News from Ocala, Florida and surrounding communities. Crime, classifieds, events, government, and local happenings for Ocala and Marion County, as well as surrounding cities and communities.
Starbucks is in the midst of expanding its presence in Ocala with construction of its eighth location, which is its first in the northeast part of the city in nearly 15 years.
Video of Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies engaging in an 11-hour standoff with an arson suspect who climbed a tree to escape arrest was recently featured in an episode of Investigation Discovery’s television series Body Cam.
Founder's Day will celebrate the city of Belleview's heritage with a free event featuring food trucks, bounce houses, pony rides, free face painting, and balloon animals.
The county has increased solid waste disposal rates and flat-rate disposal fees for cars, trucks, and other vehicles without trailers at Ocala's most trafficked landfill in an effort to "offset rising costs."
An Ocala car wash chain appears to be approaching the final stages of construction of its sixth location, which will operate under a different name than the other five establishments.
A 70-year-old Marion County man who lied about having vision problems for nearly 30 years and scammed the Department of Veterans Affairs out of over $1,000,000 is facing up to a decade behind bars.
State officials are advising motorists of a traffic shift on U.S. 441 as crews continue to make improvements near one of the busiest intersections in Ocala.
Construction crews are making steady progress at the site of a new assisted living facility in east Ocala, which first broke ground over two years ago.
A Marion County firefighter's son has advanced to the final four contestants of MasterChef Junior after winning an all-expenses-paid vacation to Mexico for his family and immunity from elimination during this week's episode.
One person received serious injuries and several others received minor injuries after a pickup truck attempted to pass another vehicle on I-75, causing both to crash into a disabled semi-truck being worked on by a mechanic.
