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A winning lottery ticket worth more than $50,000 was just sold at a grocery store in The Villages over the weekend. The top-prize winning ticket was sold at the Publix at Magnolia Plaza, which is located at 2135 Everglades Lane in The Villages, for the Florida Lottery’s Fantasy 5 evening drawing on Sunday, May 17,

A husband and wife are struggling to rebuild nearly two years after lightning destroyed their home in The Villages. The home of Charles and Linda Formica at 2269 Foggy Brook Loop in the Village of St. Charles was the subject of a deed compliance hearing Monday at the District Office at Brownwood.

OCALA, Fla. - Four people were detained after a BB gun was found on the campus of an Ocala school, according to law enforcement. Ocala Police and the Marion County Sheriff's Office responded to West Post High School on Monday after receiving reports of a gun on campus. A student...

Lady Lake Police officers arrested a Crestview woman on charges of animal cruelty after they rescued a puppy left inside her hot vehicle. Law enforcement responded to the Five Below parking lot at Lady Lake Crossing around 2:25 p.m. Saturday after receiving a report of a dog inside a car with the windows barely cracked

Two people died May 17 in a two-vehicle crash in Davenport, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported. According to a preliminary investigation, a Genesis G70 was heading south on U.S. 27 at about 3:50 a.m. and approached a red light near California Boulevard when it struck a Ford Explorer that was stopped at the ligh

MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – The Florida Department of Health in Marion County has issued a 60-day rabies alert after a raccoon found in the Ocala area tested positive for rabies. The alert was announced Thursday, May 14, 2026, following confirmation of a rabid raccoon that was killed near...

Stumpknockers Restaurant, located at 13821 SW SR 200 in Dunnellon, Marion County, received an administrative complaint recommendation following a routine food inspection on May 14, 2026. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR) found 14 total violations at the popular seafood restaurant, whic

A male suspect robbed the Chevron gas station at 7435 US SE Highway 301 in Hawthorne at knifepoint after 10 p.m. on Sunday night. The suspect assaulted the employee, stole a large amount of cash, and fled north while wearing all black, a mask, and gray gloves. Alachua County Sheriff’s...

DUNNELLON, FL (352today.com) – A new Waffle House location is planned for Dunnellon, bringing the popular breakfast-anytime diner chain that never closes to one of Marion County’s growing corridors. Permits have been filed for a new restaurant near U.S. HWY 41 and County Road 484, an area that...

Joshua Daniel Williams, 26, of Ocala, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for exploitation of an elderly adult after allegedly stealing cash and debit card information while working as a home health aide. The post Home health aide arrested for stealing cash and debit card numbers from client appeared first on Alachua