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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — New signs are set to debut at several Daytona Beach intersections to discourage people from giving money to the homeless. It’s part of the city’s effort to crack down on panhandling. The signs will include QR codes that will take people straight to the city’s website with information about donating to city services and shelters instead of to panhandlers. City officials said at several busy intersections there is a constant presence of panhandlers, which they say is not safe for drivers or the homeless. “If that happens there will be a lot of people that won’t get anything and they’ll go hungry,” he said.

The Conklin Davis Center for the Visually impaired in Daytona Beach offers a one-of-a-kind vocational program.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bethune-Cookman University officials held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to announce a series of major upgrades to campus facilities. Campus officials say the proposed changes are not a result of Reed’s comments. B-CU Interim President Lawrence Drake says over the past several months, they’ve gone through each campus facility to find which ones need work. READ: Attack on Seminole County mail carrier for special key the latest in growing crime trendHowever, B-CU students say they’re still skeptical. Students like Pickens say they’re still not buying it.

AdventHealth has broken ground on an ambulatory surgery center in Daytona Beach, to provide cardiac, general surgery, and other specialties.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Officials with Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach are planning to hold a news conference around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday. University officials said they will be giving an update on the “search for a coach and campus developments.”BCU officials said it had expected to name a new head football coach by next week. Read: Bethune-Cookman University announces new Interim PresidentThe university’s interim president later said Reed’s behavior was unprofessional, didn’t align with the school’s Christian values, and didn’t sit well with donors and sponsors. BCU said it has made revisions to its coaching search process, including adding a football player to the search committee. Watch: Bethune-Cookman among several historically black colleges & universities to receive bomb threatsChannel 9 will have a crew at the news conference and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.

A competency hearing in Volusia County court continues for a man accused in the violent deaths of a couple last year during Daytona Beach Bike Week.

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The man accused of randomly attacking, stabbing and killing a couple in Daytona Beach during Bike Week last year was in court Monday for the first day of his competency hearing.

Bethune-Cookman University’s band, the Marching Wildcats, will join five other college marching bands to participate in the HBCU All-Star Battle of the Bands, according to a news release.

A long-term elementary school substitute teacher is accused of hitting a student with a book in a Daytona Beach classroom for children with disabilities.

Castroneves won the Rolex in 2021 in an Acura with Wayne Taylor Racing and last year was part of the winning Meyer Shank Racing entry. This latest win for the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner again came driving for Meyer Shank Racing, the reigning IMSA champions, and an Acura group that proved heavily prepared for a new hybrid era of racing. Acura put forth a pair of entries with Michael Shank and Wayne Taylor, who partnered only last month with Michael Andretti. The Rolex victory is the third for team owner Michael Shank, who built a tiny team into a motor sports player. Shank wants MSR to be a two-car factory team, but Acura splits its two cars between Shank and Taylor.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — (AP) — The Bus Bros. of IndyCar were quickly knocked out of contention in their debut Rolex 24 at Daytona because of a very early issue with their Tower Motorsports entry. Farano crashed the car last weekend in qualifying and then stalled the car Saturday less than 10 minutes after the race began. The race marks a new era for IMSA sports car racing with the debut of hybrid engines in the top GTP class. The GTP class has four different manufacturers — double the number in last year's race — with BMW and Porsche new to the class alongside stalwarts Acura and Cadillac. “I think the future’s really bright for sports car racing, and I think our timing is perfect to be involved,” said Andretti.

