Sports
2 years ago
University of Florida engineering grad Canyon Barry calculates gold-medal win in 3×3 basketball at Olympic Games

Canyon Barry is the son of Hall of Famer and NBA champion Rick Barry. Team USA 3×3 takes on Poland Wednesday afternoon.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Female UF students wake up to man in their off-campus apartments. Gainesville police arrest man who had just gotten out of jail

Gainesville police say 36-year-old Troy Robinson served nearly a year behind bars for similar crimes against women and had just gotten out a week before the most recent cases.

Photo shows Ocala's Jill Henneberg (center right) with fellow Team USA eventing riders David O’Connor (left), Karen O’Connor (center left), and Bruce Davidson (right) on the podium in Atlanta with their silver medals.
Equine
2 years ago
A $600 horse and a silver medal. The Olympic Games in Paris conjure up memories for Ocala equestrian

Ocala resident Jill Henneberg recounts her Olympic experience, capturing silver in team eventing on her first horse, Nirvana II, a mare she bought for $600.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Hernando County Sheriff’s Office arrests man in deadly Mexican restaurant shooting

Hernando County deputies say 21-year-old Donald Donell Jamison opened fire inside of the El Sol de Mexico restaurant in Brooksville, killing 53-year-old Claudia Barbosa.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Marion County Sheriff’s Office says a driver made a bad decision when he decided to try to get away from a deputy | VIDEO

Deputies arrested 30-year-old Kevin Sharkey and 33-year-old Shonda Sharkey following the pursuit.

Local
2 years ago
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Video shows the fiery blast that destroyed an Ocala laundromat and injured four people

A security camera across the street from Classic Laundromat captured the explosion.

Local
2 years ago
Aerial images show force of an explosion that destroyed a laundromat and rocked an Ocala strip mall

Four people were injured in the blast. Emergency crews transported two to the hospital. Remarkably, no one died.

Education
2 years ago
Marion County Public Library is looking for volunteer readers

Anyone aged 14 and older can volunteer to lead story time sessions at Head Start programs throughout the county. The library provides training and all the reading materials. Link to apply is in the story.

Business
2 years ago
Ocala Electric Utility customers may receive a credit on accounts starting in August

Ocala Electric Utility customers have to meet eligibility requirements in order to receive the credit on your bill.

Sports
2 years ago
More University of Florida swimmers bringing home some shiny souvenirs from France

Gators Bobby Finke and Kieran Smith are each coming home with silver medals.