Ocala FL

An Ocala man was arrested for driving with a suspended license after being stopped at 7-Eleven for running a red light. An officer saw a gray Mazda run a red light and almost collide with a vehicle turning at the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 27 and South Street around 7:05 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, according to an arrest...

A Lake Panasoffkee woman was arrested with methamphetamine in her purse after being stopped in Fruitland Park. An officer pulled over a white Toyota convertible for failing to stop before the white stop bar at Rooks Avenue and Pine Ridge Dairy Road at 10:05 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the...

Authorities have found a 12-year-old girl who went missing in the Lady Lake area. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 12-year-old girl who is thought to be armed. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office reported a large law enforcement presence Thursday near Curve Court and Precedent Parkway...

An Ocala couple is petitioning county officials for permission to transform their nearly 12-acre residential property into a working mini-farm complete with bees, chickens, cattle, horses, and solar-powered barns. Kevin and Barbara Marovich have filed an application for a Special Use Permit that would allow them to...

A member of the Parking Patrol encountered a seriously inconsiderate dog owner who doubled-parked in busy downtown Brownwood to pick up his pooch. Our Parking Patrol member was parked legally in front of Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming. “Almost immediately after exiting our car, the grey Honda stopped in the...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday of every January, close to his birthday on Jan. 15, 1929. This year, the commemorative day will be held on Jan. 19, 2026, honoring his legacy and role in the Civil Rights Movement. Every year, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....

OCALA, Fla. – Ocala police Chief Mike Balken shared a video statement to social media on Thursday updating his agency’s investigation of a man’s fatal shooting last week. Isaac Toye, 29, is accused of second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the death of...

Stepped-up ID checks won’t begin until April 1 at pools in The Villages. After a recent study by the The Villages Recreation Department found nearly perfect compliance during ID checks at swimming pools, the Project Wide Advisory Committee and the Amenity Authority Committee, feeling the heat from residents, both...

A judge has ruled that the man accused of fatally shooting another man on Dec. 25 in Ocala will be held without bail pending resolution of the criminal case. Here's what we know: Who's the defendant? Curnelius Andrew Brown Jr. Who was the judge? Circuit Judge Steven Rogers. Who are the lawyers? Representing the state...

A Leesburg man was arrested for battery after allegedly punching his brother while he argued with their mother. An officer responded to a battery between 20-year-old Randall Lea Sharp and his brother at their home in Leesburg at 3:55 a.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department.