Ocala FL

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (WESH) — The Boathouse restaurant in Disney Springs is being sued after a customer choked to death on a piece of steak, according to court records. According to the complaint, Kevin Duncan, a Marion County resident, was eating at the restaurant in June 2025 when he began choking on his steak.

An 87-year-old husband has been arrested after an alleged attack on his wife. Chet Sedke is facing a felony charge of battery following his arrest on New Year’s Eve as a result of an altercation at his home at the Lakes of Lady Lake. Officers arrived at the home...

A warrant has been issued for a suspect in a series of car thefts which have taken place in The Villages. Earl Dorey, 37, of Summerfield, has been charged with grand theft of an automobile in connection with vehicle thefts which occurred in recent months in residential areas north of County Road 466, according to...

The study that was conducted by The Villages should have been done when school was out. I agree I’ve been at the Southside Pool and have indeed seen people under age not only in the pool but drinking and carrying on in the hot tub especially after 6 or 7 p.m. When I’ve talked to them they reply, “Anybody comes by we...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Jean-Marie Lubin Celestin, a 31-year-old from Ocala, Florida, has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The sentence, followed by a 10-year supervised release, was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for...

OCALA, Fl (352today.com) – The Marion County Board of County Commissioners approved in a 3-2 vote a reasonable accommodation request for a special use permit that would allow four goats on a residential property at their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, with the parcel zoned as single-family dwelling. Commission...

LEESBURG, Fla. - Residents say Evergreen Cemetery in Leesburg has fallen into disrepair, with overgrown grass and debris surrounding gravesites. The cemetery is located along Bay Street, off Radio Road. Families with loved ones buried there say they’ve been forced to handle maintenance themselves after the cemetery’s...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Police are getting a better picture into what may have led to a deadly Christmas Day shooting in Ocala. Police arrested Curnelius Brown Junior, 19, last Tuesday for the shooting death ofJa’Narre Suggs, 21. Officers say an argument happened at Parkside Apartments on Northwest 2nd Street, causing...

The Ocala City Council has cleared the way for a new Walmart Neighborhood Market in southeast Ocala to sell beer, wine, and liquor when it opens in the coming weeks. During its regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 6, council members voted to approve a request from Wal-Mart Stores East, LP for a location permit allowing...

MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Marion County Public Schools’ Food and Nutrition Department is expanding its Afterschool Meals Program again, part of the Child Care Food Program. The department is adding Belleview High School to the participating list, the third school added this school year. Last August, MCPS...