BUSHNELL, Fla. — As a stinky situation continues in Sumter County, officials are working to eliminate the source that is creating a foul odor in Bushnell. The city of Bushnell entered an agreement ...

A woman already classified as a habitual traffic offender has been sentenced to 10 days in jail following her arrest earlier this year at a busy shopping plaza in The Villages.

A weeklong trial the week of Dec. 1 ended with the conviction in the 2023 killing of 25-year-old Adrian McCray in Sumter.

UPDATE: The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says Joseph Brown was captured near County Road 675 late Sunday night. Original story below: BUSHNELL, Fla. — An inmate has escaped from the Sumter County ...

Sumter County deputies arrested a suspect on multiple charges after a traffic stop led to a pursuit and discovery of cocaine and other drugs.

Sumter County deputies say a man was arrested on charges of driving with a suspended license when drugs were found.

A traffic stop escalated into a foot chase, ending with about 66 grams of suspected cocaine found and a second-offense trafficking arrest.

A petition by a Flagler County woman calls for the creation of Trump County in Northeast Florida. The county encompasses a 60-mile stretch of the carrier island. See who started the petition and why.

TAMPA, Fla. — Deputies from Sumter and Citrus counties captured an inmate who escaped jail and was found in a pond. The Sumter County Sheriff's Office was notified of the escaped inmate just before ...

A Florida inmate was captured over the weekend after escaping from his work detail, stealing an e-bike and a car, before being found hiding in a pond Sunday, officials announced. The Sumter County ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida inmate was captured after deputies said he escaped from a jail and was later found in swampy water over the weekend. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said it ...