Port Orange Teen Arrested In Armed Robbery
Port Orange, FL – A 17-year-old male is facing charges and jail time following an armed robbery at a convenience store. Port Orange police say that it was almost 3 p.m. yesterday (January 19th) when the suspect, identified as Brandin Woods, entered a 7-Eleven convenience store on the corner of Clyde Morris Boulevard and Reed Canal […]
Thieves Hit Flagler County Tax Collector’s Office
Palm Coast, FL – The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the burglary of the Flagler County Tax Collector’s office located at 7 Old Kings Road in Palm Coast. Deputies responded to the location at around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday (Jan. 19, 2019). Flagler sheriff’s deputies found the front glass door shattered. Video surveillance from the […]
Bunnell Man Dies In Single Vehicle Accident
Seville, FL – A 32-year-old Bunnell man is dead after an early morning crash. FHP is reporting that the driver, Ricky Harrison of Bunnell, was traveling southbound on U.S. 17, north of Seville. For unknown reasons, his vehicle left the road, traveling the shoulder until the left side of the SUV hit a tree near Mew […]
BCU Board Of Trustees Vote Michelle Carter-Scott Out Of Power
Daytona Beach, FL – A shakeup that was promised about a week ago finally comes to leadership at Bethune-Cookman University. It was on January 11th that BCU Board of Trustees member Belvin Perry made that promise, and just earlier today it came as the board voted to remove Chairwoman Michelle Carter-Scott from her position. Perry, who […]
Items Collection For New Smyrna Beach Coast Guard Members
New Smyrna Beach, FL – With the government shutdown almost a month old, members of a New Smyrna Beach church are collecting donations of food, personal hygiene, baby supplies and anything that is used on a day to day basis for Coast Guard members at the New Smyrna Beach station. The Cross Creek Community Church is […]
DeLand Man Sentenced To 50 Years For Murder Over A Lighter
DeLand, FL – A plea deal will give a DeLand man the chance to get out of prison on parole, someday. Juan Lopez was partying with 30-year-old Trevin Taylor on March 9, 2017, when an argument over a lighter caused Lopez to shoot him in the head. Lopez was charged with first-degree murder, which means mandatory […]
State Jobless Rate Steady Amid Hurricane Recovery
Tallahassee, FL – Florida’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.3 percent as 2018 ended, while Hurricane Michael’s impact continued to be felt in parts of the Panhandle. The state Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday an estimated 335,000 Floridians were out of work in December from a labor force of 10.28 million, keeping the state mark […]
State, Plaintiffs Ask Court To Put Pot Case On Hold
Tallahassee, FL – Lawyers representing both sides in a lawsuit over the state’s ban on smoking medical marijuana have asked an appeals court to put the case on hold while they work out an agreement. The notice was filed at the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee, hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday gave […]
Georgia Man Arrested For Jewelry Store Robbery
Palm Coast, FL – Over five months after a Palm Coast jewelry store was robbed of over $20,000 in jewelry by two men, investigators say a Georgia man confessed to the crime while behind bars for another reason. 25-year-old Tyrone L. Walker was formally arrested by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office on felony charges of […]
Florida Governor Presses Lawmakers For Pot Changes
Tallahassee, FL – Saying they failed to heed the will of voters, Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered Florida lawmakers Thursday to eliminate a ban on smokable medical marijuana and, if they don’t comply, threatened to drop the state’s appeal of a court ruling that found the prohibition ran afoul of a 2016 constitutional amendment. DeSantis, who […]
