Sumter County News

The suffocation of a toddler by a pet python is bolstering calls to ban the importation of the reptiles.

Officials with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it's likely this may be the state's first case of a non-venomous constrictor snake causing a death.

A 2-year-old girl was found dead Wednesday morning in a Sumter County home after being strangled by a 12-foot pet python.

A 2-year-old girl was strangled by a 12-foot Burmese python a few hours ago in this rural community just west of The Villages, according to authorities.

OXFORD, Fla.: A python has strangled a toddler to death in Sumter County, according to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office.

A Sumter County infant was killed when a pet python wrapped around his neck and strangled him Wednesday morning.

This letter is in regard to the recent "reshuffling" of the Wildwood Middle School, due to an alleged shortfall of the budget.

The Sumter County Commission recently held a session on cleaning the Lake Panasoffkee canals.

The economy is impacting families, from their grocery bills to their entertainment, and it's also affecting "man's best friend" - their dog.

Dailycommercial.com reports that Sumter County deputies served a no-knock warrant at the Oxford home of Kenneth Walker on Thursday.

According to officers, someone is trying to rip-off seniors in Lake and Sumter counties.

A Sumter County sheriff's deputy was arrested Friday, June 12, accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl.

The city council will meet Monday night to discuss a wide range of topics, from the selection process of the annual Great Brooksvillian of the Year to interlocal agreements on solid waste and governmental committees.

While driving home Monday from Orlando, Inverness resident Robert Lentz made a routine stop at a BP gas station in Wildwood to fill his pickup truck.

A line of thunderstorms extending from Sumter County to the mouth of Tampa Bay is pounding West Central Florida with rain, gusting winds and lightning right now.

A former youth pastor was charged with four counts of sexual battery Tuesday, on accusations he had a four-year sexual relationship with a teen-aged member of the church.

A Hernando County woman fumbling with a cell phone was blamed for a serious crash Monday night in Sumter County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A Clearwater woman died in a morning crash in Sumter County. Gloria Byers, 61, died in a crash at County Roads 475 and 314 in Bushnell, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The cemetery has been busy since Murphy started work there just a few months before Sept.

Brooksville, FL - Hernando County will receive some $600,000 in federal stimulus money to help people facing eviction through foreclosure not become another homeless statistic.