Ocala FL

Detectives from the Ocala Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff's Office believe they have identified the person responsible for three armed store robberies that occurred on Jan. 27 and 28. Clifton Deon Scarlett, 55, of Ocala, was spotted by a deputy driving a Dodge Charger recklessly along Northwest Eighth...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of armed robbery at three different stores over two days. Investigators say Clinton Scarlett, 55, robbed a Family Dollar in Marion Oaks on Tuesday morning at gunpoint. Later that night, he robbed the Shoe Station on Southwest 24th Avenue,...

A 58-year-old man accused of choking an elderly victim during a road rage incident at a gas station near a Walmart in Marion County has been found guilty of assault and battery charges. On Friday, January 23, 2026, Scott Alan Chamness was found guilty as charged for the offenses of...

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office and United States Marshals arrested two wanted individuals wanted in Florida for several child crime related charges on Thursday.

A Fruitland Park man was arrested for disorderly intoxication after admitting to damaging his neighbor’s vehicle with a wrench. Officers responded to a possible vehicle burglary involving 30-year-old Brandon Wesley Yundt in the 600 block of East Dixie Avenue around 7:05 p.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from...

An Ocala man has filed a lawsuit against a local manufacturing company, alleging that he lost the tip of his finger while assisting an employee with a vehicle lift at their facility last fall. Joshia Dixon filed the complaint on Jan. 22 in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion...

Manhunters are looking for two “persons of interest” in the Dec. 14 slaying of a young man at Berry Park. What James Fenderson IV and D’Yuntre Wight, both 17, may not realize is that they are in the crosshairs of manhunters armed with the latest technology and years of experience.

A resident was quoted as saying that the majority of those living in the Phillips Villas are happy to have a Walmart in their backyard. I disagree. I have spoken to very few people who are happy about it. I expect impacts on our entry road will be significant especially since our only access in and out of our...

OCALA, Fla. - As temperatures dip in North Central Florida, the World Equestrian Center in Ocala is taking extra steps to keep its horses — and their riders — warm and comfortable. With more than 2,300 horses currently on the property, the sprawling equestrian complex relies on heated...

A man was sentenced for murder and robbery with a firearm in Central Florida, killing the victim for less than a hundred dollars. The post Man Sentenced for Murder, Robbery with Firearm in Central Florida appeared first on West Orlando News .