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DeLand Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Girl Released From Prison

Doral, FL – A self-proclaimed preacher convicted of sexually abusing children in DeLand is scheduled for release today from prison. Charles Balfe (picture courtesy Florida Department of Corrections) is leaving the South Florida Reception Center after serving 9 and a half years for 2 counts of sexual battery on a child between the ages of [...]

3 Pit Bulls To Be Killed Following Attack On Daytona North Woman

Bunnell, FL – A trio of pit bulls that attacked a woman and her daughter earlier this month in Daytona North are going to be euthanized. They were among 5 pit bulls taken in by authorities following the May 5th attack on 27-year-old Brandi Bookamer and her 6-year-old daughter. Bookamer required hospitalization after the dogs [...]

Edgewater PD: Can’t Find Relatives For Woman Killed On US 1

Edgewater, FL – Police in Edgewater are having issues trying to find a victim’s relatives after she was run over and killed earlier this month on US 1. The Edgewater Police Department says they won’t be able to release the identity of the woman who died on the evening of May 14th until they have [...]

DeLand Woman In Jail For Going After Ex & Kids With Machete

DeLand, FL – A 32-year-old mother is now sitting in jail after allegedly trying to cut off the heads of her 3 children with a machete. Alisa L. Williams (picture courtesy Volusia County Jail) is charged with aggravated assault and burglary with a weapon after using that machete to break into her ex-boyfriend’s home on [...]

AAA: Fewer People Hitting The Road Memorial Day Weekend

Daytona Beach, FL – The roads and airports this Memorial Day weekend won’t be as packed with people as you might think. That’s what AAA is saying after releasing their Memorial Day Travel Forecast (click here to see it) earlier today. AAA states 34.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home between [...]

98-Year-Old Man To Skydive In DeLand For Charity

DeLand, FL – A 98-year-old man is flying the friendly skies – and then falling through them – for charity. Don Sugg, a resident at Woodland Towers in DeLand who has failing eyesight and hearing, will depart from SkyDive DeLand and jump out of a plane Saturday morning in the hopes of raising up to [...]

Prosecutors: Victim Was Drunk When Paul Miller Shot Him

Bunnell, FL – A medical examiner says the blood alcohol level of the man who was shot and killed by his Flagler Beach neighbor was well over the legal limit. Chief Medical Examiner Predag Bulic was on the stand most of the morning as the Paul Miller trial enters its 3rd day. The 66-year-old man [...]

Orange City Husband Facing Charges After Calling Wife From Jail

Daytona Beach, FL – An Orange City man already in custody on domestic violence charges is in more trouble with the law after he tried to collect-call his wife from the Volusia County Jail. Deputies say Shaun D. Skelton (picture courtesy Volusia County Jail) of Chestnut Avenue violated a court order prohibiting him from calling [...]

Man Shot In Orlando Linked To Boston Bombing Suspect

A man shot to death in a confrontation with an FBI agent apparently knew Boston bombing suspect Tamarlan Tsarneav. A friends says they knew each other because both were MMA fighters. The man reportedly attacked the agent as he was being questioned overnight in Orlando. Authorities had raided his home. The NBCNews.com story is here [...]

40 People In South Daytona Cited By Officer Sitting In Bucket Truck

South Daytona, FL – Police in the city of South Daytona found a novel way to enforce traffic laws as part of the nationwide “Click It or Ticket” campaign. 40 people were given citations on Monday by an officer who sat way up in the air inside a bucket attached to a truck, the kind [...]

3 Rescued In Oak Hill After Getting Lost All Night On ICW

Oak Hill, FL – A trio of adult boaters have been found safe and sound by rescuers in a marshy area of the Intracoastal Waterway after they spent all night out on the water. The United States Coast Guard tells WNDB the 3 people were spotted around 3:30pm Tuesday in Mosquito Lagoon atop a 20-foot [...]

Attorney Wants Answers After DeLand Detective Gives Him Ticket

DeLand, FL – A local criminal defense attorney wants answers from DeLand police after one of their officers gave him a ticket for impolitely honking his horn. Michael Lambert has filed a motion in court ordering Detective Christopher Jusick to appear to explain why the ticket was issued last February. Jusick was scheduled to appear [...]