Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
(UPDATE: BURN BAN EXTENDED) Alachua County Under Burn Ban until Dec. 9

Conditions in Alachua County have prompted a temporary burn ban.

Community
4 weeks ago
Gainesville Cold Night Shelter Program Activating Thanksgiving Night

Gainesville will activate its Cold Night Shelter Program Nov. 27 & 28, 2025.

Crime & Safety
4 weeks ago
Four Marion County Fire and Rescue First Responders Arrested for Assaulting Colleague

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office arrested four Marion County Fire and Rescue first responders for their role in the assault of a professional colleague. All four have been terminated.

Community
4 weeks ago
From Your Sink to Our Streets: The Journey of Cooking Grease

Ocala Water Resources is holding a Fat, Oil and Grease (FOG) Collection Event on Saturday, Nov. 29 to help keep the community’s water getting where it needs to go.

Background shows an illuminated by flames, a tree line to the left, a home fully involved, with a silhouette of fire trucks to the left and fire firefighters to the right.
Crime & Safety
4 weeks ago
Two Dozen Firefighters Work to Quell High Springs Fire

More than two dozen firefighters from multiple agencies brought a 4,100 square foot abandoned home in High Springs that was fully involved under control and extinguished the blaze.

Health & Wellness
1 month ago
ALACHUA RABIES ALERT: Florida Department of Health Issues Rabies Alert for Alachua County

The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County has issued a 60-day rabies alert for part of the county west of High Springs.

Health & Wellness
1 month ago
RABIES ALERT: Department of Health Issues Rabies Alert for Part of Marion County

The Florida Department of Health has issued a 60-day rabies alert for part of Ocala in the Meadow Wood Farms area.

Florida Highway Patrol cruiser with red and blue lights on
Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Ocala Man Dies as a Result of Injuries Sustained in Vehicle Accident

An Ocala man, who was a passenger in a vehicle, died as the result of injuries sustained in a crash, after being ejected from the vehicle.

Crime & Safety
1 month ago
ALERT: Fort King Middle School in Ocala Locked Down over Report of Armed Person Nearby

Ocala Police were present at Fort King Middle School this morning after reports of an armed person nearby.

Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Marion Teen Accused of Faking His Own Kidnapping Sentenced to House Arrest

17-year-old Caden Speight, who was arrested in October for faking his own abduction, will not face jail time.