Acura dominated the debut of hybrid engines in North American sports car racing with a 1-2 finish Sunday at the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is going to showcase its best during a career fair its calling anything but “ordinary.”The job fair was held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3901 Tiger Bay Road in Daytona Beach. The sheriff’s office said this event will be “not your ordinary” career fair. Come interview tomorrow (Saturday) at our deputy career fair w/ live demos from SWAT, Bomb, K-9, Air One & more. Volusia County Sheriff to host ‘not your ordinary’ career fair SaturdayGym clothes with tennis shoes are required for the PAT, and there will be locker room facilities available for those who decide to complete the PAT on Saturday, officials said. There will also be a $5,000 sign-on bonus available from the state of Florida for new Florida law enforcement officers, including Florida residents who are new to the career and current law enforcement officers relocating to Florida.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — As race fans flock to Daytona Beach for this year’s Rolex 24 Race, hotel rooms are in high demand. The four-day event traditionally marks the start of the race season at Daytona International Speedway. Read: Jay Leno breaks bones in motorcycle crash months after garage fireMany fans said this year, finding a place to stay has been a struggle, with spots at the track sold out and hotel rooms hard to find. “There were like one or two hotel rooms available. Read: NASA Day of Remembrance honors fallen astronautsAndrose Bell, general manager of the Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach, said they had been booked solid since last year.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bethune-Cookman University students released a list of 12 “non-negotiable” demands Thursday amid continuing protests over conditions at the school. “People want them out,” student body vice president Janiya Jones said of the school’s Board of Trustees as she displayed pictures of extensive mold in the dorms. Bethune-Cookman students released a list of "non negotiable" demands to school administrators, including an overhaul of the Board of Trustees and more representation. Board Chairman Belvin Perry told me students already have representation and three alumni hold seats. VIDEO: Bethune-Cookman students fill street in protest, call for reinstatement of Ed Reed Bethune-Cookman students fill street in protest, call for reinstatement of Ed Reed©2022 Cox Media Group

For many women dealing with a cancer diagnosis, the news can, of course, be overwhelming.Charlene’s Dream in Daytona Beach aims to help those women through their journey.

In between, he expanded his IndyCar program and followed a scrupulous plan to build Meyer Shank Racing into an elite motorsports organization. The top GTP class has switched to hybrids this year and Shank is one of two Acura factory teams. Shank, who has two Rolex 24 wins, and Indy 500 victory and last year's IMSA championship, said the pole-winning run “gives me more joy than I felt in a long time.”Why? “I went from Michael Shank Racing to Meyer Shank Racing, Liberty Media is a huge part of my life. This Meyer Shank Racing group has been working really, really hard to make those big gains and I think it shows in our performance.”___AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2023 The Associated Press.

Michael Shank bookended last season with a win in the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona and closed the year with the IMSA championship.

Wickens suffered a spinal cord injury in a crash at Pocono Raceway in his 2018 IndyCar rookie season. But like Herta, Wickens said the effort has to be both done correctly and be competitive. Probably,” Wickens told the AP. His entire life had been upended 14 races into his rookie IndyCar season, just three months after winning top rookie honors at the Indianapolis 500. Despite success last season, Herta made changes to his lineups and Wickens this year will be teamed with Harry Gottsacker.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Months after hurricanes Ian and Nicole, hundreds of Daytona Beach families are still displaced. In Midtown, streets are lined with empty homes as people live out of hotels or with family members. Ricardo Littles, who grew up in the area, came back to the area to help his mother and said he was shocked at how things had changed. Daytona Beach NAACP president Cynthia Slater said more than 100 students from the neighborhood are now considered homeless. Slater said these students aren’t necessarily living on the streets, but they can still be considered homeless if they’re in a temporary or shared space with other families.

