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...
Officials combat hepatitis A outbreak affecting Marion County
Ocala Fire Rescue (OFR) and the Department of Health in Marion County (DoHMC) have partnered to combat the hepatitis A outbreak affecting our community....
Homicide investigation, two men shot dead
Authorities are now investigating a double homicide after two men who were shot inside a vehicle on Thursday died.
According to reports, a passenger drove...
TRAFFIC ALERT: Two dead, north and southbound lanes closed following plane crash
Two people are dead after a place that had mechanical issues crashed in Ocala.
The Ocala Police Department is currently investigating a plane crash that...
Ocala Fall Festival photos
Ocala Fall Festival photos by Thomas Gaines/Ocala Post
Drug raid yields four arrests
Ocala -- Four drug dealers were arrested following tips that led to a drug raid at 950 NW Martin Luther King Ave, Ocala.
The home...
Man standing in street wearing hospital gown, arrested
Man holding up a sign that read, "I am a beggar, In God, We Trust" was arrested and charged with panhandling.
Ocala police responded to...
Human remains found in Ocala National Forest, identified
The human remains discovered by a deer hunter in the Ocala National Forest have been identified as being Daniel Allen Jones.
The Medical Examiner's Office...
Man got away with child abuse, arrested again…abused another child, caregiver also arrested
A Deltona man arrested on charges of burning a 3-year-old girl in 2018, has been arrested again after he poured boiling water on a...
More details about human remains found by deer hunter
The human remains discovered by a deer hunter in the Ocala National Forest are those of a white male -- between 45 to 55...
Marion County Fire Rescue mourns death of Firefighter/EMT
It is with my deepest regret that I announce the death of Firefighter/EMT Emilio Rivera.
Firefighter Rivera, a proud United States Marine Corps veteran, and...
Purse snatching thief on the loose in Ocala
Ocala -- Ocala police are searching for a woman they say stole a purse from an 84-year-old woman while shopping at Walmart.
According to a...
Human remains found by hunter
Marion County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating after a deer hunter reported finding human remains Sunday in the area of Forest Road 5 in...
Ocala Post expands its publication to include two new sections
Ocala Post introduces two new sections to its publication; the Marketplace (classifieds) and Obituaries.
The market place on Ocala Post makes it easy to list...
Southern flannel moth, venomous puss caterpillar, makes return to Florida
The southern flannel moth, Megalopyge opercularis, is an attractive small moth that is best-known because of its larva, the puss caterpillar, which is one...
Woman duct taped boy to chair, charged with aggravated child abuse
Citrus County -- A Florida woman is behind bars after investigators say she tied a boy to a chair and attempted to suffocate him.
Merry...
Driver dead after slamming into the rear of a school bus
A driver is dead after slamming into the rear end of a school bus early Monday morning.
The driver has been identified as 72-year-old Gail...
Florida men busted, trafficking ring smuggling thousands of turtles
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has charged two suspects for poaching thousands of Florida’s native turtles from the wild and selling...
Teacher arrested for sexual relationship with student
A former New Smyrna Beach High School teacher was arrested Thursday and charged with Unlawful Sexual Activity with a Minor.
The student is a 16-year-old...
