A Jacksonville man was left with serious injuries on I-95 North in Volusia County after a hit-and-run crash involving a tractor-trailer on Wednesday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
After New York City elected Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as its next mayor, Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood invited New Yorkers to move to the Sunshine State.
A gas station clerk accused of fatally shooting an off-duty Edgewater police officer on Monday told deputies he was having a bad day on his way to work and thought about shooting the man earlier that day, according to new details released by the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
An off-duty Edgewater police officer was shot and killed at a convenience store in Ormond-by-the-Sea on Monday afternoon, according to law enforcement officials.
The state attorney for Brevard and Seminole counties is expected to formally announce charges in a dog attack that killed an 8-year-old boy in January.
A 5-month-old boy died after being attacked by a 130-pound dog in a home near Ormond Beach late Wednesday, according to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
A wanted sex offender accused of inappropriately exposing himself to a child in Daytona Beach was arrested in Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The operation involved the arrests of more than two dozen members of a motorcycle gang, according to our sister station WKMG.
Remains recovered in 2007 were identified as a diver who went missing while off the coast of Ponce Inlet, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday.
A motorcycle crash with an alligator sounds like something out of a movie, but it really happened in Central Florida, News4JAX’s sister station WKMG reported.
A Florida deputy resigned after being arrested and accused of driving a motorcycle on Interstate 4 with a fake tag on Saturday evening, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
A 12-year-old and 17-year-old were cited this week after they were caught racing each other in Volusia County, according to sheriff’s officials.
A 24-year-old man who was behind the wheel of one of the vehicles in a crash that killed a TikTok influencer and two others will spend 202 days in jail after being convicted of vehicular homicide.
The National Transportation Safety Board continues its investigation into the crash of a small plane in a wooded area of Flagler County on Friday night.
The National Transportation Safety Board continues its investigation into the crash of a small plane in a wooded area of Flagler County on Friday night.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office found the missing plane that crashed in a wooded area of Flagler County near the Volusia County line early Saturday morning.
State Sen. Tom Wright filed Senate Bill 572 after an 8-year-old boy was mauled to death last month in Volusia County, which Wright represents.
One of the 67 victims in a crash involving an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter was from Central Florida, according to a family member.
The Volusia sheriff is seeking information from residents after an 8-year-old boy was mauled to death Monday by two dogs that “have been terrorizing the neighborhood for a while.”
A woman accused of fatally shooting her terminally ill husband at a Daytona Beach hospital has changed her plea from not guilty to no contest.
A sniper with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team shot and killed a man accused of shooting at condo units and law enforcement near Ormond-By-The-Sea on Thanksgiving, according to Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning said the state was working to restore millions of power outages and help people affected by the damage left behind by Hurricane Milton.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning said the state was working to restore millions of power outages and help people affected by the damage left behind by Hurricane Milton.
A DeLand police officer captured video of a driver escaping injury Wednesday when a tree fell on top of a vehicle hours before Hurricane Milton was to make landfall in Florida, WKMG reported on Wednesday.
A Volusia County surfer who was in the hospital after a surfing accident has died, the man’s friend told WKMG News6 on Wednesday.
District and state leaders in St. Johns, Flagler, Putnam and Volusia counties want to “change the script” when it comes to substance use and violence among students.
Tom Leek is a Republican running for an open seat against two other Republicans, including former St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar and Gerry James. Democratic candidate George Hill and unaffiliated candidate Michael Gist are also in the race.
A Jacksonville woman accused of trying to carjack an elderly couple in Ormond Beach was arrested after police arrived to find one of the victims holding onto her leg, according to a news release.
Hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists are expected to hit the pavement starting Friday and for the next 10 days during the 2024 Daytona Beach Bike Week, and with such a big event comes an increased law enforcement presence on the roads.
A 40-year-old Jacksonville man was killed Saturday night on Interstate 95 in Daytona Beach after a trooper pulled him over, which led to the driver not following the trooper’s commands before struggling with them, walking into traffic and being struck by multiple vehicles, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 61-year-old man, one of two people shot Wednesday night on Interstate 4 in Volusia County, called dispatchers himself as he said blood was pouring from his face, according to new audio shared by the Florida Highway Patrol. “I don’t know, but I’ve just been shot. I’m on the side of the road. Driver shot me in the face. I need help, immediately. I’m on Interstate 4,” the man said. “... I’m pouring the blood out.”
A 19-year-old Florida man who was arrested last week in Volusia County faces federal charges after he was accused of stealing at least $800,000 from five different victims between August 2022 and March 2023.
WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Tamara Sytch, aka “Sunny,” faced up to 26 years in prison after she was accused of DUI manslaughter that resulted in the death of a Daytona Beach Shores man. The Going Ringside with The Local Station podcast carried the entire 6 hour hearing on News4JAX+, News4JAX.com and the News4JAX YouTube channel.