Bryan Herta wants to enter Robert Wickens in the Indianapolis 500 as early as 2024.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Volusia County man is facing human trafficking and drug possession charges, according to the Daytona Beach police department. Police charged 48-year-old Derick Jones Sr. with conspiracy to commit human trafficking, deriving support from proceeds of prostitution, and numerous felony drug charges. Read: Classroom volunteer banned for OnlyFans, Twitter accounts files suit against Orange County schoolsJanuary is Human Trafficking Prevention Month. According to the U.S. Department of State, there are an estimated 24.9 million victims of human trafficking worldwide at any given time. To report an occurrence or suspicion of human trafficking, contact local law enforcement and the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1(888) 373-7888.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — People entering Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach will now need to pass through metal detectors. Photos: Halifax Health hospital in Daytona Beach installs metal detectors to improve safety, securityExpand Autoplay Image 1 of 11 Halifax Health hospital in Daytona Beach installs metal detectors to improve safety, securityThe installation also happens to come after a 76-year-old woman shot and killed her terminally ill husband Saturday at AdventHealth Daytona Beach hospital. Watch: Feds investigate Florida nursing schools that sold thousands of fake diplomasThe chief operating officer with Halifax Health said the change is part of an overall project to upgrade security. “Part of our program was to enhance security to keep our patients, visitors and staff safe,” said Halifax Health Chief Operation Officer AIberto Tineo. Watch: Classroom volunteer banned for OnlyFans, Twitter accounts files suit against Orange County schoolsMetal detectors will also be added to the medical center in Port Orange and the Behavioral Services building.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Residents at Seabreeze University near Daytona Beach want to stop a sober house from coming to their community. Read: Police investigate after bomb threat made against Flagler County high schoolMany residents feel that turning the house into a sober home will only worsen things. Knack’s Place executive director Mark Hall believes making the house into a sober home will have the opposite effect. Because Fair Housing and the Americans with Disabilities Act protect sober homes, there isn’t much the city can do to stop them from being built. Hall says that once complete, the house must stay up to code and have the proper permits to remain open.

Sgt. Robert Ransom had just recently retired from the department’s crisis negotiation team, but he said he was patrolling nearby when the call went out: shots fired inside AdventHealth Daytona Beach.

After hundreds of Bethune-Cookman University students protested what they called poor living conditions, the university issued a letter in response.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Florida non-profit organization is pushing for a law to allow people with terminal illnesses to die on their own terms. READ: Does Florida’s firefighter cancer law need clarification? Now, the group “Florida Death with Dignity” is pushing for a “medical aid in dying” law. Right now, 10 states have medical aid in dying statutes, as well as Montana where it was made legal by way of a 2009 state Supreme Court ruling. Ray says they have a sponsor for the law in the Senate, but still need one in the House.

Halifax Health in Volusia County is beefing up security at its hospitals by installing metal detectors at its entrances.

New police-worn body camera footage shows Daytona Beach police attempting to arrest Ellen Gilland, 76, after she fatally shot her terminally hill husband of 50-plus years.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — (AP) — The plan had been in the works for weeks: Ellen Gilland, 76, would fatally shoot her terminally ill, 77-year-old husband, Jerry, and then kill herself. But after shooting him in the head in an 11th-floor hospital room, she couldn’t carry through with the rest. The couple hatched the plan three weeks ago, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said at a news conference over the weekend. according to video from an officer's body camera recorded about 10 minutes after the shooting. We got nothing but time.”After about four hours, SWAT team members used a nonlethal explosive device to distract Ellen Gilland and entered the room.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Hundreds of Bethune-Cookman University students marched through campus Monday to protest living conditions at the school and call for trustees to re-start contract negotiations with NFL Hall of Famer Ed Reed, who was expected to become the school’s next head football coach. Students complained about mold in dorm bathrooms, broken doors, loose tiles and a pervasive odor they believed was also mold-related. Concerns also stretched to the food halls, which students said were known to run out of food and served undercooked meat. Students, already excited about the prospect of a big name taking on the job of an HBCU head coach, felt that Reed was sticking up for them. (Nick Papantonis)PHOTOS: Bethune-Cookman students fill street in protest, call for reinstatement of Ed Reed“Getting rid of him was the icing on the cake,” Jones explained.

Hundreds of Bethune-Cookman University students spent hours Monday afternoon protesting what they call poor living and campus conditions.

Daytona Beach police released a portion of body-camera video, showing officers attempting to negotiate with a woman after they say she shot and killed her terminally-ill husband in a hospital room.

