Ocala FL

New details have emerged about a property dispute that led to a standoff in The Villages. Jana Stafinsky, 53, continues to be held without bond following the nearly five-hour standoff Thursday at her home at 2186 Broxton Place in the Village of Ashland. Stafinsky had been embroiled in a legal...

The Ocala/Marion County metropolitan statistical area has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, with a real estate data company reporting an increase of almost 20% in foreclosure rates over last year across the nation. The data was reported by ATTOM, a real estate data company that keeps...

Kroger will end delivery services to all of Marion County and the rest of Florida next year after announcing on Tuesday that the company will close its sole distribution center in the state in the coming weeks. On Tuesday, Leesburg-News.com reported Kroger will close its fulfillment center at 7925 American...

If you’re looking for colder changes, you’re going to have to wait until after Thanksgiving. If you’re liking the warmer temperatures and sunny skies, pre-Thanksgiving week will be the week for you. The chamber of commerce weather we’ve had this past week will have slight variations at...

A Summerfield man was arrested in an unregistered vehicle with coins covering the altered Vehicle Identification Number plate on the dashboard. A deputy patrolling the 5200 block of Southeast 145th Street in Summerfield spotted 27-year-old Kyle David Applehans driving a gold Chevrolet Suburban around 10:40 a.m....

Multiple residents have written in to share their opinions about property taxes in Marion County. Here are some of those letters:. “They have also cheated the taxpayers by adding non-ad-valorem taxes to get around homestead taxes. They have the streets completely neglected full of potholes that are unsafe for...

An Ocala tea business that has served as an alcohol-free gathering space for seven years says it has been stonewalled by the city’s mayor in its request to have a conversation about kratom at local businesses, saying it sells natural kratom and not the banned synthetic extract that has caused mass confusion.

An Ocala man who robbed a local convenience store at gunpoint in June 2024 has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison. On Friday, November 14, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida reported that 23-year-old Johnisaac Felix had been sentenced to ten years in prison for interfering...

Interstate 75 is backed up for several miles along different stretches of both the northbound and southbound lanes in Marion County as of Friday afternoon. The Florida Department of Transportation is reporting severe congestion in both the northbound and southbound lanes of the highway for different multi-mile...

An Oxford man was arrested for battery after allegedly punching his ex-girlfriend in the parking lot of Planet Fitness during an argument. The ex-girlfriend of 75-year-old Leland Jeffery Basey asked law enforcement to meet her at Denny’s, located at 1577 Bella Cruz Drive, The Villages, at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday,...