Denise Vickers

Denise Vickers brings more than 30-years of journalism experience to the team. She has been in leadership roles at news outlets in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Idaho, South Carolina, and Virginia. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri's College of Journalism and earned an MBA from the University of Alabama.

Local
2 years ago
State DOT worker seriously injured in accident while smoke from prescribed burn closed roadway

Troopers say due to poor visibility a woman in a pickup truck drove through an intersection and hit a large traffic cone and then hit the DOT worker.

Community
2 years ago
Sumter County hopes to reduce the animal shelter population with its first AdoptaBowl football-themed event

The adoption event kicks off on Wednesday, Feb. 7, with a football-themed party at The Villages Sumter County Service Center in Wildwood.

Controlled burn with visible flames and smoke in a forested area of Goethe State Forest.
Local
2 years ago
TRAFFIC ALERT: Several roads closed in Levy County due to dangerously low visibility

The Florida Highway Patrol says smoke coming from a prescribed burn in the Goethe State Forest is making it dangerous for drivers. Information on detours in our story.

State
2 years ago
AMBER ALERT CANCELED: 8-year-old girl from Pinellas County found safe, dad in custody

Authorities have canceled the Amber Alert after they say the 8-year-old from Largo was found safe.

Local
2 years ago
Accident causing traffic tie-up on Ocala’s Southwest 66th Street

The accident is near Trinity Catholic High School. Avoid the area.

Weather Updates
2 years ago
Cool mornings, daytime highs in the 60s all week

A dry week on tap. The National Weather Service forecast does not have any rain in the extended outlook.

Controlled burn with visible flames and smoke in a forested area of Goethe State Forest.
Local
2 years ago
Florida Forest Service plans 3,300-acre prescribed burn in Levy County

The Florida Forest Service says they’ll use helicopters to ignite the burn.

news
2 years ago
Hundreds expected to pay respect in Ocala at funeral for beloved Catholic priest Father Michael O’Keeffe

Funeral services for Father Michael O’Keeffe will be held Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 11 a.m. at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in Ocala.

Community
2 years ago
Central Florida’s newly opened beltway section will get its first rush-hour test Monday

The Florida Department of Transportation says work on the first sections of Wekiva Parkway began in 2013 and the first stretch opened in 2016.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Troopers searching for driver who hit an ambulance transporting a stroke patient and took off

Troopers say the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run is a silver or grey Chrysler 300 and will have significant damage to the passenger-side.

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