Ocala FL

A 15-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle Thursday morning in Marion Oaks and transported under a trauma alert, the latest in a string of juvenile-involved crashes across Marion County in recent weeks. The collision occurred in the morning hours in the Marion Oaks community. While the teen is homeschooled,...

OCALA, Fla. — Deep in the heart of Florida’s horse country, one farm is offering more than just beautiful pastures and photogenic horses — it’s giving guests a cultural and historical experience unlike any other. Gypsy Gold Horse Farm is the first in the United States...

A suspected shoplifter was arrested for theft after walking through self-checkout without paying for $425 in merchandise from Walmart. Loss prevention employees of Walmart, located at 17961 S U.S. Hwy. 441, Summerfield, caught 42-year-old Leslie Robert Jolliffe stealing around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to an...

There’s a moment in every rock-bottom story when a person decides whether they’re going to die there or fight their way back up. For 45-year-old Jamie Scher, that moment came in a jail cell, alone, ashamed and convinced his life no longer mattered. Jamie grew up on Long Island and describes his younger self without...

Dead grass at a deceased Villager’s home could result in fines. The home of Christine Dolby at 701 Pine Hills Place in the Village of Winifred was the subject of a public hearing this week before the Community Development District 5 Board of Supervisors at SeaBreeze Recreation Center. The...

Why doesn’t the Ocala Police Department drive through parking lots in its area when they are patrolling during their shift?. I see so many cars parked in handicap spaces that have no placards or handicap tags on them. It would get the word out that it is illegal to...

UPDATE: The woman has been taken into custody. We hope to have additional details soon. The SWAT team has descended on a home in The Villages where a woman refused to surrender and come out. The standoff began late Thursday morning in the 2100 block of Broxton Place in the...

Life Sentence Given to Florida Man in Home Invasion and Robbery Case I still remember reading about this case and […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.

A Sarasota man was arrested for assault after following his mother into a friend’s house uninvited and threatening to get a gun. The mother of 42-year-old Joshua Shawn Maxfield came home from visiting her husband in the ICU to find their son in the driveway unannounced on Saturday evening, according to an arrest...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – UPDATE: A missing 78-year-old woman has been found safe, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Details about Martha Woods Morris’ recovery have not been released. ORIGINAL STORY:. A statewide Silver Alert was issued on Wednesday night for a 78-year-old Marion County woman,...