CBS Miami reports that she told police she was also going to turn the gun on herself but couldn't go through with it.

DAYTONA BEACH , Fla. — A woman who shot and killed her terminally ill husband is currently being held at the Volusia County Corrections, Daytona Beach police said Sunday. The shooting happened around 1 p.m. Saturday at Advent Health Daytona Beach. Police said Gilland barricaded herself in her husband Jerry’s hospital room after the pre-planned shooting. Woman faces charges after shooting husband at Daytona Beach hospital, police say it was planned Ellen Gilland (Volusia County Corrections /Volusia County Corrections)Read: Woman accused of shooting husband at Daytona Beach hospital held without bondChannel 9 spoke to legal analyst Bill Sheaffer, who gave insight into the crime. Read: Woman in custody after shooting terminally ill husband at Daytona Beach hospital, police sayDaytona Beach police later learned Gilland and her husband decided they would both die at the hospital that day, but Gilland didn’t follow through.

A woman accused of fatally shooting her terminally ill husband Saturday at AdventHealth Daytona Beach made her first appearance in Volusia County court Sunday morning.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed walked away from Bethune-Cookman in tears Saturday following a 15-minute goodbye in front of players, parents and even Coach Prime. The Ed Reed Foundation announced on social media Saturday that the university declined to ratify Reed's contract and "won't make good on the agreement we had in principle, which had provisions and resources best needed to support the student athletes." The decision came less than a week after Reed ripped the school in a profanity-laced social media post that went viral. He accused Bethune-Cookman of having a dirty campus and failing to clean his office before he arrived. “Sometimes in life, you got to walk away.”Bethune-Cookman released a statement hours after Reed left campus, announcing it has decided “not to proceed with contract negotiations with Ed Reed."

Police said the two had made a pact weeks beforehand. She could be charged with first-degree murder.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A man is dead after his wife shot him at a Daytona Beach hospital, police said. The situation disrupted hospital operations for nearly four hours as police worked to get the woman to surrender. Daytona Beach police said this shooting was planned, and the woman, identified as Ellen Gilland, told them her terminally ill husband Jerry asked her to kill him. Read: Woman in custody after shooting terminally ill husband at Daytona Beach hospital, police sayBoth of them are in their 70s. Read: Deputies bust drug house; arrest 12 people, seize drugs and firearmsDaytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said things were even more hectic inside, and the incident happened on the 11th floor, where terminally ill patients stay.

Ford CEO Jim Farley made his professional racing debut on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed announced on Saturday that he will not coach at Bethune-Cookman University, 25 days after agreeing in principle to a contract and less than a week after he criticized working, training and playing conditions at the school. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019. Reed later apologized, stating on this his “language and tone were unacceptable as a father, coach and leader,” CBS Sports reported. Reed apologized again on Saturday, according to ESPN. He spent the last three seasons in a support-staff role at Miami and was a senior football adviser under Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal, ESPN reported.

A woman barricaded herself inside a Daytona Beach hospital room after shooting her terminally ill husband, police say.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — An investigation is underway in Daytona Beach after police said they have contained a shooter at Advent Health Hospital Daytona. Staff and patients have been removed from the area, our shooter is contained. https://t.co/iShIobchOu — Daytona Beach Police (@DaytonaBchPD) January 21, 2023Police said the person is not a threat to other patients. Read: Cloudy and cool, with rain chances increasing Saturday eveningStaff and patients have been removed from the area, police tweeted. Read: Pedestrian killed crossing Volusia County road, troopers sayAuthorities are asking that the public stay out of the area while they investigate.

