Ocala

Plans for Buc-ee’s off I-75 in Florida move forward

Plans for a beaver nugget stop off Interstate 75 are one step closer, after a construction company has won a bid to help expand the interstate in Ocala.

DeSantis kicks off I-75 expansion in Ocala, speeds up Florida highway projects

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference in Ocala on Tuesday morning.

Police: Florida deputy fatally shot girlfriend in the head with rifle

Polina Wright was shot once in the head and died in Ocala, police said. She was 25.

Florida man faces voyeurism charges for allegedly recording young girls at a Walmart

A man is facing voyeurism charges for allegedly recording young girls at a Walmart in Ocala.

Jury selected in trial of Florida woman accused of fatally shooting mother of 4

A jury of six men and two women were selected Tuesday for the trial of Susan Lorincz, a 60-year-old Ocala woman accused of fatally shooting her Black neighbor last year, an incident that has sparked outrage and protests.

Families need help after Florida workers’ bus crash with DUI driver kills 8, injures 37

Families in need are grieving on Thursday after seven men and a woman from Mexico — who were in central Florida on a temporary work visa for Cannon Farms workers — died in a crash.

Florida elementary school principal faces charges for allegedly beating special needs student

A Central Florida school administrator is facing charges after deputies say he was caught on camera beating a student.

Broward court: Probation officers give up on man and recommend ‘maximum prison sentence’

Adam Joseph Stone, who was at the Broward County main jail on Wednesday, has a history of violence, according to court records. Broward County judges gave him a chance for years, but the Florida Department of Corrections recently had enough.

Florida police K-9 passes away after being shot by suspect, while protecting human partner

A beloved police dog has passed away after being shot while on duty.