Ocala FL

I agree that not trimming the dead fronds on the trees makes the community look shabby. I do not believe that trimming the trees is bad for their health. I do believe that that stance is a great excuse to not spend the money to have them trimmed. I lived...

A teen in Florida was arrested this week and for allegedly faking a crime scene, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. It started with a text the 17-year-old sent to his family.

It’s the countdown to closing at the first grocery store to open in The Villages. All merchandise has been marked down to clearance and store shelves will soon be emptying out at the Winn-Dixie at La Plaza Grande. The store will be converted to an ALDI grocery store as part of the buyout of Winn-Dixie.

The Outback Steakhouse location at 9600 US Highway 441 in Leesburg, Lake County, FL, notably received a warning from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation after state inspectors documented 12 violations during a routine food inspection on October 2, 2025, requiring a follow-up review.

Law enforcement authorities are asking the public to help locate a 13-year-old runaway who was may have been trying to visit a haunted house in Ocala. The Ocala Police Department reported on Saturday, October 18, that Chyna Goodloe ran away and was last seen at around 5 p.m. at The Morgan Apartments (1421 SW 27th...

A resident of PepperTree Apartments was arrested for DUI after a deputy found marijuana and 11 empty alcoholic drinks in his vehicle. A deputy observed 50-year-old Hugo Edward Borja driving a white Ford Explorer westbound on State Road 44 around 10:35 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter...

I just saw a letter to the editor about the question of pedestrian walkways over State Roa 200. I don’t think that it’s feasible. My problem is that I was one of those people who hit the curb on State Road 200 in front of Texas Roadhouse. It was 6:15 am. Dark. Semi in the middle lane. I hit that curb. Blew out my...

A Leesburg man was arrested for resisting an officer after being confrontational and yelling to the point of being tased. A deputy responded to 43-year-old Stephan Dale Wahl’s residence on Juneau Street in Leesburg regarding a motion to stay complaint at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Lake...

A Leesburg pair was arrested on drug charges after deputies stopped them with marijuana and methamphetamine at Russell Stover in Wildwood. A deputy stopped 35-year-old Akeem Lemar Lewis and 61-year-old Kimberly Jean Moran in a gold 2013 Chevrolet Traverse in the parking lot of Russell Stover Chocolates, located at...

A Tavares man will appear in court for allegedly putting toys in his pocket and taking alcohol from Walmart without paying. An officer responded to Walmart, located at 2501 Citrus Blvd., regarding 53-year-old Richard Deine detained in their office for theft around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, according to a case report from...