Former Volusia County Beach Safety sergeant, accused of running over sunbathers, has traffic citation dismissed
A traffic citation has been dismissed for a former Volusia County Beach Safety sergeant accused of running over two sunbathers on Memorial Day.
โDidnโt take it seriously:โ Woman recovering after being run over by Volusia beach patrol car
Attorney John Phillips represents the family of Sierra Trumble, an 18-year-old who was injured when a beach patrol vehicle struck her and a friend on Memorial Day.
Actor Bijou Phillips files for divorce from Danny Masterson after rape convictions
Actor Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from Danny Masterson, days after the former โThat โ70s Showโ star was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for two rape convictions.
Charge dropped against man who protested Gov. Ron DeSantis briefing
Officials have dropped the trespassing charge filed against a Black community activist who was handcuffed prior to the start of a news conference held by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month.
โTiger Kingโ Joe Exotic moved to North Carolina facility
A defense attorney says the former Oklahoma zookeeper known as โTiger Kingโ Joe Exotic has been transferred to a medical facility in North Carolina for federal inmates after a cancer diagnosis.
Man accused of crashing into motorcyclist, fleeing scene during Bike Week
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. โ A man hit a motorcyclist in Daytona Beach during Bike Week then drove off without stopping to provide any help, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Numbers released by Halifax Health show there was a record number of trauma patients during this yearโs Bike Week celebration, which ran from March 5 through March 14. AdIn that same 10-day period, 150 trauma patients were received by Halifax Health, hospital officials said. Of those admissions, numbers show 91 were related to Bike Week, compared to an average of 62 admissions over the last four years. Hospital officials said the trauma team was activated 97 times in the 10-day period, 74 times for Bike Week-related incidents.
Argument over woman may have led to fatal shooting at Daytona Beach park, police say
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. โ A 19-year-old man was killed Sunday in a shooting on a basketball court in Daytona Beach, police said. The fatal shooting was reported around 3:19 p.m. at Derbyshire Park. The shooting may have stemmed from an argument over a woman, Young said. Young said there will be a community meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Midtown Cultural Center to address the spree of shootings in the community lately. โ(Police) canโt be everywhere all the time.โOfficers described the shooting at Derbyshire Park as an isolated incident that was not connected to other recent shootings.
9 shot, 4 dead in 10 days: Daytona Beach police hold community meeting
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. โ Daytona Beach police will hold a meeting with community members Monday to discuss a recent string of shootings in the city. โAccording to witnesses, there was no argument and there was no fight that preceded the shots being fired,โ Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said. โWhat weโre being told right now is that this one, again, is possibly a dispute over a female,โ Young said. This is the second or third one of this nature.โPhillipsโ death marked the sixth shooting in Daytona Beach in a span of 10 days. Mondayโs meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Midtown Cultural Center at 925 George W. Engram Blvd.
Lawsuit filed against โTiger Kingโ star Carole Baskin over millionaire husbandโs disappearance
TAMPA, Fla. โ Thereโs a new chapter for the โTiger Kingโ saga. Lewis is the missing millionaire who was married to Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin, News 6 partner WJXT reports. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister had already reopened the law enforcement investigation a few weeks after the Tiger King series debuted on Netflix. The Tiger King documentary extensively covers repeated accusations that Carole Baskin killed her then-husband and possibly fed him to her tigers. โBut hopefully with all this help that we now have one day soon we and you, too, will know the truth and will all finally know happened to my dad.โ