Ocala FL

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — Marion County Fire Rescue crews responded to a construction site along Southwest 49th Court in Ocala on Monday morning after a worker injured his back and became stranded on the roof. According to 911 calls, the worker hurt his back while lifting something heavy and...

A Clermont man was arrested after allegedly following a van to an Ocala shopping plaza, entering the vehicle, and stealing over $12,000 in cash. On Saturday, January 24, a male victim contacted the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to report that approximately $12,800 had been stolen from his van, which had been parked...

I felt that the proposed food truck park would have been beneficial to not just the surrounding area in our community, but to also support the vendors that would have their trucks parked there, giving the surrounding area and then some, a choice of different culture foods, which we don’t have at all in the area.

Gen Z is quietly crashing Florida’s most famous retirement party. In one of the stranger migration twists of early 2026, a new movers ranking puts ZIP code 34762 in The Villages, long known as America’s largest retirement community, near the very top for Gen Z arrivals. The headcount is still small, but the signal is...

I am starting this out with praise. The praise goes to the paramedics who answered a call on February 11 at Evans Prairie Country Club. Then there are the doctors and nurses at The Villages hospital to whom I was delivered. I must note that February 11 was not just any normal day. It was my good wife’s birthday....

There is a BBQ spot in Central Florida that has road trippers, locals, and out-of-state visitors talking, and it has been doing so for years. The kind of place where the smell alone stops you in your tracks before you even reach the door. Texas-style smoked meats, homestyle sides piled...

Two local homeowners are asking for permission to keep two horses at their 1.29-acre residential property in Marion County after code enforcement officials determined the site lacks appropriate zoning. The matter is part of the consent agenda for Monday’s regular meeting of the Marion County Planning and Zoning...

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - Jeroen Jarrell Coombs told police he 'took it too far' after tying his girlfriend's daughter up before punching her to death

A homeless man in Leesburg was arrested on drug charges after being caught trespassing on a vacant property. Officers found 36-year-old Michael Cleve Tibbets on the vacant property of 2508 Westside Drive around 8:10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. He had...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - The two-day primitive skills event transports attendees back five thousand years. The Silver River Knap-in and Prehistoric Arts festival showcases what life was like in early Florida through hands-on demonstrations and educational exhibits. TV20 spoke with several returning vendors, including...