Deputy who shot man near Ocala, Florida, was acquitted
Rasheem Edwards was riding a dirkbike in Silver Springs Shores when he was stopped by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy Muhammad-Alamin Qubaisy nearly a year ago. Edwards stopped. The deputy attempted to get information from Edwards, but Edwards ran away. The…
New residential and commercial development seeks approval from Marion County Council
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) – As more people move to North Central Florida, Marion County officials are considering another new housing project. County commissioners will decide whether or not to approve a 36,000-square-foot project near On Top of the World during…
VIDEO: Home thief shadows FedEx delivery truck and steals package with 4 new cell phones from Ocala doorstep
Law enforcement are trying to identify a package thief who stole a package containing four new cell phones from a doorstep in Ocala after apparently following a FedEx delivery truck into the area. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance…
Truck driver arrested after accident on I-75 in Marion County
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) – A truck driver is in Marion County Jail after causing another accident on I-75. Calvin Huddleston, 29, of Georgia, was driving south when he crashed his pickup truck into a railing near mile marker 340 just…
Ocala cyclist hit and killed by pickup truck on Maricamp Road
A 76-year-old Ocala man died Tuesday morning after being struck by a pickup truck while riding his bike on SE Maricamp Road. The accident occurred around 6:40 a.m. on Tuesday, August 6, near the intersection of SE Maricamp Road and…
