25-year-old Ocala man fatally ejected in crash on U.S. 27
A 25-year-old man from Ocala was killed on Monday morning after his pickup truck rear-ended another pickup truck, ejecting from his vehicle and onto U.S. Highway 27, where he was run over by a third pickup truck. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the crash occurred just before 2:22 a.m....
Orlando begins removing Pulse nightclub artifacts, Florida clarifies new license plate law, and new...
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ROACHES APLENTY: Even more Central Florida restaurants closed last week
ORLANDO, Fla. – In the week before Christmas, another 11 eateries across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR. State records show that the reported eateries experienced violations like improper storage, rodent droppings, small insects and more. But...
Marion County man arrested for attempted break-in using Christmas decoration
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A 30-year-old man was arrested after deputies say he tried to break into a Marion Oaks home using a Christmas decoration. Brian Moreno-Rodas has been in jail since Sunday, when a homeowner reported a man was trying to get into their home. When a deputy arrived,...
Chili’s employee arrested after drinking margaritas at company Christmas party
An employee of Chili’s who admitted to drinking four margaritas during the restaurant’s Christmas party was arrested after crashing into two cars in the parking lot of the restaurant in The Villages. Olivia Elena Munoz, 21, of Leesburg, was driving a lifted Chevy Silverado pickup in the wee...
Alleged stalker arrested after repeatedly maliciously texting co-worker
An alleged stalker has been arrested after repeatedly maliciously texting his co-worker. Nathan Tyler Marcy, 24, of Wildwood, was arrested this past week on charges of stalking and harassing communication. Marcy’s former co-worker told Sumter County sheriff’s deputies that Marcy had been “maliciously and repeatedly”...
Leesburg woman allegedly points gun at husband in fight over television
A Leesburg woman was arrested after allegedly pointing a handgun at her soon-to-be ex-husband during an altercation over a television. Officers responded to a battery involving 31-year-old Rhonye Thevon Burris and her husband at an undisclosed Leesburg residence around 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, according to an...
Woman tased twice for lunging at deputy investigating vehicle theft
A Wildwood woman was arrested after walking away from a deputy and punching him when he tried talking to her about a stolen vehicle. A deputy responded to a residence on Heritage Boulevard in Wildwood regarding a stolen vehicle around 9:10 a.m. Friday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s...
Driver stopped for improper turn busted with pipe and meth in truck
A Jacksonville man was arrested on drug charges when a passenger mentioned a baggie of meth in the backseat during a traffic stop. A deputy stopped 64-year-old Kenneth Russell Gunter in a white Chevy Silverado at South Haines Creek Road and Missouri Street in Leesburg at 12:50 a.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest...
“Full and honest update”? Reader beware.
When Marion County Commission Chairman Carl Zalak and Marion County Fire Rescue Chief James Banta released a late-Friday evening video announcing the termination of six firefighters connected—directly or indirectly—to the violent hazing incident against a new hire at Station 21, they framed it as transparency. A...
