Port Orange Police Offer Safe Zone For Online Sales
Port Orange, FL-Port Orange is taking a little of the “risk” out of online sales and transactions by offering an “E-commerce exchange zone”. Police Safety Officer Evan Doyle says the area was...
View ArticleNew Owners Plan $2 Million In Improvements At Daytona Lagoon
Daytona Beach, FL-United Parks, the new owner of Daytona Lagoon in Daytona Beach, plans $2 million in improvements over the next two years. Volusia County Council last week approved the sale. A news...
View ArticlePolice Officers Cleared In Port Orange Shooting
Port Orange, FL-Five police officers involved in the shooting and wounding of a man during a domestic call in Port Orange have been cleared and the shooting declared justified. 56-year-old Howard...
View ArticleIncumbents Win In PI, Runoff For Mayor Set In Lake Helen
Volusia County, FL-Voters in Ponce Inlet and Lake Helen cast ballots Tuesday. In Ponce, incumbent Mayor Gary Smith beat back a challenge from Nancy Epps, a former mayor. Ponce Inlet’s Vice Mayor kept...
View ArticleERAU Earns “StormReady” Designation From NWS
Daytona Beach, FL- At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universit today Scott Spratt of the National Weather Service will be on hand to award the school it’s “StormReady” designation. Spratt says Riddle has...
View ArticleTropical Storm Erika Chugs Toward Caribbean, Targets FL
Volusia County, FL-Watches and warnings are posted in the British Virgin Islands, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico today ahead of Tropical Storm Erika. The National Hurricane Center’s current...
View ArticleSuspect In Custody After Girl Grabbed Near Silver Sands Middle
Port Orange, FL-A recorded phone message went out this morning to parents of students at Silver Sands Middle School in Port Orange after what was first reported as the attempted abduction of a female...
View ArticleFlagler Prepares For Erika, Opens Call Center
Flagler County, FL-As phones begin to ring here with questions about what is now Tropical Storm Erika, Flagler County is going proactive and opening a call-in center today. The center will begin...
View ArticleDUI Checkpoint Planned In Flagler County
Flagler County, FL-Flagler County deputies will be manning a DUI checkpoint Saturday night into Sunday morning. The checkpoint will also be doing a safety check on vehicles. FCSO says the checkpoint...
View ArticleVolusia County Emergency Management Tracks Erika
Volusia County, FL-County Emergency Management officials are huddling and keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Erika as the system progresses through the Caribbean with a current forecast arrival in FL...
View ArticleCounty Mosquito Control Adds Third Chopper
Volusia County, FL-There’s a new tool in the arsenal of mosquito control here, as County Mosquito Control welcomes a new helicopter to the department’s fleet. The unit now has three to reach areas...
View ArticleGovernor Urges FL To Get Ready For Erika
Tallahassee, FL- In a state that hasn’t seen a major hurricane hit in almost ten years, Governor Rick Scott sounded a warning bell today in Tallahassee. Scott told residents, some who have never been...
View ArticleOrmond Police Looking For Woman In Texaco Robbery
Ormond Beach, FL- Police in Ormond Beach have identified the suspect wanted in an alleged robbery of a 59-year-old man at a Texaco Station on August 16. The woman is 35-year-old Danielle Marie Moher....
View ArticleLightning Strike Blamed In Port Orange House Fire
Port Orange, FL-Fire crews responded to a house fire in Port Orange today after an apparent lightning strike just before 2 PM. A gas line ruptured at the scene and was on fire when crews got to the...
View ArticleFPL Crews Prepare For TS Erika
Volusia County, FL-FPL spokesman Bill Orlove say the utility is ready for Tropical Storm Erika and plans year round for something like this. Orlove says the company has activated it’s emergency...
View ArticleBusy Days Ahead Of Storm For County Beach Safety
Volusia County, FL-As TS Erika churns through the Caribbean, County Beach Safety officers are prepping the beach here for whatever happens. Beach Safety Captain Aaron Jenkins says over the next few...
View ArticlePolice Looking For Suspect In ID & Credit Card Fraud Scam
Daytona Beach, FL-Police in Daytona Beach want to catch up to suspects involved in what they call a case of “synthetic fraud” and at least four bogus credit cards. The police report says at least...
View ArticleNHC Says Erika Dissipates As Tropical Cyclone
Volusia County, FL-Update: The National Hurricane Center says Erika has dissipated as a Tropical Cyclone and is ending watches and warnings for that system. The storm fell apart after crossing over...
View ArticleThree Gunmen Rob DeBary IHOP
DeBary, FL-Deputies are investigating an armed robbery at a DeBary IHOP Friday night that is strikingly similar to several previous crimes in the area and one in Orlando. Shortly before 11:30 last...
View ArticleFHP Warns Drivers Of Smoke From US 1 Flagler Wildfire
Flagler County, FL-FHP was warning drivers along US 1 in Flagler County about possible smoky conditions from a wildfire sparked Friday near Aldenham Lane. Troopers advise drivers to use caution and...
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