A woman fatally shot her terminally ill husband inside a Florida hospital on Saturday and then barricaded herself in his room for four hours before surrendering, Daytona Beach officials said.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed won't be the next football coach at Bethune-Cookman. The Ed Reed Foundation announced on social media Saturday that the university declined to ratify Reed's contract and "won't make good on the agreement we had in principle, which had provisions and resources best needed to support the student athletes." The decision comes less than a week after Reed ripped the school in a profanity-laced social media post that went viral. He threatened to leave then, saying he was having to “clear out trash” while not even being under contract. Reed apologized the following day for “my lack of professionalism.”“My language and tone were unacceptable as a father, coach and leader,” he wrote in a social media post.

Big changes could be coming to Bike Week and Biketoberfest. Daytona Beach city leaders are looking to change what businesses can be in town during the events and where the events are held.

OCALA, Fla. — A popular gas station chain may be planning a new location in Central Florida. Read: SEE: Popular Texas gas station chain opens its first Central Florida locationThe company that owns Buc-ee’s recently applied to bring another site to Ocala, east of Interstate 75 and near Highway 326. Read: Buc-ee’s in Daytona Beach offers preview for first responders before grand openingAt this point, the project’s start date is still to be determined. DeSantis participates in ribbon cutting at Buc-ee's in Daytona Beach Gov. Ron DeSantis participated in a ribbon cutting at the Buc-ee's location in Daytona Beach.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — From parking in front yards to more red tape for businesses, big changes could be coming to Bike Week and Biketoberfest in Daytona Beach. City leaders have been going back and forth about plans for the past couple of weeks. The most hot-button topic seems to be businesses that are only open a few weeks out of the year for events like Bike Week that are now empty. Right now, the map still includes areas along International Speedway Boulevard, Beach Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard – all spots the city said haven’t been used for legitimate Bike Week events in years. READ: Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies vote to unionizeVideo: Volusia County business owners banking on boost from big Bike Week crowds Volusia County business owners are hopeful that this year’s Bike Week will be one of the biggest yet after years of dampened festivities due to the pandemic.

Dozens of homes along the coast in Volusia County are still sitting on cliffs after their dunes or seawalls washed away in last year's hurricanes.

WildRoots Records blues rocker Dyer Davis is set to release his debut album “Dog Bites Back” on Feb. 17. The soulful sound of Davis on the album is paired with the iconic works of Grammy nominated Victor Wainwright, Billy Dean, Stephen Dees, Patricia Ann Dees, Billy Chapin, and Dyers’ trio David Weatherspoon and Jacob Barone. Special guests include The Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch, trumpeter Doug Woolverton, and baritone sax player Mark Earley.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Body camera footage shows the moment a couple accused of kidnapping a man had their wild ride come to an end. According to police documents, police said they noticed $80 and a cellphone missing after a night of partying. READ: Victim identified in deadly shooting along busy Seminole County roadThey believe the man they’re accused of kidnapping had stolen from them. Investigators said that’s when the couple found the man and forced him into their car at gunpoint, threatened to torture him, get rid of his body and collect the insurance money all while a toddler was in the car. READ: Three Central Floridians indicted for the kidnapping of immigrant working in FloridaThree Central Floridians indicted for the kidnapping of immigrant working in Florida Three Central Floridians indicted for the kidnapping of immigrant working in Florida (Jeff Deal, WFTV.com/WFTV)Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

In another year of economic uncertainty, prices continued to climb as home sales fell across the Daytona Beach area in 2022.

DATONA BEACH, Fla. — A Daytona Beach woman is being charged with second-degree murder after her boyfriend was killed during a robbery last week, according to police. On Wednesday, Daytona Beach police responded to a call of a person at an apartment complex located at 201 Shady Place. On Monday, police arrested Kaylee Grigsbyleinum, 19, and charged her with second-degree felony murder for her involvement in the crime that led to her boyfriend’s death. Read: Daytona Beach couple charged with child abuse, kidnapping, police sayAccording to police, Grigsbyleinum and Strickland planned to rob the resident located at 201 Shady Place. While inside that location, Strickland was stabbed in self-defense by the resident before fleeing the scene with Grigsbyleinum.

A 19-year-old woman is facing a second degree felony murder charge after her boyfriend was killed when they tried to rob a residence together, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.

