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...
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...
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...
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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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...
Drive-through hepatitis A vaccination event
Marion County is continuing to see an increase in cases of hepatitis A locally and is encouraging residents to get vaccinated for the virus....
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...
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...
