Ocala FL

Lanes on a stretch of northbound Interstate 75 in Ocala are partially blocked as of this afternoon after a multi-vehicle accident was reported. Two separate crashes occurred on I-75 in Ocala this afternoon, according to data maintained by the Florida Highway Patrol. The first accident occurred at approximately 3:36 p.m

OCALA, Fla. – A crash along Interstate 75 left an ambulance overturned on Tuesday, according to the Ocala Fire Rescue. In a release, fire officials cautioned drivers to expect delays along I-75 northbound from mile marker 352 onward due to the crash, which happened near mile marker 354. “The...

A 74-year-old resident of the Village of Silver Lake was arrested on a drunk driving charge after allegedly running a stop sign and driving his SUV into a yard. Ted John Skolits was taken into custody on Sunday evening by a Lady Lake police officer. The arrest stems from a...

A woman who previously dodged jail time for stealing a medical van from a hospital in The Villages is back behind bars after throwing a tantrum, breaking a computer, and spitting on a nurse at the exact same facility. The chaotic scene unfolded Monday morning at UF Health Spanish Plaines...

A nasty parking dispute in The Villages wound up before a special magistrate. Helize Vivier, who lives at 796 Elliott Avenue in the Jackson Villas in the Village of Pine Ridge, explained her frustration when she appeared this week before the magistrate in a deed compliance hearing at the District Office in Brownwood.

Sheriff’s detectives on May 18 charged a man with tampering with evidence in connection to his father’s disappearance. According to a press release from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, deputies on May 16 were investigating the disappearance of Andres Bahamon-Prada, 43. Investigation: Man, 29, pronounced dead after

A Good Samaritan summoned law enforcement to the Hooters in The Villages after witnessing a domestic brawl. The wild scene unfolded on Monday afternoon, when a bystander spotted a physical altercation breaking out inside a tan Toyota minivan near the Lake Deaton Recreation Center. The Good Samaritan followed the miniva

A pizzeria in Salt Springs was forced to temporarily close its doors after a health inspection cited the facility for over a dozen violations. Salt Springs Pizza, which is located at 14100 U.S. Hwy 19 in Salt Springs, was forced to temporarily close on Thursday, May 14, after failing a health inspection conducted by th

A drunk driving suspect was arrested after swerving across the road and almost sideswiping another driver, before pulling over at the entrance to Water Oak in Lady Lake. An officer observed 21-year-old Shaniah Takirra Damu Bernadin of Dundee traveling 64 miles per hour in a 55-mph zone at the south end of Lady Lake aro

DUNNELLON, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with the death of his father in Dunnellon. On Monday, sheriff’s deputies say they found human remains at a home on Northwest 225th Avenue, where Andres Bahamon-Prada, 43, lives with his adult son. Sheriff’s...