Man wanted five people killed, fed to pigs
A 76-year-old Marion County man, identified as Gary Bangstad, who was incarcerated at the Marion County Jail, offered another inmate $4,000 and a car...
Duck hunters should be aware of changes in the law
Duck hunters should be aware of the daily bag limit for mallards has been reduced to two birds, of which only one may be...
Residents should maintain heightened awareness, rabies active in the area
The Florida Department of Health in Marion County and the Department of Health in Sumter County want Summerfield, Oxford, and northwest residents of The...
Children get shopping experience of a lifetime
Twenty children from Wyomina Elementary School, who were selected to participate in the Cathy’s Kids program, spent a cheerful morning with Ocala Fire Rescue...
Ocala Police Department upset over false crime rate report, Marion County crime rate facts
The Ocala Police Department, with good reason, is concerned and displeased over a recent article that depicted Ocala as being worse than Detroit for...
Santa is coming to the Paddock Mall
The Paddock Mall, located at 3100 Southwest College Road, Ocala, will usher in the holiday season with Santa’s grand arrival on November 22.
There will...
Beluga whale plays fetch with boaters tossing rugby ball
A beluga whale was recorded playing with a rugby ball being tossed by a group of people on a boat.
The footage was recorded by...
Ocala man remains behind bars, made Molotov cocktails, attempted to burn down DCF building
An Ocala man is being held on a $125,000 bond after he was arrested for attempting to burn down the Florida Department of Children...
17 people arrested during child pornography investigation
On Monday, November 4, 2019, the Polk County Sheriff's Office concluded a month-long special operation to identify members of the community who possessed and...
President and Vice President of the Lakeland Highlands Babe Ruth Baseball League arrested
The President and Vice President of the Lakeland Highlands Babe Ruth Baseball League arrested were arrested and both charged with Scheming to Defraud over...
Light Up Ocala 2019
The 36th annual Light Up Ocala will take place on November 23, 2019, from 4 to 9 p.m.
Watch downtown Ocala, 100 SE 1st Ave.,...
Corrections officer arrested for child molestation
A Lowell corrections officer, who is one of four officers being investigated for beating and paralyzing an inmate, has been arrested for child molestation.
Keith...
Double homicide suspect arrested following confession
A man who killed two men last week has been arrested after he turned himself in to police.
Investigators had been looking into the double...
Toddler who was run over in driveway, identified
The Ocala Police Department has identified the little girl as 18-month-old Paris Narre Lecorn.
Police say the grandmother, identified as Joleen Melanie Ellis, 45, had...
DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico
The Drug Enforcement Administration is alerting the public of dangerous counterfeit pills killing Americans. Mexican drug cartels are manufacturing mass quantities of counterfeit prescription...
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Have you contracted to have work done...
Panhandler, meth addict, reached into occupied vehicle, stole wallet
A known panhandler, who is a convicted felon, was arrested after he reached into a vehicle and stole a wallet from a disabled victim.
Charles...
X-ray revealed drugs in woman’s vagina
Two people were arrested and booked into the Marion County Jail on Halloween following an October 30, pursuit.
The two suspects, Andrew William Wiggins, 20,...
Boy saved mom’s life as she was being suffocated by boyfriend
A fast-thinking 12-year-old boy saved his mom's life by alerting neighbors to the fact that his mom was being battered by her boyfriend.
According to...
Boyfriend attacked girlfriend, took too long at grocery store
Crystal River -- A Crystal River man was arrested after deputies say he threatened his girlfriend and had the means to carry out that...
