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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Most of North Central Florida is under a burn ban as crews respond to a series of brush fires in the region. Alachua County officials extended their burn ban through at least March 6. Columbia County Fire Rescue officials say crews responded to two out-of-control fires...

Florida is full of places to eat, but every so often you find one that feels like it has been waiting for you long before you ever turned down its road. Out in the quieter corners of the state, where highways narrow and scenery takes its time, there’s a restaurant that doesn’t rush to impress you. It doesn’t need to.

Four years after facing nearly two dozen criminal charges, former Marion County Sheriff’s Office Deputy David Ur has officially had his record expunged. Circuit Judge Peter Brigham recently signed an order expunging the record of Ur’s arrest, which had included two counts of official misconduct and 18 counts of false...

Dozens of people gathered in downtown Ocala on Thursday evening to remember Paisley Brown, a 3-year-old girl whose death has sparked questions about child protective services and renewed calls for accountability.

A Florida man found dead this week near Crane Pond in the town of Schroon died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to New York State Police. An autopsy performed at 7 a.m. Feb. 27 at Glens Falls Hospital determined that Theodore S. Troth, 51, of The Villages, Florida, died from a gunshot wound to the head....

Golf legend Nancy Lopez will bring a little star power to the opening of a new Walmart in The Villages. The new Walmart Supercenter will open Wednesday, March 4 at Morse Boulevard and State Road 44. The grand opening ceremony will kick off at 7:30 a.m., followed by a day-long...

The death of a fitness instructor who had been working and living in The Villages has been ruled a suicide. Ted Troth, 51, who worked as a fitness trainer at Genesis Health Clubs at Spanish Springs Town Square, was found dead in a lean-to on Tuesday in the Adirondacks in upstate New York, according to New York State...

In a domestic violence case from Marion County, sheriff’s deputies say a resident is in jail after hitting and choking a woman during an argument.

A Central Florida woman was arrested in a fatal vehicle versus pedestrian crash. The post Central Florida Woman Arrested in Fatal Vehicle Versus Pedestrian Crash appeared first on West Orlando News .

FLORIDA — The Belleview Police Department is investigating a suspected murder-suicide after two people were found dead Friday afternoon at a residence in the 5800 block of Southeast Babb Road. Officers responded to the home at approximately noon following a reported incident. Upon arrival, police discovered the...