Ocala FL

A son arrested earlier this year after stolen military explosives were found at a home in The Villages is back in trouble again. Edward Joynt, 35, who lives with his parents at their home in the Village of Rio Ranchero, was found Tuesday passed out in the back seat of a white Mitsubishi SUV parked at a gas pump at a Sunoco station in...

A son allegedly broke his mother’s glasses in an attack at their home in The Villages. Michael John Kessen, 41, was arrested on a felony charge of battery on a person over the age of 65 at the home he shares with his mother at 6385 Danielson Loop in the Village of Citrus Grove.

Marion County officials announced additional work at a southwest intersection in a news bulletin issued April 21. According to the release, Phase 2 of improvements at Southwest 49th Avenue Road and 66th Street was scheduled to begin April 23 and is expected to be completed within 60 days, weather permitting. Officials said Phase 1 of the project, which began in February, was scheduled to...

An Ocala man, who is the grandson of the greatest drag car racer of all time, was arrested on a battery charge after allegedly throwing a paint can at his former fiancée’s face. On Monday, April 20, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy spoke with the female victim...

A Villager was arrested after allegedly pursuing her ex-husband at the pickleball courts at a recreation center. Bonnie Burgess, 74, of the Village of El Cortez, was arrested this past Sunday after showing up at the pickleball courts at the La Hacienda Recreation Center, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department.

The free, 3-day event kicks off Friday and will bring the roar of motorcycles, music, and much more to the city’s historic downtown.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida man was jailed after troopers caught him driving erratically along Interstate 4 on Wednesday, according to documents obtained by News 6. In an arrest report, troopers said they began receiving multiple reports of a hit-and-run crush involving a pickup truck along the...

The rumble of engines, the pulse of live music and the steady flow of thousands of visitors will take over downtown Leesburg this weekend as Leesburg Bikefest returns April 24–26. Now one of the largest motorcycle rallies in the Southeast, the three-day event draws riders and spectators from across...

A Summerfield woman was arrested for battery after allegedly punching her mother and putting her in a “chokehold.”. The mother of 39-year-old Sara Katherine Sexton got off work as a nurse at a local hospital and returned to her family home on Southeast 100th Avenue in Summerfield on Tuesday evening, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Pit Masters in Paradise is the first competition run by Lakeland’s own celebrity barbecue chef,...