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Dedan Justin Haynes, 23, of Ocala, was arrested yesterday for allegedly threatening to kill a business owner while pointing a gun at him. The post Ocala man arrested for threatening to shoot man at his business appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

The Marion County Public Schools graduation ceremonies are over. Nearly 3,500 seniors graduated. How much was paid to rent non-campus venues? How was security handled? These are some of the questions the Ocala Star-Banner posed to school and law enforcement officials. Here's what we know: Off-site venues for some Mario

Renters in Ocala saw apartment listing prices slightly decrease from May 2025's median of $1,740, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows. The typical apartment listed for rent at $1,701 in May. Median listing prices in Ocala are trending essentially the same as the previous month's $1,700 price. T

A young beagle that was locked in a dilapidated outdoor pen for being “too gentle” to hunt has found a loving new home with a family in Dunnellon following a year-long rescue effort. A young beagle named Parker is thriving in his new Marion County home after being...

A lady driver was hospitalized after crashing into a pillar at a shopping plaza in The Villages. The elderly female driver at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday pushed the wrong pedal and crashed into the pillar at Solar Nails at Colony Plaza, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The woman suffered minor injuries and

A Villager who spent his career in cyber investigations has been chosen to serve on the Community Development District 8 Board of Supervisors. Gaylon Thompson of the Village of St. Charles was appointed Tuesday to the CDD 8 board during a meeting at SeaBreeze Recreation Center. He was chosen to fill a vacancy created b

A 60-year-old who lives with his parents in the Village of Springdale was arrested on a drunk driving charge after he was caught operating a vehicle without a license plate. Jeffrey Allan Bennett was behind the wheel at about 5:17 p.m. Monday when he was pulled over on Morse Boulevard. A Sumter County sheriff’s deputy

A couple who once sued The Villages over sinkholes has a new problem with another home. The home at 1500 Gadsden Place in the Village of Sunset Ridge at Sunset Pointe was the subject of a deed compliance hearing Tuesday morning before the Community Development District 5 Board of Supervisors at SeaBreeze Recreation Cen

"This is the Old Florida we grew up in. And now they're trying to destroy it."

A Wildwood man has been arrested on an attempted murder charge following a shooting at a local apartment complex that left one person hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Christopher Joseph Johnson, 42, was taken into custody late Monday night following the violent altercation at the Sundance Trail...