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.
Two teenagers being held at a Juvenile Detention Center in Marion County are facing arson charges after they intentionally started a fire in the building.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help in locating a missing 18-year-old who was taken from a group home by his mother and her boyfriend against court order.
New photos from the World Equestrian Center show multiple projects in various stages of construction, including a new event center, medical facility, sixth indoor arena, and seven outdoor arenas.
A driver accused of causing Tuesday's accident on West State Road 40 that left 8 dead and over 30 others injured was denied bond this morning due to his extensive history of criminal traffic convictions and incidents, including an accident he caused just this past weekend.
An Ocala man is facing numerous felony charges after he allegedly transferred more than $17,000 in social security payments from his elderly mother’s bank account to his CashApp account over a two-year span.
Two ramps at the interchange between Interstate 75 and State Road 200 will be temporarily closed beginning this weekend as crews continue to make improvements to the highway.
Crumbl Cookies says it will hand out free chocolate chip cookies throughout the opening day of its new location in Ocala, which is its first in Marion County.
The driver of a pickup truck that sideswiped a bus carrying over 50 farm workers on West State Road 40 on Tuesday morning has been arrested on eight counts of DUI manslaughter for the accident, which left 8 people dead, 8 people critically injured, and over 30 other individuals in need of medical attention.
A 58-year-old Belleview man was arrested at a local Dollar General store after he attempted to pay for a pair of sunglasses with a counterfeit $100 bill.
At least eight individuals were killed and 40 others were injured after a bus carrying farm workers crashed into a pickup truck on SR 40 early Tuesday morning.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Marion County and at least 14 other counties in north Florida, advising the possibility of tornadoes, hail, and scattered gusts up to 70 miles per hour.
During a cook-off in front of friends and family on the first part of the MasterChef Junior finale, young chef Michael Seegobin incorporated his Floridian and Trinidadian roots into seafood dishes that wowed the judges.
An Ocala elementary school principal was arrested over the weekend after he was accused of striking a male student, placing him in a chokehold, and preventing him from leaving a classroom for over 40 minutes.
A 36-year-old woman who was walking within the northbound lane of a roadway in Silver Springs early this morning was killed after she was struck by a pickup truck.
A stretch of County Road 484 near I-75 will experience overnight closures and a traffic shift is in place along CR 475A as crews continue constructing additional turn lanes and turn lane extensions at one of Ocala's busiest interchanges.
