Ocala FL

A woman died at a local hospital after a single-vehicle crash on Jan. 22 in Summerfield, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers. Here's what we know about the crash: Where was the crash? Southeast 47th Avenue near County Road 42, troopers said. .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; }...

Two golf courses south of State Road 44 will be closed part of next week in The Villages. The Gray Fox Executive Course will be closed all day on Monday, Jan. 26 for maintenance. The Long Leaf Executive Course will be closed all day beginning Wednesday, Jan. 28 through Friday,...

A popular women’s apparel retail chain at the Paddock Mall is set to permanently close its only location in Ocala as part of a nationwide shutdown of all of its stores. Francesca’s will close its location at the Paddock Mall (3100 SW College Road) in Ocala in the coming months.

I believe the Multi-Modal Path Discussion Group should prioritize their tasks to be more effective. It seems like they are getting “the cart in front of the horse” when they want to spend time talking about rules for the MMTPs and who should be allowed to use them. Instead, I think they should find answers to the...

A Lady Lake man will have to appear in court for allegedly hunting ducks without a plug in his shotgun at Emeralda Marsh in Leesburg. An officer came across 28-year-old Shea Tylor Garrard while doing inspections on migratory bird hunters on Emeralda Marsh around 9:10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, according to a resource...

Demand in the senior community of The Villages, FL, has softened lately, with some residents preferring to relocate to coastal areas.

An Orlando man has filed a lawsuit against an Ocala fried chicken restaurant, alleging that poor lighting at a rear entrance led to an early-morning accident where a loaded dolly fell on top of him. Rantrell Madison filed the complaint against LFRC Ocala LLC, doing business as Lee’s Famous Recipe...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A state House candidate and disability advocate in Central Florida is now under fire after a viral video caught him shouting a racial slur at a 7-Eleven employee. The video, which was posted on TikTok by the account @mindofapgl, shows a man running into the...

HAWTHORNE, Fla. (WCJB) - Putnam County sheriff’s deputies say a man from Gainesville faces charges for threatening to burn down his ex-girlfriend’s house. Sheriff’s officials say Vincent Lamura, 45, made the threats while the woman had him on speaker phone. She had sheriff’s deputies with her at her home in Hawthorne.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A man and woman were arrested after claiming they were undercover detectives and stealing someone’s wallet while at a bank in Marion County, according to the sheriff’s office. Colby Thompson, 48, and Autumn Cashman, 38, were arrested Thursday in Marion County. According to...