The Flagler County Sheriff's Office announced this week that an Orlando man has been arrested in connection to a massive fraud scheme against an elderly Palm Coast woman. 20-year-old Steven Mercado is accused of scamming the victim out of $120,000. T...

A harbor seal was signed in Volusia County this week, to the surprise of experts and residents alike. It was spotted and photographed at Mosquito Lagoon near Ponce Inlet on Monday. While harbor seals themselves are not rare or endangered, sightings of ...

A Jacksonville man was charged in the 2024 death of an infant in Daytona Beach. 27-year-old Dajuan Patrick is accused of inflicting injuries onto his five-week-old daughter, leading to her eventual death. According to the Volusia Sheriff's Office, Dahl...

A judge has allowed 20-year-old Anne Mae Demegillo to have a bond in her case involving the alleged killing of her newborn son. Demegillo, who's been in custody since March 6, will have $250,000 as set by Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols on Thursday. Accor...

The sailboat that ran aground in Flagler Beach over one month ago will finally be removed, the city government announced Tuesday. A contract has been approved for its salvaging, which begins on Wednesday. On January 25, the sailboat washed ashore near ...

The Volusia County government is unveiling a new tribute to American armed service members, per an announcement on Tuesday. A wall memorializing Vietnam veterans will be unveiled in Daytona Beach on Friday, March 27. The unveiling will take place at 10...

For the second time in three weeks, the Flagler County Commission resolved not to pursue legal action against the City of Flagler Beach. The two entities have been working together over Flagler Beach's annexation of two parcels of land to be used for...

Former Deltona City Commissioner Victor Ramos is running for mayor, per an announcement on his Facebook page on Saturday. He's challenging incumbent Mayor Santiago Avila Jr., who was first elected in 2022. "For too long, our city has been at a crossroa...

A man tragically drowned in the St. Johns River on Saturday, the Volusia Sheriff's Office announced on Sunday. The victim was identified as 22-year-old Samuel Oche, a resident of Daytona Beach. According to a statement on the tragedy by the Volusia She...

25-year-old Palm Coast resident Andrew Da Silva has pleaded guilty to 12 counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child. His plea came on March 4, about ten months after he was arrested by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. Following his s...