Sumter County

Deputies have a home surrounded in Sumter County as they attempt to get a kidnapping suspect out of the house.

A former police chief in Illinois was caught shoplifting from a Walmart in The Villages, according to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office. Christopher Radz was arrested and charged with larceny petit theft for the incident that happened around 4:30 p.m. last Thursday at the Walmart on Wedgewood Lane, according to an arrest affidavit.

A Sumter County man is accused of signing a vote-by-mail ballot for his deceased father

A Florida man was arrested after he drove a car into an apartment building, burglarized apartments, and dove out of a window.

FOX 35's David Martin explains what you need to know about the Swap-O-Rama flea market in Webster, Florida.

One of the nation's largest retirement communities is bracing for Hurricane Ian's impact. The Villages, which s located about 45 miles northeast of Orlando, could see damaging wind and possibly a foot of rain. The last major storm to strike the region was Hurricane Irma in 2017.

Irving Locker’s backyard turtle preserve is what you would call his happy place. Just off his backyard in The Villages, at any moment you can spot a handful of the reptiles moving about the expansive field. It was December of 1944, nearly 77 years ago. Locker had just survived D-Day months before, landing on Utah Beach with his gun battalion. To this day, he can recall the chaos of the wounded on the beach.

A large coronavirus vaccination site in The Villages is back open to the relief of many in the retirement community.

Florida is expecting to get more than 300,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine this week. That's 40,000 more doses than usual. The state also announced that a drive-through vaccination site in The Villages that was closed last week will be reopening.

Some 65,000 senior citizens in The Villages who had appointments to get their coronavirus vaccine shot have been told that they will have to wait.

Supporters of President Donald Trump rallied behind their candidate in The Villages on Friday. It was the president's third stop in Florida since he contracted the coronavirus.

Vice President Mike Pence make two campaign stops in Central Florida on Saturday, including an event in The Villages.

A suspect was caught on body camera video charging at Sumter County deputies.

UPS and CVS have teamed up to deliver prescriptions by drone. In May, residents in The Villages will be able to utilize the service.