Ocala FL

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A Marion County man was arrested after he stole apples at gunpoint from a fruit stand. Noel Barboza, 40, stole apples at gunpoint from a local fruit stand Wednesday afternoon. When deputies arrived, they say he tried hiding the evidence by throwing the stolen apples away.

A man from Venezuela was arrested for driving without a license for the second time this week when an officer recognized his vehicle. An officer spotted a black Toyota in the area of West North Boulevard and Glen Ridge Drive around 12:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department....

A woman landed in jail after she was caught driving without a license on U.S. 301. Patsy Mae Runyons, 32, of Weirsdale, was driving a white GMC SUV at about 11 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 301 at County Road 466 when a deputy noticed the vehicle did not have operable taglights, according to an arrest report from the Sumter...

My wife and I bought our home in Silver Spring Shores and love it. Now, it has been completely overrun with new houses. Some sit for a couple years with no one in them. Our wildlife has been pushed out, creating problems with the neighbors because the wildlife has nothing to eat but people’s garbage.

A homeless woman in Leesburg was arrested for trespassing on a family member’s property despite claiming she had a right to be there. Deputies received a call about a trespasser causing a disturbance at on Sunnyside Drive in Leesburg, around 10:15 a.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County...

A Leesburg man was arrested after allegedly holding a woman at knifepoint in her bathroom over cheating allegations. An officer responded to the Leesburg Police Department, located at 115 E Magnolia St., for a suspicious incident involving 50-year-old Jeremiah Alexander Norris at 10 a.m. Monday, according to an...

A man was killed Thursday after a tree fell onto his car while he was driving on a road in Wildwood, according to police.

The gates are a necessary part of The Villages no matter whether they are manned or not. The biggest issue is golf carts. This is a golf cart community, which is the main reason we moved here. If there are no gates, I would not feel safe driving one. When a gate is down too many people go through the gates fast and...

A Central Florida man is facing up to 135 years in federal prison for firearms trafficking. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe recently announced the arrest of 23-year-old Fernando Munguia, Jr., of Leesburg in Lake County, on an indictment charging him with nine counts of knowingly making a materially false...

There were limited details provided in a death investigation underway in Central Florida. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of two people in Dover. Last month, HCSO Communications Center received a call reporting that a male had been found dead with an apparent gunshot wound to...