MIKE CHITWOOD

Volusia County schools will now have Narcan available on all campuses, officials confirmed on Saturday.

Richard Golden was sentenced to 366 days in prison by a judge Friday, and will also have to pay restitution for extradition costs. He could have faced up to 15 years in prison.

Volusia County deputies are changing how they respond to 911 calls, and the sheriff said it will have a big impact on response times going forward.

The district asked for the council to agree to add seven deputies for several middle schools, but the council unanimously denied the request due to the budget.

A man accused of threatening to kill the Volusia County Sheriff entered a plea Monday morning. Richard Golden pleaded no contest, just moments before his trial was set to start.

The trial for a man charged with making online threats against a local sheriff is set to begin Monday.

Karen Chaprek wants Volusia County Schools to equip school staff with Narcan kits. She said that with training, it is simple to use — and can save a life.

The fighting between Israeli forces and the Palestinian terror group Hamas is having a polarizing effect in Florida, bringing out supporters on both sides.

Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties held a vigil and memorial “In response to the unprecedented terrorist attack against the State of Israel,” according to a news release.

According to investigators, the 17-year-old son’s body was found on his bed, and white powder was found on his cell phone near his feet.

A man already facing charges in a double murder in Alaska is now federally indicted on charges of threatening to kill Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.

An Alaska man already facing charges in a double homicide is now under federal indictment for threatening to kill Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.

Deputies said that the student hadn’t made any threats, though the knife was confiscated, and the child was arrested.

Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood is urging parents to check their children’s backpacks and “see what the hell they’re doing” after several guns have been found at schools.

With both Orange and Volusia counties being spared from severe storm damage, available resources are heading to parts of Florida with the most devastation.

Drivers in DeLand have been told to avoid an intersection where a shooting investigation began Friday afternoon, according to the police department.

County officials explained that the new rule will make sure that drivers have an unobstructed view while driving, improving safety along the beach.

Beachgoers in Volusia County will soon be seeing some changes.

The Volusia County Sheriff is looking to enforce a few bans along the county’s beach. One would be against trucks altered to the “Carolina squat” style, where they’re tall in the front and lower in the back. The other is against tents on the beach.

Sen. Rick Scott met with law enforcement, school officials and other local leaders in Volusia County for a discussion on children’s safety.

Three newly-released body-worn camera videos from UCF police shows how officers conducted their traffic stop, including how Daton Viel managed to elude them and drive away.

A series of forums is kicking off Monday night to teach Volusia County parents and guardians what internet trends they should be looking out for on their kids’ phones and what they can do to get ahead of an issue.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood has announced a series of community meetings where residents can come together to learn about the dangers of online predators.

A man who drove away from a traffic stop in Deltona was arrested Thursday in Daytona Beach with the help of Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, who was off duty at the time, according to deputies.

Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood is running for reelection.

A man from Alberta, Canada, is accused of being the latest person to send death threats to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood over his continued campaign against hate groups.

The release shows that such an event could bring in 50 or more people, potentially straining public safety resources and interfering with local traffic.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood is set to host a briefing Tuesday morning to announce the results of an investigation into heroin and fentanyl distribution across Central Florida.

A federal grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Mara-A-Lago estate.

Chitwood announced that he would be mailing out pacifiers that read “Mike Chitwood hurt my feelings” to each of the members who issued a notice of intent to sue.

There was a big shift Friday in who patrols the beach in Volusia County. Just the day before, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that took immediate effect that says all unincorporated areas in a county now fall under the sheriff’s office.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning on Wednesday about an unsanctioned event being planned at the end of May.

The Florida Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill to make it a hate crime to distribute flyers containing hate speech onto private property, among other things, and sent the bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature.

A proposed law is moving through Tallahassee that would make it a felony for hate groups to harass people for their religion or ethnicity.

Volusia County Beach Safety Patrol is firing back at Sheriff Mike Chitwood after the division said he came down in support of bills that would grant him full power over the area it monitors.

A California man is in custody after law enforcement agents say he threatened to kill Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.

Two bills targeting police units in unincorporated areas of counties is making its way through Florida's Senate and House right now.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood greeted the man accused of threatening him online when the suspect arrived in Florida.

Keeping people out of jail, preventing homelessness and treating mental illness — one Florida city is employing a program that aims to solve all three.

A New Jersey man has been arrested, accused of calling to “put a bullet” in Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood’s head over his aggressive stance against antisemitic speech.

Following a three-day trial, 33-year-old Emmanuelle Vazquez was found guilty of murder in the 2018 death of his months-old child, according to the State Attorney's Office.

A Spirit Airlines flight that was travelling from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando International Airport had to make an emergency landing Tuesday at Jacksonville International Airport.

With the cutting of the ribbon, the Office of Tenant Services is now open for business to provide rental assistance in Orange County.

Ana Carolina Salazar believes that surrounding herself with women who cheer on other women has been key to her journey.

The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival is returning once again to Loch Haven Park.

Two people were shot inside an apartment during a drive-by shooting in Fruitland Park, according to the police department.

A crash has closed the northbound lanes of John Young Parkway in Osceola County.

An arrest has been made in a fatal shooting, according to Orange County deputies.

Attorneys representing the group Moms for Liberty officially appealed a federal judge’s ruling, in which he sided with Brevard Public Schools in a case concerning free speech.

A driver died after crashing into a fence and trees in Marion County, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

A Chick-Fil-A restaurant is banning unsupervised children under 16 after dealing with “unacceptable behavior,” according to a Facebook post.

A radio interview with Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood was interrupted Tuesday after the sheriff became embroiled in a stolen car chase.

The Volusia County sheriff on Monday addressed recent acts of antisemitism in the county and in Central Florida at a news conference.

