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An Ocala Police Department officer has been arrested and charged with making a false report of a crime. Joseph Reid Kelly arrived at the Marion County Jail on Monday at 6:49 p.m. and was booked into the facility at 7 p.m. Kelly's bail was listed at $500, and he has since been released from the jail, officials said.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Firefighters worked into the morning Tuesday to put out a large brush fire in Ocala. The fire broke out around 5:30 p.m. Monday along SE Maricamp Road, not far from Forest High School. Firefighters said the fire, totaling more than four acres, has been burning...

A Dunnellon man is accused of leading a Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputy on a vehicle chase from Hernando to Beverly Hills. At the end of the alleged pursuit at around 1:38 a.m. Sunday, May 15, deputies arrested Dave Erick Roman, pitting the 53-year-old against charges of fleeing and eluding law enforcement, resisting law enforcement without violence, and driving without a valid license.

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Ocala Fire Rescue units on Tuesday responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a rollover of one of the vehicles along the 2300 block of East Silver Springs Boulevard. It happened just after 2:30 p.m. A Silver Ford Explorer received moderate front-end damage while a white Ford...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A judge ruled that the City of Ocala must repay some citizens for an illegal fire fee they collected for more than a decade. Court documents show that between 2006 and 2010 the Ocala City council went back and forth on whether or not to establish a fire fee to offset a portion of the general operating costs of the fire department. They ultimately decided to implement such an ordinance.

An Oxford woman stopped for speeding in Groveland was arrested on drug charges, while her passenger from Leesburg was charged with carrying a concealed weapon. Shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, a Groveland police officer using radar clocked a white Buick traveling south on U.S. Highway 27 at 70 mph in a 55-mph zone. The officer paced the vehicle for about a mile as it maintained its speed. The officer initiated a traffic stop near Highway 27 and County Road 561, according to the police report.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Firefighters from Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) have been battling a 4.5-acre brush fire, according to officials. At around 5:26 p.m. on Monday, MCFR was dispatched for a large outside fire at an area of the Dunkin’ Donuts at the 5000 block of Southeast Maricamp Road in Ocala.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A debris fire burned near a Marion County high school on Monday, but firefighters have stopped the blaze from spreading to nearby buildings. The fire broke out off Maricamp Road near Forest High School in Ocala. [TRENDING: Largest section of Wekiva Parkway opens | Police...

I try to stay away from Morse Boulevard north of County Road 466. But maybe a simple solution would be a light, similar to the one going into Colony Plaza. A light that would be tripped by a cart. Richard Cinella. Village of Glenbrook.

About 168 affordable rental apartments are being proposed for the Meadowcrest subdivision in Crystal River and not everyone in that community is happy. “This is something we’re not going to take lying down,” resident Debra Cleary told the Chronicle. “It is worth fighting for.”. Cleary is forming...

Located in Wildwood, Fla., the 130-unit project is slated for completion in fall 2023. EDEN Living is continuing to expand its build-to-rent community presence with a new project in Wildwood, Fla. The firm is planning to start construction on Eden Village, a 130-unit apartment community, in June. EDEN Living acquired...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — In Florida, wildlife officials said they receive more than 5,000 calls about bears every year. In fact, the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission said between St. Johns County and Ocala (Marion County), there is about one bear for every three-square-miles. One viewer sent First Coast...

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing and endangered 12-year-old boy who was last seen in Belleview. According to an MCSO release, on Monday, May 16 at around 8:18 p.m., Jayden William Hacker was seen running away from the 12100 block of SE 89th Avenue in Belleview.

Here’s another view of the funnel cloud that formed over Lake Sumter Landing in The Villages this Saturday. Thanks to Maria Criscuolo for sharing!. Share your local photos with us at https://villages-news.com/contact-us!

Ocala Fire Rescue (OFR) responded responded to a car crash today, May 17th, at the 2300 block of E Silver Springs Blvd. OFR Public Information Officer, Ashley Lopez, said when crews arrived to the scene they found a silver Ford Explorer with moderate damage to the front, and a white Ford Titanium on its roof.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing man out of Summerfield. Glenn David Sayre, 79, was last seen around 2 p.m. on Monday in the 9500 block of SE 176th Street in Summerfield. He may be driving a 2017 Lincoln MKX with Florida tag 87AANM, and he is wearing a green or yellow tee-shirt, blue jeans, and gray tennis shoes. Sayre stands approximately 6 feet and 1 inch tall and weighs around 190 pounds. He has brown eyes and gray hair.

BELLEVIEW, Fla. — UPDATE: Jayden was found safe, authorities confirmed Tuesday evening. Authorities in Marion County are searching for a child last seen on Monday. The Marion County Sheriff's Office said at around 8:18 p.m., 12-year-old Jayden Hacker was seen running from the area of Southeast 89th Avenue in Belleview, Florida. He hasn't been seen since.

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Two people were hurt in a crash on East Silver Springs Boulevard. First responders arrived around 2:30 pm. They found two Ford SUVs, one flipped over on its roof, and the other with moderate damage to the front. The driver and passenger in one of the...