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Breaking news and top stories from Sumter County, Florida.

2 people walking in outside travel lane on I-75 fatally struck by four vehicles, FHP says

2 people walking in outside travel lane on I-75 fatally struck by four vehicles, FHP says

FHP said that four vehicles were traveling northbound when each vehicle successively hit two pedestrians walking in the outside travel lane.

March 8, 2020 2:53pm EDT
Detective puts gun to suspect's head
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Detective puts gun to suspect's head

A detective is no longer with the Wildwood Police Department after body camera video shows he points a gun a suspect's head.

February 21, 2020 7:47pm EST
FHP: Tractor-trailer with cows inside overturns on I-75 northbound near Wildwood

FHP: Tractor-trailer with cows inside overturns on I-75 northbound near Wildwood

The incident occurred on Thursday morning.

February 13, 2020 3:49pm EST
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks in Sumter County
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks in Sumter County

Secretary Pompeo was invited by the Sumter County Teen Court to speak before a small crowd at the Sumter County Fairgrounds. 

January 23, 2020 8:54pm EST
Man attacks deputies with knife, sheriff says
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Man attacks deputies with knife, sheriff says

Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff's Office shot and killed a man who is accused of attacking them with a knife at a gas station in The Villages.

January 15, 2020 10:16pm EST
Florida woman makes Christmas ornaments for fallen law enforcement officers

Florida woman makes Christmas ornaments for fallen law enforcement officers

The woman has made more than 300 ornaments, which carry the names of police officers killed in the line of duty.

December 25, 2019 5:54pm EST
Minivan becomes submerged in hole in Florida retirement community

Minivan becomes submerged in hole in Florida retirement community

A minivan became submerged in a water-filled hole that opened up along a road in The Villages. A couple was pulled from the vehicle by a passer-by.

December 12, 2019 2:14pm EST
Silver Alert canceled for Sumter County woman

Silver Alert canceled for Sumter County woman

Deputies believe she was heading towards the Walmart on Wedgewood Lane within the Villages

December 6, 2019 12:57am EST
Parents call cops on homeless son, 56, after he refuses to leave their retirement village

Parents call cops on homeless son, 56, after he refuses to leave their retirement village

His parents called the police after he showed up nannounced twice at their retirement village, dubbed "Florida's Friendliest Hometown."

November 26, 2019 12:02pm EST
Governor DeSantis pushes e-verify requirement for all Florida employers

Governor DeSantis pushes e-verify requirement for all Florida employers

The Governor said that he wants to crack down on illegal immigration by requiring all employers in Florida to use the federal e-verify system.

November 25, 2019 1:04pm EST
President Trump supporters content with focus of Villages remarks

President Trump supporters content with focus of Villages remarks

President Donald Trump laying out his plan for healthcare and Medicare but only briefly mentioning the impeachment inquiry. The President addressing an intimate crowd at Florida’s largest 55+ community, The Villages.

October 3, 2019 7:46pm EDT
'It's time to impeach him,' protestors say outside of President Trump's Central Florida event

'It's time to impeach him,' protestors say outside of President Trump's Central Florida event

People who do not support the president protested his visit to Central Florida on Thursday.

October 3, 2019 7:29pm EDT
President Trump speaks in the Villages, signs executive order on Medicare

President Trump speaks in the Villages, signs executive order on Medicare

President Donald Trump spoke in The Villages on Thursday.

October 3, 2019 4:30pm EDT
Pit bull dies after protecting young children from snake bite

Pit bull dies after protecting young children from snake bite

The Richardson family said goodbye to their hero this week.

October 1, 2019 12:04pm EDT
President Trump to sign Medicare executive order in Central Florida on Oct. 3

President Trump to sign Medicare executive order in Central Florida on Oct. 3

President Donald Trump is coming back to the Sunshine State. 

September 27, 2019 1:01pm EDT
New pattern for Florida Turnpike, I-75 exits in Wildwood

New pattern for Florida Turnpike, I-75 exits in Wildwood

Drivers traveling northbound on Florida’s Turnpike and northbound on Interstate 75 will use new exit ramps to access State Road 44 in Sumter County. 

September 18, 2019 11:28pm EDT
Deadly shootout on Interstate 75 in Florida
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Deadly shootout on Interstate 75 in Florida

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