Events all over Central Florida were held on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday to honor the work of the iconic civil rights leader.

FlaglerLive won the Florida Press Club's top award as Florida's best online independent news site, 1st place in education reporting, 2nd in commentary.

A Daytona Beach couple was arrested after they kidnapped a man at gunpoint on Sunday, police said.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — An investigation is underway after an employee witnessed an armed woman in a car outside of a motel in Daytona Beach on Sunday morning. Pearson told police that the car had run out of gas. The toddler is the child of Kay and Pearson, police said. According to the police report, Koala told the couple that Christina took the items and said he would help get them back. Kay is charged with kidnapping, armed burglary, aggravated child abuse and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Betty White Challenge is back at the Halifax Humane Society. White, an eight-time Emmy winner died on New Year’s Eve 2021, just 18 days shy of her 100th birthday. All donations will be used for the care of the shelter animals at HHS. White was an advocate for all animals, but especially shelter animals in need of forever homes. “We thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity.”Donations can be made at www.halifaxhumanesociety.org/donate or at www.facebook.com/halifaxhumanesociety by clicking on the donate button at the top of the page or the button on the Betty White Challenge post.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Special Investigation Unit in Daytona Beach found a business was conducting illegal activity, police said Friday. The Daytona Beach Police department sent the team with a warrant to search the Get ‘n Go Citgo. Photos: Daytona Beach police bust illegal gambling business at convenience storeExpand Autoplay Image 1 of 5 Daytona Beach police bust illegal gambling business at convenience store Detectives seized gambling machines, materials for sports betting and over $12,500 concerning illegal gambling. (Daytona Beach Police Department/Daytona Beach Police Department)Detectives seized gambling machines, materials for sports betting and over $12,500 concerning illegal gambling at the convenience store. Read: Video shows moments before father was killed outside local restaurant; search underway for gunmanPolice said this was the fourth operation dismantled in the past 90 days.

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An illegal gambling operation at a gas station convenience store in Daytona Beach was busted by police, according to the department.

Attempted first-degree murder charges on table for two suspects.

A three-day boat show is taking place at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach.

Deputies released details Wednesday about an investigation into the shooting death of a man in Daytona Beach.

The trial date for the man accused of shooting and killing a Daytona Beach police officer in June 2021 has been pushed back.

Daytona International Speedway officials announced they are hosting three hiring events in advance of the 61st Rolex 24 at Daytona.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A 20-year-old man died after he was shot multiple times in the driveway of a Daytona Beach home Monday night, police said. Police said someone drove by in an unknown vehicle and fired several shots at Travis Hubbert Jr., 20, and the home on Tucker Street around 11:45 p.m.Hubbert later died from his injuries at Halifax Medical Center. Officers said they don’t know the motive behind the shooting. Silver Alert issued for missing elderly man in Ormond BeachThe shooting remains under investigation. Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed in a Daytona Beach drive-by, police say.

Daytona Beach police on Sunday said a man had robbed a convenience store at gunpoint and drove away in an employee’s car that morning.

A family lost their home after their duplex caught fire Sunday morning on Balboa Drive in Orange County.

Two people were injured after a shooting in Volusia County, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department

Amber Johnston has a place to call home for now, while she works to pick up the pieces — and it's all thanks to kind hearts in the community who saw her heartbreaking story.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — As mourners continue to arrive in Rome to pay their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI, Central Florida author Karl A. Shultz, and Pope expert, provides insight into Pope Benedict’s impact on the world and in Daytona Beach. Read: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dead at 95Shultz found the day Pope Benedict died as “providential.”“He Died on one of two days in the church’s liturgical year, which the prologue of John’s gospel, the first 18 verses...was read. That happened to be the passage that Pope Benedict was very instrumental in promoting throughout the church,” Shultz said. Read: Photos: Pope Benedict XVI through the yearsPope Benedict’s body is lying in state ahead of his funeral on Jan. 5. at a funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square. He will be buried in the crypt under St. Peter’s Basilica.

