Ocala FL

A K-9 was able to lend a hand in the arrest of a suspect with methamphetamine. Jeffery Dean Ray, 37, of Belleview, was traveling as a passenger in a gray 2006 Honda Accord at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in Wildwood, when the vehicle was pulled over for a non-functioning tag light, according to an arrest report from...

Two Ocala singers who have steadily risen to stardom through their original songs and performances across the nation have just separately released two more singles, with both songs praising the singers’ Floridian roots and the United States of America. Kendall Tucker and Noah Hunton released new singles this week....

An Ocala middle school student has been arrested and charged with arson after a soap dispenser in one of the school’s bathrooms caught on fire on Wednesday, leading to a multi-agency response. On Wednesday, September 17, at around 11:40 a.m., the school resource officer at Fort King Middle School...

After nearly six year of 61-year-old Michael Kotait's murder, Sumter County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest. Darrell Devon Bogle, 26, was arrested Monday, Sept. 15. for the first-degree murder. Detectives said Kotait's body was found in a yard in Wildwood in 2019, while his car was submerged at a...

OCALA, Fla. – “We cannot go there. It’s still very traumatizing,” Marcia Harrison said. She and her three boys haven’t been back to Paddock Mall since December 2023, when David Barron was murdered just two days before Christmas. “We love and we miss David very...

I am writing this as I am riding my horse down Orange Drive to go to Wolf Lake. I moved to Davie, Florida, in 1982. There was 15 to 17 barns/stables/ranches, and maybe 200+ horses in the downtown area. Today, we are down to 5 to 6 barns. Our population...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A Marion County jury has found a 40-year-old man, Cody Allen McGuigan, guilty on multiple felony charges, including trafficking over 200 grams of methamphetamine. The conviction, which was announced on September 17, 2025, followed an investigation by the Marion County Unified Drug Enforcement...

A 35-year-old Ocala man is behind bars after he was accused of battering and choking his girlfriend during an argument over infidelity. On Tuesday, September 16, the female victim informed the Marion County Sheriff’s Office that her boyfriend, Eliecer Tirado-Hernandez, had battered her and threatened to kill her...

A 26-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault after he allegedly pointed a gun at a group of road construction workers in Silver Springs Shores. On Tuesday, September 16, several Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Pine Road and Pine Radial...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - The Marion County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man who has been accused of scamming a victim over 65 years old. Jiang Jingcai, 41, faces charges of fraud and use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony. Deputies say Jingcai first called the victim...