Ocala FL

Attorneys representing the Marion County School Board have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from two Ocala parents who claim a teacher allegedly bullied their son before he committed suicide in 2023. The motion to dismiss was filed in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on Tuesday,...

A mobile home in Silver Springs was destroyed by an explosion on Wednesday afternoon. Marion County Fire Rescue units responded to reports of a residential structure fire along NE 170th Court on Wednesday, July 2, at around 3:21 p.m. According to MCFR, multiple 911 callers reported an explosion, followed by...

Two suspects are being sought in a $900 booze heist at a Publix liquor store in The Villages. The two individuals on Monday entered the Publix liquor store at Mulberry Grove Plaza. One filled a bag, the other a shopping basket—both walked out with more than $900 worth of stolen liquor, according to the Marion County...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Lurking in the woods of Ocklawaha is a large, two-story house built nearly 100 years ago. No one lives there anymore, but that wasn’t always the case. Originally, the home was built on Lake Weir in 1930 by the Bradford family, and it was...

Two trespassing suspects were arrested after they were found at a restricted construction site near The Villages. The two Cuban-born men – 27-year-old Emmanuel Artigas Corvea and 33-year-old Jorge Luis Varona Quinones – were spotted shortly before midnight Wednesday at a construction site at County Road 25 and Marion...

The Ocala Police Department has conducted over 14,000 traffic stops through the first half of 2025, continuing a trend every two weeks of performing more 1,000. During Tuesday’s Ocala City Council meeting, OPD Chief Mike Balken shared a brief update on the city’s traffic statistics to date. As...

ARCADIA — A state inmate who served time at the DeSoto Correctional Institution is charged with attempted murder, accused of stabbing another inmate six years ago.

A suspect has been arrested on a charge of molesting an 8-year-old girl who recently lost her mother. On June 16, deputies responded to a report of sexual abuse at an undisclosed Wildwood residence, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The initial investigation revealed 62-year-old...

A Lake County woman was arrested after allegedly attacking her husband during an argument triggered by painting a bedroom wall. A Lake County woman was arrested for battery after allegedly attacking her husband during an argument triggered by painting a bedroom wall. An officer responded to a civil matter at...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — Authorities made a startling discovery after catching up to a driver who tried escaping police during a routine traffic stop near Orlando. After Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies took Jordan Skeene into custody, they discovered he had a child in the backseat of his car the entire...