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Tropical Storm Helene Sparks State of Emergency for Volusia, Flagler Counties
Volusia County has been placed under a state of emergency in prepartation for Tropical Storm Helene, the storm system that formed over the Gulf of Mexico in recent days. Its path will likely take it …
Florida Education Dept Pushes Districts to Cut Contraception, Abuse from Sex Ed Courses
The Florida Department of Education is pushing some districts in the state to narrow the scope of what’s being taught in sexual education classes. Among the topics the state is discouraging are …
Sheriff Mike Chitwood Doesn't Reveal Name of Autistic School Threat Suspect
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood, in a pivot from his highly-publicized naming and shaming of juvenile suspects in school threat crimes, decided this weekend not to name one suspect on the grounds that …
Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly on the job in 2024.
Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly Rips Recreational Marijuana Referendum
Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly expressed his disapproval for a Florida ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana on Thursday, in an opinion essay published on Friday. If passed, Florida would …
Flagler School Board Member Sally Hunt Resigns Her Seat
After months of hinting at it, Flagler School Board member Sally Hunt tendered her resignation to the school district on Friday. A spokesman for the district confirmed her resignation Friday …
Wrong-Way Driver in Ali Spice’s Fatal Crash Rejects Plea Deal
The man accused of killing three people including a famous social media star in a wrong-way crash in 2022 has rejected a plea deal that would've spared him life in prison. 24-year-old Devin Perkins, …
Volusia County

Two More Juveniles Arrested for School Threats, Both Identities Released by VSO

The Volusia Sheriff's Office has arrested and identified two more juveniles suspected of making a school shooting threat against Taylor Middle-High School in Pierson. The arrests continue a trend …

VSO Arrests 11-Year-Old for School Threats, Reveals Name and Face

The Volusia Sheriff's has made an arrest in the investigation of threats placed against Port Orange's Creekside Middle School and Silver Sands Middle School. The agency also decided to make the …

Volusia Councilman Danny Robins Apologizes for Handicap Parking Infraction

Danny Robins, the Volusia County Council member representing District 3, scooped local news outlets this weekend when he fessed up to a handicap parking ticket on his social media account. Robins …

Flagler County
State News
The state minimum wage in Florida is set to increase on September 30th, from $12 an hour to $13. The bump is part of a voter-approved policy that will Florida adopt a $15 minimum wage, increasing by …
A gathering of residents in and around Florida's Space Coast will be taking place this Saturday to raise awareness and funds for research and care into the Alzheimer's disease crisis facing the …
Mark Hertling, a local area resident and retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, has endorsed Jennifer Adams in the congressional election for Florida's 7th district. He picked Adams, a …
Gov. Ron DeSantis has distanced himself - and the state government - from controversial plans to initiate large developments in several Florida state parks. The proposals drew mass outrage and …
57-year-old Loran Cole was executed by the state on Thursday as the last step in his punishment for the 1994 murder of an 18-year-old college student. Cole was convicted that year of murdering John …