Crime & Safety
2 years ago
UPDATE: CCSO says man they shot has died. Deputies identify him as a ‘career criminal’

“None of our deputies ever WANT to use lethal force, but they are prepared to if it means saving countless others,” said Col. Elena Vitt of the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Sheriff: “It is rare that a case this horrific occurs in Citrus County”

Citrus County Sheriff’s deputies say they made a gruesome discovery on Thanksgiving Day – a dismembered man in the trunk of his car and another with man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a house.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Brooksville man charged with man’s murder, accused of dumping body on dead-end road

Hernando County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 53-year-old R W Resca Jr. and charged him in connection with the crime.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office finds man dead in car trunk on Thanksgiving Day

Deputies also found a man in a home suffering with what they say appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. They say the injured man is a suspect in the killing.

Community
2 years ago
The “Worky Turkey” returns to Marion County, firefighters make Thanksgiving easier for crews on duty

“Worky Turkey” is an initiative by the Professional Fire Fighters of Marion County (PFFMC) to make Thanksgiving a little less stressful to those responding to emergencies.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
OPD makes arrest in connection to New Year’s Day double murder shooting

The Ocala Police Department says 19-year-old Lebron Jones was one of the shooters who ambushed a party of 100 people on New Year’s Day.

Local
2 years ago
VIDEO: GPD releases bodycam footage of traffic stop turned water rescue, man dies despite attempts to save him

GPD says it’s releasing the unredacted video “in the interest of transparency and accountability.”

Community
2 years ago
City of Wildwood hopes to have a dozen families back in their homes by Christmas, repairs in The Villages neighborhood starts after Thanksgiving

Work to repair the utility infrastructure on Scardino Street, which was damaged during a collapse, is scheduled to begin on Monday, Nov. 27, and could take four weeks.

Community
2 years ago
AAA activates “Tow to Go” for the holiday weekend

AAA will offer its “Tow to Go” service in Florida for the long, holiday weekend. Call 855-2-TOW-2-GO (855-286-9246) instead of driving under the influence this Thanksgiving weekend.

Local
2 years ago
Wildwood Police officers ‘detain’ unwanted visitor in The Villages’ Brownwood Paddock Square

Officers blocked the area until trappers could wrangle the large gator and relocate it.