38-year-old Palm Coast resident Alan Avellan Jr. was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday for multiple sex crimes against minors. The convictions came from two arrests of Avellan, occurring …
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Chris Gollon
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4/26/24
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13 stores in Volusia County were identified as having sold alcohol to underage buyers, according to a new report from the Volusia Sheriff's Office. An undercover buyer attempted to purchase alcohol …
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Chris Gollon
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4/26/24
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DeLand resident Laralee Spear would be 45 years old this year. Instead, she was murdered at age 15 on April 15th, 1994. The killing happened after Spear exited her school bus and began to walk …
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Chris Gollon
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4/25/24
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The Flagler Free Clinic will now be offering its services to a wider array of people, the clinic announced in a statement on Wednesday. The change comes as a result of new legislation passed in …
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Chris Gollon
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4/25/24
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At a press conference in Naples on Tuesday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a piece of legislation to increase research toward Florida’s red tide crisis. The move came alongside a promise to spend …
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Chris Gollon
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4/24/24
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For the third straight month, the unemployment rate in Flagler County is at 4.1% according to data released by the Palm Coast-Flagler Regional Chamber of Commerce. Its trend over the last year has …
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Chris Gollon
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4/24/24
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Four men were arrested on Thursday in Palm Coast on drug charges and other offenses, including a formerly convicted murderer who was out on inmate release. All four were taken to the county jail …
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Chris Gollon
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4/23/24
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The Volusia Sheriff's Office had to break out the stop sticks on Saturday, when they arrested 29-year-old Kevin Olivo Rivera on a litany of charges in Deltona. He reportedly reached speeds of well …
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Chris Gollon
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4/23/24
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Flagler Schools is preparing to end the 2023-24 school year, with graduation approaching in about a month. In anticipation, a spokesperson with Flagler Schools has released the schedule of events to …
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Chris Gollon
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4/22/24
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Max Azzarello, a St. Augustine resident and self-described research investigator, was hospitalized Friday after setting his own body on fire outside of a New York City courthouse where former …
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Chris Gollon
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4/22/24
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Daytona Beach will be hosting the Regional Dance America National Festival at multiple premier locations later this month, as detailed in a new announcement by the Daytona Beach Area Convention and …
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Chris Gollon
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4/19/24
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One man was shot and killed in Deltona on Thursday in what officials are calling a road-rage incident gone wrong. The confrontation happened at around 9:11 pm in the vicinity of Fisher Drive and …
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Chris Gollon
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4/19/24
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The Volusia Sheriff's Office has announced that its Major Case Unit has solved two homicides in the DeLand from 2022 and 2023, respectively. One suspect is in custody already, with another wanted for …
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Chris Gollon
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4/18/24
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The annual Jeep Beach event is about to begin in Daytona Beach. The event gathers Jeep owners and enthusiasts in the tens of thousands, with participants coming from around the United States and the …
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Chris Gollon
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4/18/24
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Bob Graham, Florida's former Governor and U.S. Senator for over two cumulative decades, has passed away at 87 years old. He died while residing in a retirement community in Gainesville, with the …
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Chris Gollon
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4/17/24
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Two students at Palm Coast's Buddy Taylor Middle School have earned entries into an underwater robotics competition taking place across the country next month. The International SeaPerch Challenge is …
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Chris Gollon
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4/17/24
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a series of bills that have been passed by the Florida legislature, multiple of which pertain to law enforcement. One, HB 601, bans civilian police …
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Chris Gollon
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4/16/24
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Marcus Chamblin, the convicted killer in an October 2019 murder at a Circle K station in Palm Coast, has been sentenced to life in prison for his crimes by Judge Terence Perkins. Chamblin was …
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Chris Gollon
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4/16/24
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The Flagler Tiger Bay Club has announced the featured guest for its May 2024 luncheon: Flagler County Attorney Al Hadeed. Speaking with firsthand experience on the subject, Hadeed will be unpacking …
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Chris Gollon
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4/15/24
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Six people were arrested in Holly Hill late last week in a drug bust, the Volusia Sheriff's Office announced. The East Volusia Narcotics Task Force seized multiple types of illegal drugs at a house …
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Chris Gollon
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4/15/24
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