Ocala FL

Ocala has welcomed its first baby of 2026. According to a news release from AdventHealth Ocala Hospital, Baby Issac came into the world at 6:42 a.m. on Jan. 1. The release states Issac weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 inches long. The first: Marion's 1st baby of 2012 Issac's parents are Michael and Brianna...

The prevailing rate for amenities has climbed above $200 per month for the first time in The Villages. The prevailing rate is now set at $204 per month as of New Year’s Day. The rate had been $199. The adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index impacts the contractual...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – After four Marion County Fire Rescue employees were arrested last month in a violent hazing scandal, investigators have released several videos providing more insight into the incident. One of the more important bits of footage is a short cell phone clip showing the victim —...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Ocala is seeing a large increase in new businesses whether it be franchises hitting the area or local shops getting a fresh start. However, as these businesses make their way in, some local restaurants and retail stores closed in 2025. Rising costs, competition and changing consumer habits...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – A recommendation to adopt a planning and zoning item for individual consideration as approved, whose recommendation has been approved by both Marion County staff and the Marion County Planning and Zoning Commission, that would allow for four goats on the applicant’s residential property,...

I agree with Tom Snider regarding the use of the multi-modal path. I thought it was suppose to be used for golf carts. That’s why they made walking paths to walk and yes with strollers. Yesterday I came across a man on an electric wheelchair cart like you use in stores! That was very dangerous for him and I feel for...

A Leesburg man was arrested after allegedly strangling his mother’s husband at their daughter’s birthday party. Officers responded to a battery involving 23-year-old Kamrin Vincent Evans at an undisclosed Leesburg residence at 11:10 a.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. His...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - The cold weather across Central Florida this week brought hundreds of manatees to Blue Spring State Park in Volusia County. Nearly 700 manatees migrated to the park on New Year’s Day to escape the cold and to enjoy the warm waters of the spring. "We...

A Clermont woman was arrested for battering four staff members at LifeStream because she did not want to change her pants. An officer responded to LifeStream, located at 2020 Tally Rd., regarding 34-year-old Deborah Ladeira Soares battering staff around 12:10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22, according to an arrest report from...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Earlier this week, News 6 reported on a new scheme targeting family members of people in jail in Osceola County. Following that, a Brevard County mother, Colleen Torhan, shared her experience of falling victim to the scheme, which cost her thousands of dollars just before the holidays.