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Community
2 years ago
Work of an Ocala artist celebrates the city’s diverse history

Artist Charles Eady painted a series of portraits highlighting the African American community’s contributions to the city. The public art installation creates a historic trail in West Ocala.

news
2 years ago
Cities with the most expensive homes in the Ocala metro area

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in the Ocala metro area using data from Zillow.

Weather Updates
2 years ago
WORKWEEK WEATHER: More showers and thunderstorms ahead

See the forecast to find out the timing and chances for rain.

Sports
2 years ago
Lake Mary team rallies to beat Taiwan 2-1 in 8 innings to win Little League World Series title | PHOTOS

The Lake Mary team is the first championship in nine tries for Florida,

Local
2 years ago
Update on plans for new animal shelter for Marion County

A groundbreaking ceremony is tentatively scheduled for this fall, and the facility is expected to be fully operational by December 2025.

Mugshot of Morani Hopkins.
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Ocala man arrested on 56 charges of sexual exploitation of children

Marion County Sheriff’s Office says 21-year-old Morani Hopkins gave narcotics to teen girls and produced sex videos with them.

Local
2 years ago
New radio towers in Marion County promise to improve public safety communications

The new radio towers will increase radio range for 95% of Marion County, according to Marion County Fire Rescue.

Sports
2 years ago
Florida beats Texas 10-7 in Little League World Series semifinal and will face Taiwan for title

Florida is headed to the Little League World Series championship on Sunday at 3 p.m. The team from Lake Mary will face Chinese Taipei.

State
2 years ago
NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

What should have been a weeklong test flight for the pair will now last more than eight months.

Business
2 years ago
NASA decision against using a Boeing capsule to bring astronauts back adds to company’s problems

NASA has decided that it is safer to keep the astronauts in space until February rather than risk using the Boeing Starliner capsule that delivered them to the international space station.