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.
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Villages resident arrested for woman’s death after DUI crash in golf cart: FHP
A 58-year-old Villages resident faced a DUI manslaughter charge Monday after a 60-year-old woman fell off a golf cart and died.
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.
Jury selection underway in trial of woman accused of fatally shooting mother of 4
Jury selection has begun in the trial of Susan Lorincz, who was arrested in June 2023 and is accused of fatally shooting her 25-year-old neighbor, Ajike Owens, a Black mother of four.
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.
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.
Most of Florida’s registered sex predators on the run were last seen in Miami-Dade
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s public list of registered sex offenders on the run included seven predators as of Saturday.
Florida man accused of poisoning neighborhood dogs, cats with antifreeze
A man was arrested Wednesday after being accused of using antifreeze to poison neighborhood cats and dogs in Central Florida, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
Florida man accused of stealing Toys for Tots donation box full of cash
Deputies in north central Florida arrested a man on Monday after accusing him of stealing a Toys for Tots donation box from a Dollar General.