Ocala FL

MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Welcome to the latest installment of our monthly shout-out to all the new businesses in the area. So what came to the 352 in February? A new location for the region’s favorite Indian restaurant, “dirty soda,” and kick-butt barbecue, among several others.

Blink and you might miss it, but the little red Burger Barn on US-301 has people driving hours for a bite. Low prices, big flavor, and pure roadside charm have turned this tiny spot into a Florida legend. Reviews rave about juicy smash burgers, curly fries, and shakes worth the detour.

You complain about the recent concerns of SR 200, but roadwork on CR 484 has been going on since we moved here in 2020 and no improvements to the road work is noticed. Getting through the light at the corner of CR 484, when approaching (about a half a mile before the light) where the RaceTrac and Cracker Barrel meet...

Residents have filed a class action lawsuit following a massive fire involving railroad ties in Marion County that prompted concerns about toxic exposure in nearby Dunnellon.

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — Marion County first responders announced Tuesday that the county’s mandatory burn ban has been extended for seven days, now lasting until March 10. Officials said insufficient rainfall has failed to improve ongoing drought conditions, prompting the extension. Florida Forest Service officials said...

Two teens are charged in the December shooting death of 18-year-old Juan Alberto Gomez Jr. at Leesburg's Berry Park, which investigators say followed an arranged gun sale. D’yuntre Jeraun Wright, 17, faces second-degree murder, and James Albert Fenderson IV, 19, is charged with principal to third-degree murder and...

BELLEVIEW, Fla. (WCJB) — Officials told TV20 that investigators confirmed two people found last week at a Belleview home died in a murder‑suicide. Belleview officials said Friday Kathryn Kirby, 43, and Troy McDermitt, 45, were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds at a home near the intersection of Southeast Babb and...

A Summerfield man was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot a woman with her own gun when she tried to leave his home. Dispatchers got a call from a woman stating 60-year-old David Oscar Wellington hit her at his residence on Southeast 131st Place in Summerfield around 11:55 p.m. Saturday, according to an...

Three people were taken to an area hospital after a rollover crash in The Villages. Three vehicles were involved in the crash at 7:41 p.m. Monday on State Road 44 at John Michael Court at the entrance to Lake Deaton Plaza. A 75-year-old man from Continental Country Club in Wildwood...

A Marion County grandmother who wanted to “scare” her grandson is now facing aggravated assault charges after she allegedly fired her gun near him on two separate occasions. On Friday, February 27, 2026, several Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a Dunnellon residence after receiving reports of...