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Volusia Residents Offered Free Tire Disposal to Combat Mosquitoes
Residents of Volusia County are being offered an opportunity to dispose of any tires they have lying around at a collection event next week, as part of an initiative to control mosquito breeding. The program is being facilitated by Volusia County Mosqu...
Mar 28, 2025

Changing Mind, Derrius Bauer Accepts 15-Year Plea Deal
At the eleventh hour in his prosecution, 30-year-old Derrius Bauer accepted a plea deal for 15 years in prison in connection to a 2019 gun killing at a Circle K station in Palm Coast. Bauer had initially rejected this deal, and was facing a trial for f...
Mar 28, 2025

Flagler School Board Member Appointed to Federal Trucking Safety Post
Flagler School Board member Derek Barrs has been selected by President Donald Trump to become the new Adminstrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The appointment appears to necessitate his resignation from the Flagler Schoo...
Mar 27, 2025

John Oliphant Indicted for First Degree Murder in Daytona Shooting
20-year-old John Oliphant III has been indicted for first degree murder in the shooting death of a man in Daytona Beach on March 4th. Oliphant, a resident of Lauderdale Lakes in Broward County, had his case read before a grand jury in Volusia County la...
Mar 27, 2025

Derrius Bauer Rejects Plea Deal, Will Stand Trial for Murder
Accused murderer Derruis Bauer on Tuesday rejected a plea deal that would've spared him life in prison. He now faces an uphill battle at trial that may well put him behind bars for life. Bauer was offered fifteen years in prison, with four having alrea...
Mar 26, 2025