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Funeral Taking Place For Man Run Over By DeLand Policeman
DeLand, FL – The 38-year-old man hit and killed by a DeLand police officer during an attempted traffic stop will be laid to rest today. Marlon Brown’s funeral service will be held at Mount Calvary Free Will Baptist Church at 710 Cincinnati Street in DeLand. Afterwards, Brown’s body will be interred at the DeLand Community [...]
Deltona Man Dies After SUV Rolls Over Him In Bunnell
Bunnell, FL – A 50-year-old Deltona man is dead after the vehicle he was riding in ended up on top of him in a watery ditch. The Florida Highway Patrol says Joseph T. Drenner of Agatha Drive died at the scene soon after the accident occurred around 1 o’clock Saturday morning on US 1 in [...]
NSBPD: “Difficult” To Determine Where Missing Cash Evidence Went
New Smyrna Beach, FL – New Smyrna Beach’s acting police head says it’s going to be “difficult” to figure out who took cash from evidence bags at the city’s Police Department or how they managed to do it. In a statement released to the media earlier today, interim Police Chief Mike Brouillette admitted that they [...]
DBPD: We’ve Recovered Over 70 Stolen Urns & Grave Markers
Daytona Beach, FL – Authorities say they’ve managed to recover over 70 bronze urns and grave markers taken by a Daytona Beach cemetery worker. The Daytona Beach Police Department made that announcement on Friday after digging deep into the case against Robert Dennis Jones (picture courtesy Volusia County Jail) of Edgewater. Jones was arrested May [...]
Powerball Jackpot Grows To Record $600 Million
Daytona Beach, FL – A record jackpot is there for the taking in this weekend’s Powerball drawing. $600 million dollars are on the table for anyone 18 or older who decides to buy a ticket in one of Powerball’s 45 lottery jurisdictions in the United States. Florida boasts the largest numbers of Powerball winners since [...]
Daytona Beach Police Holding Gun Buy Back Event
Daytona Beach, FL – Organizers of a event this weekend in Daytona Beach hope to not only raise awareness against gang violence, but take some of their potential tools off the streets. The “March Against The Madness” is scheduled to begin 9 o’clock Saturday morning from Derbyshire Park, located at 849 Derbyshire Road. As part [...]
Unemployment Numbers Keep Going Down In Volusia, Flagler
Daytona Beach, FL – The economic news keeps getting better locally and state-wide, at least when it comes to the jobs market. According to the latest numbers from the Daytona Beach-based Center for Business Excellence, Volusia County’s unemployment rate stands at 6.8 percent as of last month, continuing a recent trend of declining unemployment rates. [...]
Wreck In Holly Hill Sends 3 People To Hospital
Holly Hill, FL – 3 people are getting treatment at a nearby hospital after they were freed from a pair of silver cars following an accident. Scanner traffic indicates the call for help came around noon Friday at 3rd Street and North Nova Road in Holly Hill. Rescue workers report to dispatchers that 2 silver [...]
3 People Attacked, Bitten By Pit Bulls In Holly Hill
Holly Hill, FL – Holly Hill authorities say 3 people were attacked and bitten early today by 2 pit bull mix dogs running loose. One attack happened at 1216 Ridgewood Avenue around 3:50 AM and another happened around 5:30AM in the area of Walker Street and State Avenue. Police found 69-year-old Frank Andrsano leaning against [...]
State Representative Dave Hood Holding Town Hall Meetings
Daytona Beach Shores, FL – After wrapping up this year’s legislative session in Tallahassee, State Representative Dave Hood is looking to hear from his constituents. The former Ormond Beach mayor will kick off the first of a series of scheduled “Town Hall” public meetings on Friday at 1pm from the Port Orange City Council chambers. [...]
Daytona Beach Man Arrested Twice In A Week For Grand Theft Auto
Port Orange, FL – For the second time in about a week, a 19-year-old Daytona Beach man faces charges for stealing a vehicle. The Port Orange Police Department arrested Eddie C. Emanuel (picture courtesy Volusia County Jail) Tuesday night on charges of grand theft auto, possession of crack cocaine and operating a vehicle while committing [...]
ERAU, DSC Projects Targeted For Vetoes By Tax Watchdog Group
Daytona Beach, FL – A pair of local higher education initiatives funded in this year’s Florida budget is in the cross-hairs of a government watchdog group. Florida TaxWatch is asking Governor Rick Scott to veto 2 projects involving Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Daytona State College as part of its 2013 “Turkey Watch” report, which was [...]
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