Community
2 years ago
‘My laugh is the star.’ Wind-FM’s new co-host Ryan Dupree is ready to bring the fun to your morning

You can catch Hunter & Dupree weekday mornings from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. starting Thursday, Sept. 21 on 92.5/95.5 Wind-FM.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Marion County deputies arrest man for allegedly engaging in intercourse with underage, runaway

Detectives say Steven Matychak met the 15-year-old girl through an online chat app.

Community
2 years ago
Give4Marion breaks record, raises $1.4 million for local nonprofits this year

Surpassing its 2022 record of over $771,000, the 2023 Give4Marion donation blitz hit seven digits this year with a grand total of $1,400,135!

Local
2 years ago
A very ‘Lucky’ dog: Community bands together to find runaway dog after Ocala car crash | PHOTOS

When a local veterinarian office worker found a stray dog in her yard, she tried to bring it to work to see if it had a microchip. On the way, she got into a car wreck, and the dog disappeared… but she was found again thanks to community effort.

Local
2 years ago
UPDATE: 15-year-old girl reported missing found safe

Jasmine Colon was last seen on Friday, Sept. 15 in the Inverness area.

Community
2 years ago
Tampa Bay Rays finalizing new ballpark in St. Petersburg as part of a larger urban project | PHOTOS

The announcement for the new ballpark and surrounding project came Tuesday at an event inside Tropicana Field. The site is on the same 86-acre tract of downtown land where Tropicana Field now sits which would be demolished once the new one is built, in time for opening day 2028.

Community
2 years ago
Homeowners face rising insurance rates as climate change makes wildfires, storms more common

Record numbers of Americans are now insured through state-affiliated “insurers of last resort.” In Florida, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. now has 1.4 million homeowners’ policies in effect, nearly triple in five years.

Local
2 years ago
Deputies looking for missing teen from Lake County

Lillian “Lily” Cain was last seen in the Leesburg area wearing a t-shirt and blue jeans.

Local
2 years ago
Two Florida Gators earn SEC weekly honors within same week

Jordan Castell and Cam Jackson are the latest Gators to receive SEC honors in the same week since O’Cyrus Torrence and Trevor Etienne did in November of last season.

Elections
2 years ago
Ocala City Council District 2 incumbent Ire Bethea, Sr. wins re-election

With 2,853 votes cast in the race, Ire Bethea, Sr. easily won re-election garnering almost 68% of the vote.