Eustis Park Stabbing Suspect Arrested in Leesburg as Police Step Up Patrols
Tensions erupted into violence at Ferran Park in Eustis yesterday, leading to one man being arrested for a stabbing incident. The Eustis Police Department, on the chase after a distress call around 1 p.m., initially sought the public's assistance in finding a man pictured in a released image, said to be involved in...
Ocala rescue hosting ‘hug a horse’ event for rehabilitated animals
A local horse rescue in Ocala is inviting the public to a Valentine’s Day-themed event that offers a chance to meet and embrace rehabilitated horses, many of them survivors of neglect or illness.
The Empire State Building took 401 days to complete. I-75 and 484 has taken...
How is it that the overpass at I-75 and County Road 484 is still not complete?. The Empire State Building took 401 days to complete. We are going on 1,100 days for the overpass. The traffic is horrific, the congestion is abominable, the frustration from working people who use this...
Ocala’s Brittany Bowe Looks to Add to Enduring Legacy with Final Bow at 2026...
OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Competing on a large stage and demonstrating her athletic prowess is nothing new to Ocala’s Brittany Bowe. Bowe will be competing in the Women’s 1,000 meter, 1,500 meter and Team Pursuit speed skating events at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. It will be...
‘Hysterical’ man repeatedly calls 911 from RaceTrac to claim father is dying
A Weirsdale man was arrested after repeatedly calling 911 and falsely claiming his father needed urgent help. Dispatchers answered a call from 32-year-old Brandon Tate Willman around 7:20 p.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. He was hysterical on the phone as he advised...
Sales rep for The Villages lands in jail after skipping court date
A sales representative for The Villages landed in jail after skipping a court date. Song “Sonny” Pae, 45, was arrested this past week at his home in Middleton on a warrant charging with the failure to appear. Pae was issued a citation on Dec. 1 after he was...
Officials to hear about possible use of retail space near new Walmart
A planning board will consider a possible additional use of retail space near a new Walmart. A new Walmart is being constructed on County Road 466 in Lady Lake at the massive Hammock Oaks development. The Lady Lake Planning and Zoning Board will meet Monday evening and will hear about...
Walkout at Leesburg High School Sparks Community Debate
A student walkout at Leesburg High School on Tuesday has stirred strong reactions across the community, with questions emerging about student discipline, free speech and district policy. According to multiple parents and students, a group of Leesburg High students left campus during the school day as part of what...
Driver killed in fatal accident along Ocala roadway
A motorist died following a two-vehicle collision early Wednesday morning that shut down a busy stretch of South Pine Avenue in Ocala for several hours. The crash occurred in the 1000 block of South Pine Avenue, near Southwest 10th Street, at around 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4. According to...
Charges filed against man accused of scamming Ocala Metro CEP
Charges have been filed against a man accused of defrauding the Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership (CEP). Here's what we know of that and other cases addressed at the Marion County Judicial Center the week of Jan. 26. State v. Christopher D. Hines Judge: Circuit Judge Barbara Kissner Kwatkosky. Lawyers: Hines...

















