Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man sentenced to 20 years for soliciting a minor for sex in Citrus County

46-year-old Jeff Adams was found guilty of soliciting a minor for sex after a 9-minute deliberation.

Photos
2 years ago
Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by European space telescope | PHOTOS

Euclid will observe billions of galaxies, creating the largest 3D map ever made of the cosmos, in order to better understand the dark energy and matter that make up 95% of the universe.

Community
2 years ago
Ocali Country Days returns to Silver Springs State Park this weekend

Admission is just $8 per person for ages six and older. Children under the age of five get in FREE.

Sports
2 years ago
North Marion High baseball celebrates state championship with ring ceremony, looks forward to upcoming season | VIDEO

The NMHS baseball team is the first to win not just a state baseball title, but the first to win a state championship in any sport for the school.

Sports
2 years ago
Ocala speedskater wins gold, bronze at the Pan American Games in Chile | PHOTOS

Ocala speed skater Erin Jackson won the gold medal in the women’s +500-meters and bronze in the 200-meters time trial at the Pan American Games over the weekend.

Video
2 years ago
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Humble hero says it was ‘instinctive’ to jump into action, ending man’s alleged crime spree in Starbucks drive-thru

“I just knew he was up to no good,” said 37-year-old Shane Spicer about seeing a man running toward the Starbucks drive-thru. Moments later Spicer stopped the man from carjacking the driver in front of him. Turns out, the stranger he helped was six months pregnant.

Community
2 years ago
PHOTOS: Families relived Civil War history at Ocklawaha River Raid over the weekend

The Ocklawaha River Raid continues on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The battle re-enactment takes place at 2 p.m.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office says man set house on fire, shot at first responders. They responded with deadly force

CCSO says 57-year-old Paul Vincent Noeller poured gasoline around the home and yard, lit it on fire and shot at first responders as they tried to put the fire out.

Elections
2 years ago
Can a Floridian win the presidency? It hasn’t happened yet as Trump and DeSantis vie to be first

Florida has long been influential in national politics — never more so than in 2000 when there were five weeks of recounts and court challenges before George W. Bush carried the state and won the presidency, by 537 votes.