Accused Deltona Triple Murderer Wants Statements Thrown Out
DeLand, FL – A Volusia County judge is considering a request to not let a jury hear any of the statements made to investigators by a Deltona man facing the death penalty for killing his wife and her 2...
View ArticlePalm Coast Teenager Dead In Seminole County Accident
Seminole County, FL – A Palm Coast teenager is among 2 dead after a speeding sport utility vehicle hit stop sticks and flipped over several times, ejecting everyone inside. That 19-year-old man – yet...
View ArticleSouth Daytona PD Searching For “Escalating” Armed Robber
South Daytona, FL – Investigators think the suspect in 2 recent convenience store robberies and an attempted bank robbery – all in South Daytona – might be the same person. The South Daytona Police...
View ArticlePort Orange Man Wins Big In Florida Lottery Game
Port Orange, FL – A Port Orange man is now a lot richer thanks to the Florida Lottery. Lottery officials announced on Tuesday that 46-year-old Michael Alkins won $1,000,000 by playing the $5,000,000...
View ArticleDaytona Condo Market Rebounds After Shaky 4 Months
Daytona Beach, FL – Local condo sales surge with a vengeance following shaky results over the past 4 months. The Daytona Beach Multiple Listing Service reports that 108 condos and condotels sold last...
View ArticleSchool Board Unanimously Approves New Calendar For 2016/17
DeLand, FL-The Volusia County School Board unanimously approved a new school calendar last night after much discussion. The calendar will have student back in class August 15 and the last class will...
View ArticleJoe’s Crab Shack Drops Tipping At All Eateries
Daytona Beach, FL-Joe’s Crab Shack says it’s doing away with the practice of tipping waitstaff and will raise the hourly wage for staff to $14 to start. Higher wages will, according to reports, be...
View ArticlePot, Cash And Stolen Gun Grabbed In Flagler County Bust
Flagler County, FL- Authorities in Flagler County arrested one man in an operation that netted 23 pounds of marijuana, a stolen gun and cash. The operation was carried out by the Flagler County...
View ArticleSex Offender Gets 23 Months In Prison For Not Registering
Palm Coast, FL – A sex offender whose last registered address was in Palm Coast will spend time in federal prison for failing to register once he moved. United States District Judge Marcia Morales...
View ArticleDaytona Int’l Speedway Inks Kroger To Multi-Year Extension
Daytona Beach, FL – One of the world’s largest retailers extends its partnership with Daytona International Speedway. Speedway officials announced a multi-year extension with The Kroger Co. on...
View ArticleStore Owner Arrested For Tossing Man Out Of Wheelchair
Daytona Beach, FL – The owner of a Daytona Beach convenience store is arrested for pushing a disabled man out of his store and then out of his wheelchair. 56-year-old Saoud Dahoune – a Daytona Beach...
View ArticleDeLand Woman Used Girl As Shoplifting Lookout
DeLand, FL – A DeLand woman with a long arrest record goes back to Volusia County Jail for using a teenage girl to shoplift from a department store. 40-year-old Erica D. Bruten is charged with retail...
View ArticleNearly 50 Animals Saved From Fire In Edgewater Home
Edgewater, FL – Nearly 50 animals were saved by firefighters after a blaze broke out at a home near US 1 in Edgewater. The road was briefly closed at the Park Avenue intersection soon after the...
View Article2 Men Charged With Stealing Granite From Paving Company
Deltona, FL – 2 West Volusia men are charged with stealing over $20,000 in granite bought by a paving company and then selling it at well below market value for their personal profit. 53-year-old...
View ArticleUnemployment & Foreclosures Keep Going Down In Volusia
DeLand, FL – Unemployment and foreclosures continue sliding down as residential construction permits keep going up in Volusia County. The latest economic development report issued by the county shows...
View ArticleSchool Board To Consider Uniform Policy At December Meeting
DeLand, FL-The Volusia County School Board has given the go-ahead to staff to hammer out a school uniform policy that the board will consider during its December meeting. During Tuesday’s meeting,...
View ArticleOnline Petition Created To Protest School Uniforms In Volusia
Daytona Beach, FL – The movement against uniforms for public school students in Volusia County has gone online. A petition filed on the Care2 Petitions website Wednesday night achieved its goal of...
View ArticleUniversity High Football Hoping Judge Overturns Playoff Ban
DeLand, FL – The Volusia County high school football team banned from the playoffs last week is now relying on a judge to get back on the field. The father of an Orange City University High School...
View ArticleFPL’s “Solar Circuit” At DIS To Be Ready By January 2016
Daytona Beach, FL – Daytona International Speedway will soon become one of the largest solar power generating stadiums in the country. In a press conference Thursday morning at DIS, Speedway officials...
View ArticleLawsuit Filed To Release Contents Of DeBary Mayor’s Mailbox
DeBary, FL – The City of DeBary and its mayor are being sued over an effort to get more input from the public. That lawsuit is asking DeBary and Mayor Clint Johnson to release all the unedited...
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