Going out to eat? See which Marion County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

A 64-year-old Tampa man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in northwest Marion County. The driver's pickup truck veered off the road, striking a cable box and a utility pole. Florida Highway Patrol ...

Invest 92L is expected to become a tropical depression soon and could strengthen into the season's ninth named storm, Isaias.

A jury has been picked for a man charged with first-degree murder in a 2024 shooting outside North Marion Middle School ...

The Orionid meteor shower is active in 2026 and is due to remain visible into early November. Here's how you can see it.

TGI Fridays plans to reach 1,000 restaurants by 2030. The chain has five Florida locations and said it wants to grow its footprint in the state.

The National Hurricane Center is giving Invest 92L a high chance of become a tropical depression within the next couple of ...

A new BJ's Gas Station in Ocala will offer a promotional price of $2 per gallon for regular gasoline. The one-day promotion will take place on October 21 from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. This offer is ...

On Oct. 1, 2026, the Marion County Sheriff's Office held a grand opening ceremony for its new district office on the World ...

Renters in Ocala saw apartment listing prices slightly decrease from August 2025's median of $1,740, an analysis of new data ...

Silver Springs Blvd., announced on Oct. 1 that it had closed. The restaurant posted a message, "with heavy hearts," to its Facebook page. A corporate spokesperson replied to a Star-Banner email and ...

Week 7 of the Florida high school football season has arrived as the calendar flips to October. The start of the spooky month doesn't look too scary on paper for Marion County's top teams in action, ...