Ocala FL

An Ocala shopper is suing Publix Super Markets for more than $50,000, claiming negligence after slipping on an “unidentified liquid” while walking through the store. Ery St. Germain filed the complaint against Publix Supermarkets Inc., on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County.

Detectives seized 231 illegal slot machines from three gambling establishments while executing warrants this week. on Thursday night, Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Detectives, including city and county detectives from Clermont, Groveland, Eustis and Leesburg Police Departments and agents from...

A man with a criminal history has been arrested on the Historic Side of The Villages. John Migan, 54, of Fruitland Park, was driving an older Chevy truck pulling a dump trailer at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday when an officer noticed the vehicle did not have taglights illuminating the license plate, according to an arrest...

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – Two people lost their lives Friday night when their golf cart drove into the path of an oncoming car on U.S. 27, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 9:35 p.m. at the intersection of County Road 109. Troopers reported that a...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — City leaders are responding to fears from neighbors who no longer feel safe after a deadly shooting on Wednesday in Ocala’s historic district. Ocala Police Department officers say the shooting was a random act of violence, but that may be little comfort to residents wondering what could happen...

A Dunnellon homeowner is suing Home Depot for more than $130,000, alleging that a stalled HVAC installation left his home without heat, ruined his family’s holiday plans, and forced his sick wife to flee the property. Francisco Soto filed the civil complaint on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in the...

Community Development District 3 Supervisor Bill Ray now carries a trash bag with him on his daily one-hour walk in The Villages. His recent treks have netted more than 150 glass bottles and aluminum cans, food wrappers, Styrofoam containers, 250 cigarette butts and even a cast iron skillet. Ray has been performing...

An uninsured driver from Georgia was busted with a bogus license plate in Wildwood. Elijah Williams, 36, of Tifton, Ga. was driving a blue Dodge Durango at about 10 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Mile Marker 300 on the Florida Turnpike when an officer noticed a suspicious temporary tag on the vehicle, according to an...

CENTRAL FLORIDA — Three prescribed burns are taking place on Friday across Central Florida. The first, in Seminole County, is at the Black Hammock Wilderness Area. The Seminole County Natural Lands team will burn 11 acres of pine flatwoods habitat in the heart of the Wilderness Area, officials reported.

A Marion County man has been arrested and charged with arson after he allegedly set his home on fire in an attempt to get rid of squirrels. On Thursday, January 1, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a residence located on SE 156th Avenue in Ocklawaha to assist Marion County firefighters with a...