Ocala FL

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - TV20 has received information about two large wildfires in Marion County. The first, in Orange Springs, was reported to be about 31 acres in size. Residents there say the fire started near the Marion County Fire Station. Photo and video shows the brush fire burning through...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. - A large stockpile of treated railroad ties has caught fire in Marion County, sending huge plumes of potentially irritating smoke, according to Marion County Fire Rescue. Officials warned that because the railroad ties have been treated with creosote – an industrial wood preservative – it can...

ORLANDO, Fla. - For the second year in a row – and the second time this year – snowflakes fell in Florida. The National Weather Service has confirmed snow flurries were spotted in a handful of places around the Sunshine State on Saturday:. - Tallahassee. - White Springs.

I’m an adult child of two long-time Villagers, and I check Villages-News.com from time to time to keep up with what’s going on. I can understand why Nancy Meyers is bothered by the protesters she’s seeing. It’s uncomfortable to have the reality that things aren’t right, upfront and in our faces. She does make a fair...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – BJ’s Wholesale Club is planning its first location in Ocala, anchoring the retail portion of a large mixed-use development taking shape in the city’s growing southwest corridor. The membership-based warehouse retailer has purchased a 12-acre site at 7030 SW 59th Ave. within the...

As a blast of cold weather makes its way across Central Florida, on viewer in Daytona Beach shared photos of what appear to be snow flurries in Daytona Beach. And viewers from our sister station WJXT in Jacksonville are starting to see snow flurries on and have uploaded their favorite videos online.

Alcohol fueled a domestic brawl leading to a woman’s arrest in Lady Lake. Samantha Mae Weedon, 47, is facing a charge of domestic battery following her arrest this past Monday after an altercation with her live-in boyfriend. The couple had been drinking the previous night and got into a...

Central Florida Congressman Darren Soto married his new wife, Sheyla Asencios, who previously served on his campaign and as his District Director. The post Central Florida Congressman Marries New Wife appeared first on West Orlando News .

One million dollars for a skate park? A quarter of a million dollars for time clocks? Millions of dollars for new fleet of county/city cars? Half a million dollars for new golf carts?. All the while, the SW 66th Street overpass is still one lane 7 or 8 months later....

In my opinion, this project should not be done. Orange Lake, as it is now, is one of the few remaining lovely pieces of nature in the county. Marion County is already turning into Orlando North, which is not good. Citra is a cute little town which will be ruined by the traffic and congestion.