Ocala FL

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Andre Palmer found himself in a very dark place at a very young age. However, the intervention of a caring law enforcement officer and the inspiration of his father, helped to transform the diminutive child who was bullied in school into a world-class athlete. “Being...

Family members and friends gathered Nov. 8 at First Baptist Church of Ocala for services to honor 18-year-old Shannon Rushing, who died Oct. 27 after she was struck while walking on a northwest Ocala roadway. Rev. Eric Cummings, pastor of New Zion Baptist Church and vice-chair of the Marion County...

Authorities are looking for the driver of a vehicle that hit and killed a woman whose body was discovered the morning of Nov. 8. Here's what we know: What happened? Florida Highway Patrol troopers believe the victim was in the northbound inside lane of U.S. 441 when the individual was struck by an unknown vehicle...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - The Paddock Mall is getting an expansion. Several new restaurants and dozens of vendors will be set up in the soon-to-open Paddock Market. We’ll show you progress on mall’s new wing in the Weekly Buzz.

Kaniel Jeremy Paul Edwards, 22, of Ocala, has been indicted by an Alachua County Grand Jury on charges of first-degree homicide, attempted homicide, and unlawfully carrying a concealed firearm, in connection with the Easter (April 20, 2025) shooting at T.B. McPherson Center that claimed the life of 20-year-old...

Last night, crews from multiple agencies responded to a kitchen fire at a home in Hawthorne and quickly extinguished the fire. A dog was rescued, and one resident of the home was transported to a local hospital. The post Fire crews respond to Hawthorne kitchen fire, transport one to hospital, rescue a dog appeared...

A woman has claimed prizes for two lottery tickets each worth $12,779 that she purchased on the same day at a Winn Dixie in Marion County and a gas station just 20 miles west of the grocery store. Regina Lynn Johnson, of Astor, was awarded $25,559.34 for two winning tickets...

Business has been good at Guy Fieri’s Chicken Guy! restaurant inside the Easy Street Walmart in Ocala. The quick service eatery opened on Oct. 15 inside the store, 2600 SW 19th Avenue Road. Chicken Guy! was designed about two years ago by Food Network star Guy Fieri and restaurateur Robert Earl. It features freshly...

Wildwood police nabbed a man on a bicycle wanted on a felony theft warrant. Christopher Eugene Gilliam, 32, of Lady Lake, was riding a bicycle against the flow of traffic at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday on U.S. 301 near County Road 216, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department.

A Hollywood man was arrested on drug charges after officers found syringes and methamphetamine on him at a local 7-Eleven. An employee of 7-Eleven, located at 2058 U.S. Hwy. 27/441, asked an officer to investigate the dumpster at the gas station around 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, according to an arrest report from the...