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In the tug-of-war over unions in Central Florida, one group is clearly not losing sleep over the outcome: the consultants and boutique law firms cashing seven-figure checks to keep organizing at bay. Federal filings and new analyses show employers pouring serious money into high-priced persuader outfits, outside lawyer

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed a hold on an Orlando man who presented a Bahamian passport during a traffic stop. Officers stopped 32-year-old Kyle Adrin Dean and a female passenger near SunStop, located at 9741 Pepper Tree Ter., around 11:40 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood

A 63-year-old Ocala landlord was arrested after he allegedly kicked his roommate, leaving her with a broken rib and punctured lung. On Thursday, May 21, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a home located on NE 57th Street in reference to a disturbance. Upon arrival, the deputy...

DUNNELLON, Fla. (WCJB) — A 2-year-old child is dead after drowning over Memorial Day weekend, Marion County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies said 911 callers reported Arturo Martinez, 2, was not breathing after falling into a pool on Northwest 18th Place in Dunnellon on Saturday. Arturo’s father pulled him...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A Marion County man was booked in the Marion County Jail on Saturday after threatening his girlfriend with a machete and beating her over the head, reports say. Law enforcement said the victim was distressed and emotional when they arrived. She showed officers a video of...

Marion County Sheriff's Office officials have released the name of the toddler who died on May 23 after he was pulled from a pool in Dunnellon. Here's what we know: How old was the child, and his/her name? Arturo J. Martinez. The boy was 2, and would've turned 3 on Oct. 19. What happened? According to a sheriff's offic

As America proudly celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence, The Villages will come alive with one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals. SMASH Productions will perform “1776,” winner of three Tony Awards including best musical, on Monday, June 29, at 2 p.m. and Tuesday, June 30, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the S

A customer has been sentenced after refusing to pay his bill at a restaurant in The Villages. Paul Greer Szymanski, 76, who lives in the Water Oak community in Lady Lake, has been placed on six months probation after pleading no contest this past week in Sumter County Court on a charge of trespassing.

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A longtime animal welfare advocate in North Central Florida is being remembered following her death. A funeral service for Judith ‘Jaye’ Perrett is scheduled for Sunday, June 7, at Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery. Perrett died May 17 at the age of 75 after a years-long battle with esophageal ca

A South Florida-based real estate development firm has officially broken ground on a new, 360-unit, multifamily residential community that is near Interstate 75 and State Road 200 in southwest Ocala after securing more than $62 million in construction financing. Construction is now underway on the new Leena Ocala, a 36