a public hearing Monday afternoon at the District Office at Brownwood. A complaint was received Nov....

A new development that would feature 176 single-family homes is being proposed for a 33-acre property next to an Ocala high school. The proposed development is part of the Marion County Planning and Zoning Commission’s regular meeting agenda on Monday, Feb. 23. The applicant, Tillman & Associates Engineering, LLC,...

A Mexican restaurant in Ocala was forced to temporarily close its doors last week after a health inspector cited the business for multiple code violations, including the presence of roaches. Catrina Cocina Mexicana, located at 303 SE 17th Street, Unit 315 within Churchill Square, was forced to temporarily close its...

INVERNESS, Fla. – Four teenagers were arrested Sunday afternoon, February 22nd, following an armed robbery at a Citgo gas station in Inverness, where deputies say suspects stole approximately $1,500 worth of vape products before fleeing the scene. Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded around 2 p.m. to the...

A detailed manifesto described a plan for a mass shooting at a Central Florida school. The post Detailed Manifesto Described Plan for Mass Shooting at Central Florida School appeared first on West Orlando News .

A case that first looked like a disturbing neighborhood police response in The Villages has now grown into a much bigger investigation involving stolen military explosives, a North Carolina arrest, and the FBI.