Crime & Safety
2 years ago
UPDATE: OPD reports no bomb at East Silver Springs Boulevard Walmart, all clear given

Ocala police say the bomb squad from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office searched the Walmart on East Silver Springs Boulevard and there is no danger.

Community
2 years ago
Marion County restarts Neuter Commuter program to control animal population

Marion County Animal Services’ Neuter Commuter is back to help stem the population overgrowth of dogs and cats.

Community
2 years ago
Ocala’s First Friday event blends art and awareness | PHOTOS

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The participatory art installation of Ocala’s Red Sand Project raises awareness about the issue.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
UPDATE: Ocala police increase reward to $20k for info that helps police locate and apprehend suspected mall shooter

The Ocala Police Department has upped the reward to $20k for information that leads to the arrest of 39-year-old Albert Shell.

Local
2 years ago
NEW DETAILS: Goodyear blimp makes an overnight pit stop in Marion County | PHOTOS

The famous Goodyear blimp had a “layover” at the airport in Dunnellon on Thursday to refuel.

Community
2 years ago
Heavily damaged office building doesn’t stop two Ocala businesses from serving their clients

It will likely be months before businesses at an office building on East Fort King Street in Ocala will be able to reopen. But that’s not stopping them from doing business.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
MCSO deputies arrest man who they say traveled to Ohio to pick up a 16-year-old girl, had plans to marry her

MCSO says 31-year-old Thomas Ebersole told them he was going to hide the 16-year-girl in his home and had plans to make her his wife.

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
REMINDER: Ocala police department offering resources to anyone traumatized by mall shooting

The Florida Crisis Response Team will hold an informational session on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. for anyone suffering from the deadly shooting at Paddock Mall.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
HCSO: Man charged with first-degree murder after selling fentanyl to another man who overdosed, died

HCSO detectives say 38-year-old Aaron Clark originally told them that he sold meth not fentanyl to Robert Fowler.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
MCSO deputy’s dashcam footage shows the moments leading up to a New Year’s Eve crash that left a driver dead and an office building destroyed | VIDEO

The driver crashed into an office building on East Fort King Street that housed a Berkshire Hathaway Realty office and an Edward Jones financial advisor.