Ocala FL

A 64-year-old woman was killed after she attempted to overtake a vehicle on State Road 40 in Marion County and crashed head-on into another vehicle, leaving the other driver with serious injuries. The fatal accident, which temporarily closed lanes on the roadway, took place near the intersection of State Road...

MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Enjoy a weekend of festivals, fundraisers and markets for a lively end to the month. Festivals will be continuing throughout the entire weekend while a fundraiser and car show add a fun twist. Here are the top picks for events in the 352. St....

ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida is settling into a more summerlike pattern through the weekend and into next week as temperatures and rain chances climb. A big warmup begins Friday afternoon, with highs climbing into the low to mid-80s and partly cloudy skies. A light south breeze will help spark a few isolated showers this afternoon along the sea breeze, with coverage at 20...

Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company has catalogued 28 horses for its OBSOnline April “Second Chance” digital auction taking place April 24-28. The OBSOnline April sale features horses that were either unsold or breezed and scratched from the record-setting OBS Spring Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale held April 14-17. The...

A Tavares man was taken into custody after a check of his immigration status revealed that he showed a trooper a false ID. A trooper arrived at a traffic stop at Mile Marker 294 on the Florida Turnpike in Groveland around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, according to an arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol. Following an immigration check, all four occupants...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Reilly Arts Center Executive Director Natalie McComb and Reilly Arts Center Senior Director of Operations and Programming Adam Volpe presented their annual activity report at the Ocala City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The Ocala Symphony Orchestra, a 501(c)(3) organization manages a professional...

A Leesburg man was arrested after being stopped with several cut straws in his truck. A deputy on patrol spotted 47-year-old James Patrick Johnson driving a grey Ford pickup truck westbound on Wesleyan Way in Wildwood around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. He was not wearing a seatbelt, leading to a traffic stop...

There is nothing that will stop accidents between cars and golf carts on Morse Boulevard. Accidents happen. They will always happen. I’ve lived here 13 years and I remember one where a car turned right and hit a golf cart that she admitted she didn’t notice. She was wrong and was given a traffic ticket that she deserved. End of story. All drivers on...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Ocala Police officers say one person is in the hospital after a crash Thursday night. Officers say the pedestrian was hit at South Pine Avenue and Southwest Broadway Street. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Northbound traffic on South Pine Avenue is...

GAINESVILLE, FL (352today.com) – UF Health officials confirmed the Shands Trauma Center activated a mass casualty response the afternoon of Thursday, April 23, 2026, following a vehicle crash on U.S. HWY 441 near Micanopy. Patients from the crash were transported to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, where they...