Multiple people were taken to the hospital after a crash Tuesday night in Daytona Beach, according to Volusia County EMS.

A man was arrested in connection with a shooting that injured a person in Daytona Beach Tuesday, according to the police department.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A 15-year-old boy is facing charges of attempted murder related to a triple shooting in Daytona Beach over the weekend. Police said the shooting happened outside a business on North Nova Road, not far from Mason Avenue, early Saturday morning. Because the boy has not been charged as an adult, Channel 9 is not naming him, but he is facing several charges of attempted murder. Read: Three people shot in overnight shooting in Daytona Beach, police sayInvestigators have not released details about the boy’s arrest, including a motive for the shooting. The boy is being held without bond for 21 days after his first appearance on Sunday.

A 15-year-old was arrested and faces attempted murder charges after a shooting in Daytona Beach sent three people to the hospital, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.

Dog wearing holiday sweater found in Port Orange "Elfie" likely became separated from his owners, the Halifax Humane Society said. (Halifax Humane Society)HHS workers believe the stray dog, outfitted in a green and red elf sweater, recently became separated from his owner. “Elfie,” a nickname the brown and black dog was given after being found on Dec. 28 in Port Orange, is clearly based on his holiday attire. “The local animal shelter is the first place a pet owner should look for their lost animal. He also reminded pet owners that microchipping — typically less than $30 — is a wise investment, as are pet collars with ID tags.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida man is dead after crashing his motorcycle on I-4 in Daytona Beach Thursday afternoon. He was ejected from the motorcycle and died at the scene. PRESS RELEASE: https://t.co/MJxwFCSlPa pic.twitter.com/PdDGRKmZMu — FLHSMV (@FLHSMV) December 19, 2022The motorcycle itself continued into the roadway, striking both the semi and the van. READ: Southwest to resume normal operations ahead of more busy travel daysNone of the other people involved in the crash complained of any injuries, according to FHP. They all remained on the scene and cooperated with FHP’s investigation into the crash, which is ongoing.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Attorneys for a man accused of killing a Daytona Beach police officer want records on who donated to his family. Investigators said Orthal Wallace shot and killed Officer Jason Raynor during a traffic stop last year. Watch: Community pays respects to Daytona Beach Officer Jason Raynor during funeral processionNew court records show Wallace’s defense team wants GoFundMe to hand over the location of the people who donated. Watch: Daytona Beach officer killed in line of duty gets permanent memorialPeople pitched in more than $388,000 to Raynor’s family through the website. Watch: Man who expressed support online for accused cop-killer sentenced to jail on gun chargesMore details on the GoFundMe to support Raynor’s family can be found here.

Bethune-Cookman University announced on Tuesday that it is hiring Ed Reed as its 16th head football coach.

Daytona Beach leaders are looking to make changes at hookah bars and lounges with a new proposal that would force them to close earlier.

A man already imprisoned in Florida for another killing has pleaded guilty to the unsolved 1991 slaying of a woman he met at a Daytona Beach bar.

A man who is already serving a life sentence for a brutal murder in Brevard County pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to another murder in Daytona Beach that has gone unsolved since 1991.

Daytona Beach’s Welcome to Rockville festival recently announced its 2023 lineup.

The man responsible for a 2019 street racing crash that killed a 73-year-old woman in Ormond Beach.,

An accused drug dealer was arrested Tuesday after officers found a man dead from an apparent drug overdose, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.

Practice is underway for Mainland High School with their state championship game a week away.

Tickets are on sale now for one of the biggest events of the year at Daytona International Speedway, the 2023 Coke Zero Sugar 400.

With everything that’s happened in the last several years — the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, a rash of officer-involved shooting incidents, the Black Lives Matter movement and calls to defund the police — many law enforcement agencies have sought to make changes to their policies.