The smell of leather and exhaust returns to Volusia County in March as the 82nd annual Bike Week rolls into town.

A hate group used a portable projector to display antisemitic messages on the side of the Daytona International Speedway until deputies managed to block the projection, law enforcement officials said.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that there were multiple guns inside the DeLand home where a 3-year-old boy was shot and killed.

A 3-year-old boy shot and killed himself with a handgun at a home near DeLand, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

News 6 got an inside look at the new place where kids in trouble go in Volusia County.

Volusia County deputies responded to the home of a man with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder multiple times leading up to a shooting when the man ran at law enforcement while holding two knives, according to the sheriff.

Volusia County’s sheriff is making it graphically clear for new recruits: he will not tolerate the kind of policing seen in the beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis.

A 15-year-old girl involved in a shootout with Volusia County deputies accepted a plea deal Friday afternoon.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and several Florida sheriffs on Thursday discussed the fentanyl crisis and other issues at a roundtable in Daytona Beach.

The new Volusia Family Resource center is officially open in Daytona Beach.

A single-engine plane crashed in in Oak Hill on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

A seven-story condominium building in Daytona Beach partially collapsed Thursday after Nicole, which made landfall south of Vero Beach as a Category 1 hurricane, brought strong winds, rain and rough surf to the area.

Volusia County officials are continuing to evacuate at-risk buildings in Daytona Beach Shores as impacts from Nicole continue to surface.

A house collapses into the ocean after Nicole devours much of the Central Florida coastline.

Daytona Beach Shores police and Volusia County deputies are going door-to-door inside 12 condo complexes and one hotel along the beach that are under threat of collapse due to the powerful storm surge caused by Tropical Storm Nicole.

Law enforcement officials in Volusia county are putting out a warning ahead of a truck event this weekend that’s caused big problems in the past.

An argument over how to discipline a child led a man to fatally stab his wife in front of her 10-year-old son before turning the knife on himself in an apparent murder-suicide at a Deltona home, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

Volusia County leaders on Friday held a news conference to discuss the region’s ongoing disaster response to Hurricane Ian

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is issuing a warning to parents after fentanyl and a BB gun were found in separate incidents at two county high schools.

A man accused of leading law enforcement on a chase and shootout in Mount Dora is now facing a murder charge in connection with the death of his father, who was considered missing and endangered in Volusia County, according to the sheriff’s office.

A man arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at a IHOP in Debary has been indicted on several charges, including murder, according to the Flagler-Volusia State Attorney’s Office.

A body found in an Orange County lake Thursday was identified as the father of an 18-year-old man accused of shooting at law enforcement in Mount Dora, Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.

An 18-year-old man accused of shooting at law enforcement after a chase that ended in Mount Dora has been booked into the Orange County jail, records show.

The father of an 18-year-old man who shot at law enforcement after a chase ended in Mount Dora is missing, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

A teenage girl charged as an adult is scheduled to appear before a judge.

Recent reports out of Volusia County show an uptick in drug-related deaths countywide — a trend that Sheriff Mike Chitwood said could be traced back to a ‘porous’ border, drug-smuggling cartels and an abundance of fentanyl.

The sheriff’s office believes Sammy McKnight, Jr., 31, shot and killed a man outside of a DeBary IHop on Friday. Now, the sheriff’s office is offering a $5,000 reward for his capture.

Deputies said they were able to arrest Sammy McKnight Jr., 31, Tuesday evening on a charge of second-degree murder following a fatal shooting at a DeBary IHOP.

Law enforcement in Volusia County is once again gearing up for a possible pop-up, unpermitted event called ‘Truck Meet’ in Daytona Beach.

Dispatchers in Volusia County can now see an emergency in real time using a video 911 system the sheriff’s office unveiled this week.

The sheriff’s office said Cody Deel, 33, was driving on I-4 Thursday afternoon near mile marker 127 in Daytona Beach.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood commented Friday on the recent shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, telling residents he won’t hesitate in the case of a similar shooting there.

A former Volusia County employee who fatally shot his coworker “point blank” over the victim’s alleged affair with his wife was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday, sentenced to life in prison, court records show.

Following the Buffalo shooting this past weekend, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood spoke out in support of ‘red flag’ laws in Florida, stating that they’ve helped him in preventing crimes during his time in law enforcement.

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office released its body camera policy Tuesday evening, nearly a week after News 6 requested the policy.

A Samsula man on parole for a previous murder was arrested Tuesday after stabbing a person at a Walmart over a parking space, police said.

The counselor will help route certain 911 calls to mental health care providers instead of law enforcement.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is set to deploy a system that allows video 911 calls to be made during emergencies starting May 16.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood’s answer to fixing a major problem in his county—taking care of teens in trouble and keeping them off a path to prison—is a long-needed Juvenile Assessment Center.

Lifeguards in Volusia County have been busy with spring breakers.

In the decade since Trayvon Martin was killed in Sanford, and especially in the last couple of years since George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, policing has rapidly evolved — perhaps the most ever in a short amount of time.

The council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve $5.4 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan to build a new juvenile assessment center in Daytona Beach.

Volusia County Sheriff Michael Chitwood received approval Monday from the Florida Supreme Court to file a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” should not apply to law-enforcement officers.

Four Volusia deputies and one DeLand police officer have been cleared of any charges stemming from a September 2021 shooting that critically injured a carjacking suspect who fired at two K-9s, according to the 7th Judicial State Attorney’s Office.

Officials with Volusia County Public Schools are changing up the daily routines of students in an effort to keep them on track, in line and out of trouble.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said he is frustrated at a growing and violent trend of teens with weapons.

Orlando police and the Volusia County Sheriff's Office are looking for Leslie Lagrotta for seven rape cases over a 10-year period.