Ocala FL

The recent development that the former Belleview Pizza location is to become a cannabis dispensary is sad to hear. The fact that it is this location, directly across from Belleview City Hall on the city’s most traveled thoroughfare, and next door to a smoke shop, signals a striking erosion of values.

A young man recently drowned in a river in Central Florida. The post Young Man Drowned in River in Central Florida appeared first on West Orlando News .

Florida health and food inspectors in Marion County had a busy month as they conducted 133 total inspections in February 2026. While 77 establishments passed their initial visits, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation revealed that 56 failed to meet standards on the first try. According to...

The owner of a lawn care service company has been charged with ripping off a 79-year-old customer. Robert Carl Joseph Ciampa, 30, of Ocala, who operates 352 Lawn Hustlers, is facing felony charges of fraud and theft following his arrest earlier this month by Sumter County sheriff’s deputies. Ciampa...

An unlicensed hit-and-run driver was captured in Central Florida. The post Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Driver Captured in Central Florida appeared first on West Orlando News .

A woman has been arrested in the wake of the discovery of drugs at Savannah Center in The Villages. Andrea Michelle Busbee, 43, was taken into custody Thursday by Sumter County sheriff’s deputies on a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine. She had been spotted on March 6 with...

Craving a bite of nostalgia with your next meal. Old Time Diner in Leesburg, Florida feels like stepping into a time capsule the second you cross the threshold. The black and white floors, spinning records, and walls of stars set the mood before the first sip of sweet tea. Come...

Florida Highway Patrol CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – A 66-year-old Ocala man died Friday night after...

OCALA, FL - Peach Valley Cafe is planning a new restaurant at 3535 SW College Road/State Road 200, Ocala, FL 34474, with owner Eric Holm targeting a potential opening later this year once permitting is complete. Holm told Business Debut the timeline will likely be about six months after the building permit is...

A Minneola man was arrested after running from officers trying to apprehend him for the attempted theft of a $599 soundbar from Walmart. Officers responded to Walmart, located at 2501 Citrus Blvd., for a retail theft involving 29-year-old Kordell Jacary Leon Oliver, around 7 a.m. Monday, according to an arrest report...