Ocala FL

When I was growing up in Pensacola, the local radio station often ran ads for a tire repair business whose slogan was, “Tires ain’t pretty.” I thought of that simple declaration this week when I heard the story of a big fight in Dunnellon over used tire disposal. The person who told me the story […]

A Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in Ocala collected 17 violations during a recent state inspection, with problems ranging from undercooked chicken to employees with open wounds handling food.

A Leesburg woman was arrested after reporting a vehicle stolen despite it being considered marital property during her ongoing divorce from her husband. A deputy responded to the residence of 33-year-old Brittany Catherine Kelly, located at 12065 Virginia Dr., Leesburg, regarding a stolen vehicle complaint around...

One driver was killed and another was seriously injured after one of the vehicles crossed over East Silver Springs Boulevard into oncoming traffic, causing a fatal head-on collision. The Ocala Police Department reported the fatal accident at 10:53 a.m. on Wednesday. According to police, a driver was traveling east...

Marion County’s new transportation plans detail hundreds of millions of dollars that have been committed by the state and federal government to road-widening projects and other improvements that will be implemented over the next five years. The Ocala/Marion Transportation Planning Organization will present its...

An Oxford woman and an Ocala man were arrested after she admitted to drinking white wine in Lake Sumter Landing before getting behind the wheel. Deputies stopped 35-year-old Aleesha Anne Rose and 33-year-old James Lester Reid at Rainey Trail and County Road 115 in The Villages around 9:40 p.m. Monday, according to an...

I recently moved to the Ocala area for my job. Although I love my job, the town is completely disappointing. State Road 200 is a total mess, and I lived in Indianapolis (the racing capital of the world) for 5 years. If I could deal with Indy traffic, I felt...

A Eustis woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI when officers found an open Corona in her vehicle after doing burnouts. Officers responded to a traffic complaint at 730 Beecher Street around 2:20 a.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. A vehicle, later found to be driven by...

Ocala resident Jackie Graves made it through to the next stage of a brand new gameshow on FOX that pits 100 contestants against each other in everyday challenges for a $1 million prize. Graves was one of seven dozen contestants who advanced to the next stage of 99 to Beat,...

A caregiver at an Ocala rehabilitation center was arrested after she allegedly stole a gold ring from a 94-year-old patient who suffers from dementia, with authorities noting that the one-of-a-kind ring had been gifted to the widow over 60 years ago by her late husband. On Sunday, August 31, the...