Category Archives: News Daytona Beach – Latest Stories

Florida Gas Prices Back Up Following Brief Dip
Gas prices in Florida are on the rise after trending marginally downward over the last week, according to data from AAA. The average cost of a gallon of gas in Florida as of Tuesday is $4.08. Gas pric...
News Daytona Beach - Latest Stories Apr 28, 2026

Volusia's Daniel Dye Finishes 24th in NASCAR Cup Series Debut
Daniel Dye, a NASCAR driver and Volusia County local, finished 24th in his NASCAR Cup Series debut on Sunday. He drove the No. 78 Chevrolet for Live Fast Motorsports, two laps down when the race ended...
News Daytona Beach - Latest Stories Apr 28, 2026

Toddler Hit During Jeep Beach; Driver Charged
A young boy was hospitalized over the weekend after being struck by a Jeep during Volusia County's annual Jeep Beach event. The driver, a 36-year-old Lakeland man, was arrested on two criminal charges...
News Daytona Beach - Latest Stories Apr 27, 2026

Flagler Deputy Fired After Battery Arrest in South Daytona
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office has fired a deputy after he was arrested for domestic battery on Sunday. 24-year-old Kaleem Chohan was just shy of one year on the job at the time of his arrest and...
News Daytona Beach - Latest Stories Apr 27, 2026

Mike Chitwood Suing Spring Break Event Promoters
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood is suing the promoters of unpermitted events in Daytona Beach last month. Since promotion began, Chitwood has criticized the events as being disruptive and costly to the ...
News Daytona Beach - Latest Stories Apr 27, 2026

Lance Blanchette Selected as New Flagler Beach Police Chief
Lance Blanchette was officially appointed Flagler Beach Police Chief on Thursday. City Manager Dale Martin appointed Blanchette, who succeeded retired Chief Matt Doughney. Ever since Doughney retired ...
News Daytona Beach - Latest Stories Apr 24, 2026

2 Arrested in Hillsborough County for December Deltona Murder
The Volusia Sheriff's Office has announced two arrests have been made in connection to the murder of another teenager last December in Deltona. 19-year-old Brian Reardon and 15-year-old Kobe James Bed...
News Daytona Beach - Latest Stories Apr 23, 2026

Massachusetts Man Arrested in Palm Coast for 20+ Year Warrants
A man wanted by law enforcement for over two decades was arrested in Palm Coast on Sunday. The Flagler County Sheriff's Office announced that 52-year-old Carl Rivera was taken into custody 22 years af...
News Daytona Beach - Latest Stories Apr 23, 2026

Jerome Anderson Receives 3 Life Sentences for 2023 Murders
Daytona Beach's Jerome Anderson was given three life sentences in prison on Monday for three murders that took place in 2023. He entered a no contest plea to each of three charges of first degree murd...
News Daytona Beach - Latest Stories Apr 22, 2026

Palm Coast Vice Mayor Airs Grievances with Landowner Over Development Plans
Palm Coast Vice Mayor Theresa Carli Pontieri sharply criticized a major landowner for a proposed development document which she feels doesn't live up to prior promises. Pontieri took time at last week...
News Daytona Beach - Latest Stories Apr 22, 2026



