Ocala FL

A Villager who fled a store wearing boots she had allegedly stolen was arrested when she returned to the scene of the crime. Jessica Renae White, 39, of the Village of Virginia Trace, was recognized Wednesday when she walked into the Boot Barn at Lady Lake Crossing, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake...

A Weirsdale woman was arrested with fentanyl after leaving a residence known for narcotic sales on the Historic Side of The Villages. An officer spotted 43-year-old Annessa Jane Boyd leaving a residence on East Schwartz Boulevard in a gold Chevy passenger car at 7:35 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from...

An Ocklawaha landscaper has been arrested after allegedly ripping off a Del Webb Spruce Creek Golf and Country Club resident who paid him $750. On Sept. 15, a 77-year-old Spruce Creeker reported that he was a victim of theft, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. He had hired...

Two lottery tickets each worth over $100,000 were sold over the past week at grocery stores just north of Marion County. The Fantasy 5 tickets were purchased at a Publix (5801 SW 75th Street, Gainesville) and Winn-Dixie (901 U.S. Hwy 19 S, Palatka) that are both less than 20 miles north of Marion County.

There’s a growing frustration in Ocala that needs to be addressed, and it’s not just the traffic on State Road 200. It’s the constant complaining from many in the Boomer generation who seem intent on dragging this city backwards while blaming everyone else for their own dissatisfaction.

An Ocala man has been arrested for aggravated battery after he allegedly attacked one of his girlfriend’s friends with a kitchen knife during an argument over how he treats his girlfriend. On Monday, October 13, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to an Ocala residence in reference to...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Firefighters are out every day saving people from emergencies -- like overdoses. In Ocala Fire Rescue’s partnership with Marion County Fire Rescue and Stewart Marchman Behavioral Health SMA, they’re able to reach more people. “Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Sometimes bad things...

Two long-time Ocala radio hosts died from a car crash this summer. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a drunk driver hit them, and he is now being charged with DUI manslaughter.

A Tavares man will have to answer in court after allegedly enlisting juveniles to help him steal merchandise at the Walmart in Leesburg. An officer responded to the store, located at 2501 Citrus Blvd., regarding retail theft around 6:25 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police...

A homeless man in Leesburg was arrested after an officer found him sitting outside Sonic with a syringe of methamphetamine. An officer noticed 31-year-old Billy Ray Hogans sitting on a bench at Sonic, located at 1806 Citrus Blvd., around 2 a.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police...