Ocala FL

An Ocklawaha woman was arrested after allegedly taking an acquaintance’s truck for a joyride. A deputy responded to a motor vehicle theft, later found to involve 27-year-old Sabrina Lynn Sanclemente, at Forest Lake Park in Ocklawaha around 10:10 a.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Marion County...

The state has identified an Ocala woman who won $1 million from a scratch-off she purchased at a local gas station. The Florida Lottery has identified the winner winner of the scratch-off as Yeraldiny Luevano Baza, of Ocala. According to records from the organization, Baza claimed a $1 million prize from the...

Animal rights activists from PETA staged a graphic demonstration during the grand opening of Ocala’s first Raising Cane’s on Tuesday, using “blood,” a bullhorn, and a call for veganism to protest the chain’s use of chicken. As dozens of residents lined up at for the...

FLORIDA — A 37-year-old man died after being found with multiple gunshot wounds outside an apartment complex early Wednesday morning in Leesburg, according to police. Officers with the Leesburg Police Department responded around 1 a.m. on March 4 to Parkside Apartments, located at 706 W. Dixie Ave., after receiving...

Eight restaurants across Central Florida were hit with emergency shutdown orders last week after state sanitation inspectors found what they described as serious health hazards, ranging from heavy rodent and roach activity to raw-sewage issues in and around kitchen areas. Each closure shows up in state inspection...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The Ocala City Council voted unanimously during their meeting on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to adopt an ordinance amending the zoning map for the City of Ocala, changing the zoning from planned development to light industrial for the subject property located at 5019 W. Silver Springs Blvd. and...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The Marion County Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution unanimously to close an abandoned Tract A, the Carriage Trail plat, at their Tuesday, March 3, 2026, meeting. Tract A was identified as a conservation and future right-of-way easement, said Steven Cohoon, Marion County...

Man charged with homicide in death of 3-year-old Paisley Brown in Marion County. Previously arrested for aggravated child abuse in same incident.

A DoorDash driver was arrested in Marion County for allegedly leaving two young children and a loaded firearm in his vehicle for several hours while he delivered food to a customer. On Monday, March 2, at around 12:45 a.m., a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal responded to the 8700 block...

A man has been accused of slipping a tracking device into a woman’s car in The Villages. Kevin House, 54, of Wildwood, was arrested Monday on charges of stalking and installing a tracking device without consent. House went to a prearranged meeting with the woman this past week at...