Ocala FL

Improper handling of food caught an inspector’s eye at a restaurant in The Villages. The inspector paid a visit Thursday to Fiesta Grande Mexican Grill at Brownwood and spotted a male employee in the kitchen using his bare hands to rearrange cooked beef on a plate, according to an inspection report on file with the Flo

A Leesburg man was arrested for riding an unregistered scooter to work without a valid license. An officer observed 37-year-old Hector Daniel Hernandez, a server at the Fresh Jalapeño Mexican Restaurant, riding a black scooter northbound on U.S. Hwy. 27 around 10:15 a.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the L

The privilege of a handicapped placard is being abused. I have seen many vehicles here in The Villages displaying placards where the driver is the sole occupant of the vehicle and clearly is not handicapped. As the placard is issued to an individual, the only way to check if the placard is being correctly used is for t

A man was sentenced for an ambush shooting in Central Florida where he fired over 20 gunshots at the victim. The post Man Sentenced for Ambush Shooting in Central Florida appeared first on West Orlando News .

Seven individuals were sentenced in a Central Florida gun trafficking scheme. The post Seven Sentenced in Central Florida Gun Trafficking Scheme appeared first on West Orlando News .

Human remains were recovered recently in Central Florida waterways. The post Human Remains Recovered in Central Florida Waterways appeared first on West Orlando News .

The article about the whopping inmate growth in Marion County is no surprise. Our commissioners seem to think that building 2500-house subdivisions in Marion County, on farm land, in swamps, and on any open land they can find is a good idea, for some reason. They don’t realize it also brings all those people, with all

Despite the continued presence of extreme drought conditions and wildfires, Marion County officials have lifted a mandatory burn ban that had been effect for multiple weeks. Effective Thursday, May 28, the mandatory burn ban for Marion County was rescinded, transitioning the area back to its normal outdoor burning regu

A former employee of an Ocala paving company was arrested after allegedly selling a stolen saw to a local pawn shop and using a corporate-issued credit card to make unauthorized purchases following his termination. The investigation began when a project manager for the paving company reported unauthorized transactions

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Dozens of families braved rainy weather Friday night to attend an outdoor movie event at Midtown Station in Ocala, where organizers aimed to promote family time and community connection. The Marion County Children’s Alliance hosted the “Friday Night, Done Right” screening of Disney and Pixar’s Insi