Ocala FL

An Ocala woman claims she sustained serious injuries after she was allegedly tripped by another roller skater while she was skating at a local rink. Jalisa Reid filed the lawsuit against RSR International, Inc., which does business as Skate Mania, in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on September 22.

When it comes to development, sadly, it is a never-ending thing. It is driven by greed and money changing hands. Unfortunately, that has been going on since the beginning of time and especially in warmer climates. Do not expect anything to change due to the fact that we live in...

Amazon just spent nearly $98 million to acquire a new, 1,085,280-square-foot warehouse near its current fulfillment center in Ocala. According to a deed filed with the Marion County Clerk of Courts, Amazon.com Services, LLC, purchased the large warehouse located at 3171 NW 44th Avenue within the Florida Crossroads...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) – A 9-year-old student was arrested for bringing a loaded gun onto a bus headed to College Park Elementary School on September 8th. In response, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods called out the Marion County School District for not allowing their K-9 unit to search elementary students.

Will someone please explain why our pond is not full like all the others I see from the road? The rain fills it up and it gets pumped out right away. Our house was sold as a water view, but I’m thinking it’s a joke now. Our pond can’t be seen by the general public, so I guess it’s not a “show pond” that should be full.

These amenities — the tennis courts, pickleball, bocce ball, and swimming pools — should have full-time staff checking IDs. They are not meant for people who don’t pay the amenity fees. We pay to live here, and we pay to play here. I don’t pay for people driving in from other cities to use our facilities.

Marion County leaders held a ribbon-cutting event for the first public park in Reddick this week, just eight months after breaking ground at the site. The Marion County Parks and Recreation Department celebrated the opening of Reddick Park this week. The new park is located at 15630 NW Gainesville Road,...

A 64-year-old Ocala man was jailed on a domestic battery charge after he allegedly kicked down a bedroom door and choked his brother during an argument over a television remote that belonged to him. Shortly after 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to...

A brief stretch of Interstate 75 will be closed on Thursday night so that workers may repair a pothole. The Florida Department of Transportation reports that Thursday, October 2, from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., a lane in the northbound stretch of I-75 near mile marker 351 will be closed for the repairs.

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Two shootings over the weekend have pushed Veterans Helping Veterans to focus on outreach and PTSD support for local veterans. “We have 46,000 veterans in Marion County. We need to serve them better,” said Executive Director Todd Belknap. Berny Medina is from Marion County and...