Ben Marciano was re-elected mayor of Ocala in the special election on Sept. 16. Former executive director of the DeLuca YMCA and owner of the gym chain Zone Health and Fitness since 2014, Marciano was ...

A federal corrections officer from Ocala has been charged with sexually abusing a federal inmate and accepting a bribe, the United States Attorney’s Office announced. Cornelius Alexander Thompson, 38, ...

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OCALA, Fla. — On the Fourth of July, many people across Central Florida gathered for firework shows. However, the city of Ocala broke tradition and hosted its first drone show for their Fourth of July ...

Ocala’s special elections are Tuesday. Four elected offices will be on the ballot, but only two of them — for mayor and City Council District 3 — have contested races. Incumbent Mayor Ben Marciano ...

When Florida Congressman Randy Fine offered a bill this summer to study transforming Ocala National Forest into Florida Springs National Park, one of the benefits he cited was an economic boom that ...

A 14-year-old boy was in court the morning of Sept. 4, accused of shooting and injuring a man the day before in Ocala. The teen, whose name is not being published by the Star-Banner because of his age ...

ALL RIGHT. A LIVE LOOK NOW THROUGH OUR TOWER CAM IN OCALA. SOME BIG CHANGES ARE UNDERWAY IN DOWNTOWN WHERE MULTIPLE PROJECTS ARE SHAPING UP AS THE CITY WORKS TO BOOST FOOT TRAFFIC. AS WESH TWO DAVID ...

Brandon Patrick Tuffie, 43, was sentenced to five years in prison for traveling to meet a minor for illegal sexual conduct and possessing animal sexual activity imagery. Tuffie's sentence includes ...

OCALA, Fla. — According to the Ocala Fire Rescue, a Florida Northern freight train derailed on Friday afternoon. The train derailment happened behind the Cypresside Townhouses at 2223 SE 14th Avenue.

Yummy House of Ocala, a popular Chinese restaurant, temporarily closed on June 15th and will reopen in November at a new location. The restaurant, highly regarded by local patrons, is relocating to ...