Ocala FL

Ocala used to be a beautiful place, but not anymore. Developers have ruined Ocala. Because of all the developments, we are now overpopulated. Obviously, Ocala never thought the main street through Ocala would become one giant traffic jam with many accidents. Developers have torn down trees and displaced so many...

Good morning, Central Florida. Here's what you need to know today. The front that brought some rain to the area late on Sunday is clearing the area on Monday, introducing a fresh batch of drier air on the heels of a northerly wind. Get the latest right here. Stay up...

Authorities in Florida say a 17-year-old went to great lengths to stage his own kidnapping — a plan that ended with his arrest and serious injuries. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced that Caden Speight was taken into custody on Wednesday, Oct. 15. He faces multiple charges, including presenting false...

A renter driving a BMW has been sentenced after firing a gun during a 2023 road rage incident at Magnolia Plaza in The Villages. Jeffrey Thane Whitmore, 68, has pleaded no contest in Sumter County Court to charges of discharging a firearm in public, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and leaving the scene of an...

A cold front sweeping through the Southeast brings cloudy skies and isolated evening showers to Central Florida today. Expect upper 80s highs dropping to the low 80s by week's end—marking a shift from recent warmth.

An elderly homeless man was arrested on a burglary charge after an Ocala police officer allegedly caught him rummaging through a pickup truck that was parked outside a local auto repair shop. Shortly after 1:50 a.m. on Thursday, October 9, an Ocala Police Department officer was traveling past a closed...

MICANOPY, Fla. (WCJB) - Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a deadly crash in Marion County has backed up traffic on I-75. Lanes were blocked after the crash, which happened around 8:10 p.m. Sunday, just a couple of miles north of Exit 368. FHP troopers say that traffic was backed up...

Guy Fieri has opened his new Chicken Guy restaurant at a Walmart in Ocala, bringing the popular fried chicken restaurant chain that he founded in 2018 to the city for the first time. The city’s first Chicken Guy is now open at the Walmart located at 2600 SW 19th Avenue...

Haven’t the Bad Parking photos run their course? When is enough, enough? You will never stop the inconsiderate people with the bad parking. Your constant photos play into their hands to get noticed. Let’s stop this and report on good positive things within The Villages. John Walter. Village...

A Leesburg man was arrested on drug charges when an officer found methamphetamine during a traffic stop near Publix. A deputy stopped 59-year-old Robert Ehrhardt Theune in a white 2006 Ford E350 box truck in Leesburg around 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The...