Ocala FL

The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation conducted 60 inspections across Marion County in the last 30 days, with 39 restaurants passing on their first visit. However, 21 establishments failed their initial inspections, resulting in administrative complaints and warnings.

There has been over 3,300 traffic crashes and 40 fatalities on Marion County roadways this year. According to the most recent data from the Florida Department of Transportation Crash Dashboard, the state has experienced a total of 193,599 traffic accidents resulting in 1,476 fatalities from January 1 to July 19 of...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The Marion County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously (5–0) at a July 21 transmittal hearing to move forward with requests from Golden Ocala Equestrian Land, LLC for text and map amendments tied to a proposed 236-acre sports and entertainment complex. The amendments change...

An Ocala man has filed a lawsuit against a local Applebee’s for injuries he allegedly sustained after he slipped and fell on a “liquid substance” at the restaurant. The lawsuit was filed by Donnie Kline against Neighborhood Restaurant Partners Florida, LLC, which does business as Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar,...

I understand that we are not a gated community and the reason we aren’t is because the Developer did not want to maintain the roads. That would add a whole new budget dimension that I believe would not be satisfactory to the residents. At least these gates supply some way to see who’s going through, however I would...

A Villager who allegedly ruined more than $10,000 worth of Spam and Vienna sausages by peeing on pallets of the products at Sam’s Club has won a big break in court. Patrick Francis Mitchell, 70, who lives in the Village of Piedmont, this past week in Lake County Court saw a felony charge of criminal mischief tossed...

OCALA, Fla. – A woman is accused of felony littering after allegedly amassing over 14,000 pounds of trash and debris at an illegal homeless encampment in the Silver Springs Shores area, a news release states. Marion County deputies formally charged the woman after an investigation revealed she had allegedly...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County commissioners heard from the community on Monday about a controversial proposal to build a sports center near the World Equestrian Center (WEC). The complex would be built near the Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club, but some people believe it isn’t needed. County...

A mother was arrested for theft after she and her juvenile daughter stole $188 in makeup and clothes from Target at Rolling Acres Plaza. An officer responded to Target regarding an active theft at 7:20 p.m. Friday, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department. An asset protection specialist...

LADY LAKE, Fla. – The Florida Gaming Control Commission says it has shut down an illegal gambling operation at Il Villagio, seizing 190 slot machines and approximately $349,000 following a months-long criminal investigation. According to the commission, law enforcement agents executed the search warrant on July 15 at...