The Ocala National Forest sprawls across more than 600 square miles of Central Florida, making it the southernmost national forest in the continental United States and a playground for outdoor ...

Florida Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 8, which includes members from Marion County and Gainesville, has completed a more ...

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OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - One of the voices of Ocala has been silenced. Former radio host Larry “The Giant” Whitler was killed in ...

Known as "The Gentle Giant," Whitler hosted several radio programs in the area, his brother said. Whitler and MacBlane were perhaps best known for hosting "AM Ocala Live" on WOCA from 2002 to 2020, ...

A popular and longtime radio host, Larry 'The Giant' Whitler, died in a two-vehicle crash on July 17. He was 70.

The 70-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the 70-year-old woman is in the hospital with serious injuries.

A 70-year-old California redwood planted by the late Albert Whitler at Alton Road and West Cherry Street in Carlinville will be named a "Liberty Tree" during a ceremony starting at 10 a.m. Friday.

CARLINVILLE — Seventy years ago, Albert Whitler planted a California coastal redwood tree at the intersection of Alton Road and W. Cherry Street in Carlinville. On Friday, July 4, it will be ...

The NASCAR community is mourning the loss of Larry McClure, a pivotal figure in the sport, who passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 81. McClure, along wi ...

RHN Wagyu Meat Market has opened at 17 SW First Ave., marking perhaps the first fresh meat market to operate in downtown Ocala in at least 50 years.

Ocala Police arrested a baseball coach accused of taking advantage of his position to touch his students.