These 13 towns offer budget-friendly living and Florida sunshine without breaking your Social Security check! Ocala sits in ...

I have a friend named Sandra Friend. She writes guidebooks about hiking in Florida. Not long ago, my friend named Friend contacted me about a different kind of hike: the hike in prices for using our ...

This recreation area near Ocala is home to a crystal-clear spring for swimming, a popular paddling trail, and a campground, ...

One of Ocala’s most unexpected attractions is the Silver Springs State Park, Florida’s oldest tourist attraction. Once a ...

Residents oppose Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's plan for an instructional runway in the Ocala National Forest due to environmental concerns and discrepancies in the project's scope. The ...

A mammoth alligator in Ocala National Forest has been attacking paddlers, forcing wildlife officials to close a popular recreational waterway indefinitely.

The U.S. Forest Service closed part of Juniper Springs in Ocala National Forest when a 14-foot gator got aggressive during breeding season.

A large alligator forced the closure of Juniper Springs waterway in Ocala weeks after a deadly attack elsewhere in Central Florida.

OCALA, Florida (WFOR) — A large alligator exhibiting aggressive behavior has prompted officials to temporarily close to paddlers one of Central Florida’s most popular springs, the U.S. Forest ...

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is proposing a new aviation training facility in Paisley on a site currently occupied by Deep Woods Ranch.

Update: Evacuation order lifted | A fire in the Ocala National Forest has led to an evacuation order in part of NE Marion. Here's what we know: ...