Commissioners: Don’t panic over 180-day moratorium on medical marijuana...
After many, many residents expressed their concerns to the Marion County Board of County Commissioners about the moratorium on medical marijuana, commissioners reached out to try and clarify their...
View ArticleIt’s here, ALDI grand opening for new location
ALDI will open a new store, located at 7579 Southwest Highway 200 this week. To celebrate the opening of the new Ocala store, ALDI will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, November...
View ArticleTwo-train derailment creates mangled mess
[last updated on November 16, 2016, at 11:58 a.m.] Citra, Florida – The Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Marion County Fire Rescue, and HAZMAT are onsite of a two-train derailment, in which more than...
View ArticleNow open: ALDI store on SR 200 is prototype for future builds
Ocala, Florida — Hundreds of shoppers came out Thursday to welcome the opening of the new ALDI store on State Road 200. Customers from neighboring communities were so eager to see “their” new store...
View ArticleOne dead, another critically wounded in Silver Springs Shores shooting
Silver Springs Shores — Marion County Sheriff’s Office detectives say one man was shot to death and another one was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Deputies were dispatched to 309 Oak...
View ArticleWoman to police officer: Arrest me, you f*cking cracker
Ocala, Florida — Ocala police arrested a woman they say made threats to her boyfriend and children not related to her. While police were enroute to 2008 Southwest 2nd Street in response disturbance...
View ArticleWoman charged with Aggravated Child Abuse, worked with children at local daycare
Ocala, Florida — A Building Blocks daycare teacher was arrested after an investigation revealed she had been physically abusing a juvenile who was living with her. Ocala Police Department investigators...
View ArticleArrest made in Marion Oaks traffic crash, killed 17-year-old girl
Marion Oaks — The Florida Highway Patrol made an arrest after an April 14 crash left a teenage girl dead. The accident happened on Marion Oaks Boulevard near Southwest 145th Place Road. On November 19,...
View ArticleMan infected with HIV forced himself on teen
Ocala, Florida — An alleged shooting led to the arrest of a sexual predator who is infected with HIV. Officers with the Ocala Police Department were conducting an investigation near the 2800 block of...
View ArticleSuspicious incident: Woman in Marion Oaks knocking on doors, asking for money
[Last updated at 10:26 p.m. on November 21, 2016. Incident occurred at approximately 9:45 p.m., not 8:45 p.m. as originally reported.] Marion Oaks — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is currently...
View ArticleDriver had seizure, lost control of vehicle
A woman and her 14-year-old nephew are in stable condition after their car crashed into a home Tuesday morning. The driver, Janice Porter, was traveling east on Southeast 108th Street when she had a...
View ArticleTwo teens arrested following high-speed chase, one confessed to armed robberies
Ocala, Post — Two teens were arrested Tuesday after they lead Ocala police on a short high-speed chase. Ocala police detectives received an anonymous tip that a silver Chevy Avalanche, which had been...
View ArticleGameStop employee robbed at gunpoint in parking lot
Ocala, Florida — Ocala Police Department detectives are searching for two suspects who robbed a GameStop employee at gunpoint. On Sunday, Ocala police responded to the GameStop, located at 4920 East...
View ArticleOsceola Middle School student says she escaped from 2 men
[Last updated on November 29, 2016, at 6 p.m., to include a statement from the Marion County Public Schools system.] Ocala, Florida — An Osceola Middle School student said she was targeted Monday by...
View ArticleMan says he found woman in bed with another man
Ocala, Florida — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1300 block of Northwest 35th Street Sunday in reference to an alleged battery that had occurred two days prior. Upon arrival, a...
View ArticleMan threw dog in front of several moving vehicles
[Last updated on November 30, 2016, at 2:45 p.m.] UPDATE – Nov. 30, 1:36 a.m. The dog was located and is currently being treated at UF Pet Emergency Treatment Services in Ocala. Ocala Post spoke with...
View ArticlePregnant woman says boyfriend battered her because she wouldn’t have sex
Marion Oaks — A pregnant woman had to seek medical treatment after she was battered by her boyfriend. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was resting when her boyfriend, Isaac...
View ArticleWoman sentenced for role in fireworks tent shooting, attempted armed robbery
[Last updated on December 2, 2016, at 8 a.m.] Ocala, Florida — A woman will spend the next four years of her life in prison for her involvement in a July attempted armed robbery of a fireworks tent ....
View Article2016 Ocala Christmas Parade, a ‘Star-Spangled Christmas’
Ocala, Florida — The annual Ocala Christmas Parade will take place on December 10, 2016. The parade is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. This year the theme is a ‘Star-Spangled Christmas’. VIP bleacher...
View ArticleA woman who refuses to accept a break-up faces felony charges
Ocala, Florida — A man got more than he bargained for when he decided it was time to end his relationship with his girlfriend of three and a half years. Ocala police say the man broke off his...
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