Ocala FL

A Wildwood man was arrested after being caught driving with a suspended licensed near Morse Boulevard in The Villages. A deputy spotted 37-year-old Danny Lee Crosby driving a blue Ford Excursion on State Road 44 near Morse Boulevard at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s...

INVERNESS, Fla. - In a world filled with national banks and digital apps, Brannen Bank in Inverness is proof that personal service still matters. The bank was founded in 1926 by George Brannen, and survived the Great Depression while other local banks failed. Today, George’s son, Joseph, serves as co-owner...

Three men were arrested in Central Florida murder case, where a dead body was found with gunshot wounds at a Kissimmee crash scene. The post Three Arrested in Central Florida Murder Case after Body Found with Gunshot Wounds appeared first on West Orlando News .

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Drivers in Central Florida are facing a major headache tonight as a significant portion of westbound Interstate 4 has been completely shut down in Polk County. A depression in the pavement—essentially a dip or hole in the road surface—has forced state troopers and highway crews to block off all...

The owners of an Ocala horse rescue and sanctuary have been ordered by a local judge to pay over $90,000 to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office for costs associated with the care of over 70 emaciated horses that were seized in November. Marion County Court records show that on...

CITRA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of a young girl in Citra on Thursday as a homicide. Sheriff’s deputies say they responded to a home on Northeast 44th Avenue in Citra at noon, where a child was found unresponsive. The girl was taken to the hospital, where she died.

A homeless man in Lady Lake was arrested for loitering when officers found him flashing a flashlight behind Too Your Health Spa. Officers responded to the Village Veranda at Lady Lake, located at 955 S U.S. Hwy. 27/441, regarding 35-year-old Alexander Tanel Smith at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report...

Ocala-News.com has reviewed 435 emails sent between Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and millionaire Philip Levine, a former Mayor of Miami Beach who purchased an 87-acre horse farm in Ocala for $10.5 million last year, with much of the correspondence detailing an intimate relationship spanning nearly two decades....

While the third Ellianos Coffee in Ocala is taking shape along Maricamp Road, two other newly announced locations will bring the brand’s total presence in the city to five stores later this year. The Florida-based specialty coffee brand confirmed that construction has begun on new drive-thrus along South Pine...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Summerlike heat hits Central Florida this week, but a sharp blast of cold air arriving just days later will send the region into a dramatic temperature swing. High pressure from the western Atlantic has settled south of Florida, keeping conditions quiet, dry and unusually warm. Once...