6+ hour, 54+ min ago  (224+ words) "I know that we are in a bad water situation and are under restrictions. Then, why do so many companies get to use so many tons of water, but we can't? Are these Artificial Intelligence Units are using more water…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago  (344+ words) A 16-year-old girl accused of manslaughter in the October 2024 shooting death of a teenage boy in Marion Oaks has been found guilty and is now facing the possibility of 30 years in prison. Last week, Marion County jurors briefly deliberated before…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago  (54+ words) Ocala-News. com A rhesus macaque sits calmly along a pathway at Silver Springs State Park. These non-native monkeys are descendants of animals introduced decades ago and are now a well-known and closely watched part of the park's wildlife. Thanks to…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago  (308+ words) President Donald Trump's planned visit to The Villages this week will bring the Commander in Chief closer to Marion County than he has been since 2020, when he held a campaign rally at the Ocala International Airport. On Monday, Villages-News. com…...

16+ hour, 54+ min ago  (236+ words) A 20-year-old man from Ocala was killed after his motorcycle struck a semi-truck at a Marion Oaks intersection on Tuesday morning, marking at least the eighth death of a motorcyclist on local roadways this year. The fatal accident took place…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago  (109+ words) Ocala-News. com Ocala's Programs in the Parks continues this week with a free session at a local park where visitors will learn about owls and bats. The first installment of the program will take place on Friday, May 1, from 5 p. m. to…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (272+ words) "The problem with these recent restaurant and bakery closings downtown is location. No one loves to eat out more than retirees, but retirees don't want to drive 13 miles on State Road 200 to have breakfast or buy baked goods in the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (62+ words) Ocala-News. com Two gopher tortoises are seen along a sandy trail at Price's Scrub State Park during mating season. These protected reptiles are most active this time of year, often emerging from their burrows in search of mates in Florida's…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (470+ words) An equestrian who competed in the most recent Summer Olympics just sold her nearly 61-acre compound in the western part of Marion County for $4. 45 million to a Chicago-based real estate investment firm. Horsepower Florida, LLC, sold the multi-acre property, located…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (42+ words) The Florida Highway Patrol is asking the public for information to help find the driver of a van who struck and killed a 76-year-old Ocala man while he was pushing a shopping cart filled with groceries across State Road 200....