Topic: Ocala

Ocala man nabbed in sex solicitation sting

Bay News 9, Tampa Bay - 12 hours ago
An Ocala man is in jail, accused of trying to have sex with a child. . . Marion County investigators say Scott Howe, 40, thought he was e-mailing a...

Mom and son found shot to death

FOX 35 Orlando (WOFL) - yesterday
OCALA, Fla. ( Authorities are investigating the fatal shootings of two people and a cat, they were all found inside a north Florida apartment...

Community Holds Vigil For 2 Slain Great Danes

NBC 2 Orlando (WESH) - yesterday
Community Holds Vigil For 2 Slain Great Danes xEmailDelicious Link. . . OCALA, Fla. -- An Ocala community called for justice Thursday night as a...

Once again we're a pickin' and a grinnin'

Daytona Beach News-Journal - yesterday
No one under the age of 30 will remember the old television show "Heehaw." . . It had pretty young ladies in tie-up blouses and cut-off blue jeans...

2 Found Dead In Home

NBC 2 Orlando (WESH) - 2 days ago
Police said management at an Ocala apartment complex were concerned about a couple who were later found dead, along with a cat, inside their home...

Body found in Leesburg neighborhood

FOX 35 Orlando (WOFL) - 2 days ago
A man's body was found late Wednesday afternoon on Line Street in a wooded area by a woman walking by, just behind some apartments off of North...

Travolta thanks Fla. fans for demanding 'Grease'

AP News - 64 days ago
John Travolta thanks Fla. hometown fans for lobbying to get 'Grease' showing; promises popcornJohn Travolta is thanking his adopted Florida hometown, Ocala, after residents waged an online campaign to bring a limited rerelease of his hit "Grease" to the a

Private funeral set for Travolta's son in Fla.

AP News - 604 days ago
Private funeral scheduled for John Travolta's 16-year-old son Jett in Ocala, Fla.A private funeral service is set to be held in Ocala for John Travolta's teenage son.The funeral for Jett Travolta is scheduled for Thursday afternoon. The service ...

Caribbean news briefs

AP Features - 605 days ago
BAHAMAS: Travolta family returns to US with 16-year-old son's cremated remainsFREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston have returned to Florida with the remains of their 16-year-old son, Jett, who died at the family vacation hom

Boy doles out hundreds of fake $20 bills at school

AP News - 667 days ago
Florida boy, 8, doles out fake $20 bills at an Ocala elementary schoolAuthorities say an 8-year-old boy was handing out hundreds of dollars in fake $20 bills at an Ocala elementary school. School officials reported the boy to police on Tuesday.The ...