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Nayah Moza marvels at the lights during the 39th annual Light Up Ocala event Downtown in Ocala on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Thousands packed downtown to see the annual lighting of Christmas lights around the downtown square.
Community
3 years ago
PHOTOS & VIDEO: A parade, thousands of lights, and Santa… Ocala officially kicked off the countdown to Christmas on Saturday

Outgoing Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn’s family – son Cameron, granddaughter Edie, and daughter-in-law Haley – flipped the switch to light the city’s Christmas tree.
 

Photos
3 years ago
SpaceX launched its giant new rocket but explosions end the second test flight | PHOTOS

The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas before communication suddenly was lost. SpaceX officials said it appears the ship’s self-destruct system blew it up over the Gulf of Mexico.

Local
3 years ago
Oxygen bottle explodes while Ocala Fire Rescue crews battle apartment fire

Ocala Fire Rescue crews say when they entered the apartment, an oxygen bottle exploded.

Equine
3 years ago
Jury finds Ocala man guilty of animal abuse. County rescues the animals, finds them new homes | PHOTOS

Marion County Animal Services confiscated 13 animals during the case. They say all have been rehabilitated and placed in homes.

Elections
3 years ago
Gov. Ron DeSantis says Donald Trump needs to explain why he should get another chance at the White House during third debate

DeSantis and the other GOP candidates face growing urgency, with the leadoff Iowa caucuses just a little more than two months away, to cut into former president Donald Trump’s huge margins in the 2024 primary and establish themselves as a clear alternative.

Photos
3 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
3 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.

Community
3 years ago
Organizers declare 56th annual Ocala Arts Festival a success | PHOTOS

Another Ocala Arts Festival is in the books. The weekend weather surely helped draw more people to downtown for the two-day event.

Crime & Safety
3 years ago
VIDEO: Ocala Police credit ‘citizen heroes’ for helping catch ‘career criminal’ on dangerous spree

OPD released dashcam and bodycam footage showing the capture of 39-year-old Michael Prouty and the role one bystander played in ending the chase

Community
3 years ago
Frank Deluca YMCA Hosts Spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat Event for Ocala Community | PHOTOS  

Hundreds turned out in imaginative costumes for the annual trunk-or-treat event on Saturday, Oct. 21.

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