Ocala FL

El Ranchito Food Market was temporarily closed on July 7, 2025, after Florida state health inspectors found 41 violations, including the presence of raw sewage, which caused a "strong odor" on the property, dead roaches, as well as evidence of food being prepared in a private home.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Just moments before a jury was set to hear the state’s case, 36-year-old Jeremy Donye Walker entered a plea of no contest yesterday in a dramatic turn of events in Marion County court. Walker’s plea avoids a jury trial stemming from a March 6, 2025, incident involving a high-speed pursuit and...

A Central Florida man was recently found guilty of murdering a 2-year-old toddler. Jurors delivered their verdict in the 2022 murder case of 2-year-old Jacklyn Schwingel. After a nearly two-hour deliberation, jurors found 27-year-old Travis Ray Thompson guilty of First Degree Murder. Following the verdict, Judge...

Two felons were recently charged in a Central Florida shooting investigation. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested the two felons after a shooting that injured a teenager. Deputies responded to the area of South 81st Street and Fir Drive near Tampa after receiving multiple 911 calls regarding a shooting.

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The North Central Florida Outdoor Expo takes place Saturday, August 16th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the World Equestrian Center in Expo Center 2 (1390 NW 80th Ave., Ocala, FL 34482). Guests at this event can fire BB guns, cast a line, pet...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Severe weather can pose major challenges, but Marion County agencies work together behind the scenes to make crisis response appear seamless. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management partners with the county in multiple ways, said Preston Bowlin, emergency...

A Leesburg man was arrested after recklessly driving a truck towing a trailer through a residential area to avoid being pulled over. An officer observed a dark Ford truck, driven by 25-year-old Keynan Renay Graham, with a black open-style trailer in tow on Perkins Street around 9:40 p.m. Saturday, according to an...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – New job opportunities are about to heat up at the Summer Job Fair on Thursday, July 24 from 5-7 p.m. at Howard Academy Community Center, 306 NW Seventh Ave., Building 3, in Ocala. The job fair is hosted by CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion (CLM) in...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A man from Ocala charged with Manslaughter in his friend’s shooting death was found not guilty by a jury in Marion County Thursday night. Abraham Bordas had been charged with killing 26-year-old Chase Koepke in late 2023. Court records show the jury met after final...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The Ocala Police Department (OPD) is asking for the public’s help in identifying two individuals suspected of stealing a wallet from a woman’s purse at Publix on June 15. According to investigators, the suspects used a distraction to take the wallet, then quickly...