Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Don’t get burned this Thanksgiving! Safe cooking tips from people who come to the rescue

Ocala Fire Rescue says cooking is the biggest cause of home fires and fire injuries, and Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires.

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.

National
2 years ago
Record crowds are expected to take to the air and roads for Thanksgiving

The cost to travel is down from last Thanksgiving. Research indicates airfares are down 14% and gas prices are down about 45 cents a gallon from this time last year.

Local
2 years ago
New work schedule of one day on, three days off approved for Gainesville firefighters

The city says it’s one of just a few municipalities in the state, and the first in north Florida, to make the switch to the 24/72 model. 

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Thanksgiving indulgence: New obesity medications change how users think of holiday meals

Medical experts say the drugs are shifting not only what users eat, but also the way they think about food.

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
UPDATE: Marion County Utilities lifts boil water order for six communities

MCU says customers in the Fort King Forest, Hi Cliff, Sleepy Hollow, Delcrest, Bluefields and Regency Estates neighborhoods are no longer under a boil water order.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
GPD investigating hit and run involving a scooter

GPD is looking for the driver of a small, light-colored car that hit a scooter rider on 16th Avenue earlier this month.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
PHOTOS: Troopers looking for street-racing driver who left the scene of horrific accident, need your help identifying him

Troopers are looking for the driver of a new-model Mustang who they say stopped briefly to check on the driver of the Corvette he was racing.

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
2 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.