Othal Wallace, who shot and killed a Daytona Beach police officer, will spend the next 30 years in prison, after a judge handed down a sentence Friday. According to WKMG in Orlando, Wallace was on trial for first-degree murder, but was convicted last month of a lesser charge.
A 51-year-old motorcyclist from St. Augustine died Wednesday afternoon after crashing into an RV that was being towed by a van on U.S. 1 in the area of Smith Grade Road in St. Johns County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
"Going Ringside" talks to multiple legal experts about what to expect in court. Tammy Sytch faces up to 26 years in prison.
A 78-year-old DeLeon Springs man was arrested on murder charges in the shooting death of his neighbor after warning him about being on his property, according to authorities.
Daytona Beach detectives say they got their first look at Othal Wallace from officer Jason Raynor's body camera right after the shooting. The investigator on the stand called it the most important piece of evidence.
Testimony began Monday for the man accused of shooting and killing a Daytona Beach police officer. Investigators say Othal Wallace shot officer Jason Raynor in 2021. The trial was moved from Volusia County to Clay County at the request of the defense.
Jurors have been selected in the trial of a man accused of shooting and killing a Daytona Beach police officer in 2021.
Months after a judge granted a change of venue request for a man accused of fatally shooting a Daytona Beach police officer, jury selection will begin in Clay County on Tuesday in the trial of Othal Wallace.
A long-term drug bust investigation led to the arrest of multiple people accused of distributing several kilos of fentanyl in Volusia County.
A WWE Hall of Fame wrestler entered an “open plea” on Wednesday after being accused of DUI manslaughter in Volusia County last year.
A 14-year-old Volusia County girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert on Monday remained missing Tuesday, although the van mentioned in the initial alert was found in Clay County, authorities said.
The arrest of a man in Volusia County after allegedly traveling to meet a 12-year-old girl for sex is shedding light on a growing threat to kids.
A man from Cocoa Beach is in jail after investigators said he used an app to meet a 12-year-old girl for sex twice. The sheriff said the man posed as a teenager using the popular app Wink.
A judge on Friday granted a change of venue request for Othal Wallace, who will stand trial in the 2021 shooting death of a Daytona Beach police officer. The trial will now be held in Clay County.
An Orlando woman faces DUI and reckless driving charges after she crashed her vehicle into the inlet in Smyrna Dunes Park, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Several Floridians were arrested and indicted in a year-long drug trafficking investigation called “Operation Ice Man,” according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Two Bethune-Cookman University students are in the hospital after being shot early Saturday near a park in Daytona Beach, according to a police statement provided to News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood told The Morning Show on Thursday that he refuses to be intimidated, despite online threats from hate groups.
A Volusia County firefighter and paramedic died Saturday after he became unresponsive while surfing at New Smyrna Beach and ended up in the ICU.
A Ponte Vedra Beach man has been arrested and accused of molesting two girls in Volusia County several years ago, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Police say Ellen and Jerry Gilland had a murder-suicide plan in the works for weeks: If his unnamed illness took a turn for the worse, the 76-year-old woman would fatally shoot her terminally ill, 77-year-old husband and then take her own life.
A 33-year-old New Smyrna Beach man was killed Friday night in a single-vehicle crash in Glencoe, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Alexandra Dulin, known by her fans and on social media as Ali Spice, was among those killed in a wrong-way crash in Volusia County early Sunday morning, WKMG reports.
Prosecutors say a man described as a “person of interest” in the killing and dismemberment of four men in eastern Oklahoma admitted to a woman that he killed the men and “cut them up.”.
Days after Nicole made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Vero Beach, state officials updated the deaths attributed to the storm to include one in Duval County.
The initial damage assessment for Hurricane Nicole’s wrath in Volusia County is over $481 million, topping the $377 million mark set by Hurricane Ian, according to the Volusia County Property Appraiser.
Several buildings have collapsed along the east coast of Florida due to Hurricane Nicole, which brought with it intense winds and waves.
A Florida-bound storm has strengthened into Hurricane Nicole after pounding the Bahamas and state officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
A man was taken into custody over the weekend in Georgia after a road rage incident earlier this month in Florida left a person injured, authorities said.
A woman was taken into custody in St. Johns County and her husband is being sought after a road rage incident last week in Volusia County left a person injured, authorities said.
Hardy was at WrestleCon in Jacksonville on Saturday. He currently wrestles in All Elite Wrestling, AEW, which is based in Jacksonville and owned by Shahid (Shad) and Tony Khan.
The man accused of stabbing to death a couple in Daytona Beach earlier this month was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury.
A 25-car pile-up in Volusia County leaves more than a dozen of people injured and shuts down the highway.
Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said police were able to stop a potential mass shooting at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on Thursday.
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A Volusia County Sheriff’s Office sergeant involved in a shootout with two foster children talked during a news briefing Friday about the incident that took place in June.
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Florida Republicans are honing their messaging for the 2022 election cycle and have launched a new ad describing themselves as a ‘Freedom Firewall.’
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An exit off Interstate 95 in Florida had to be closed for three hours after 100 homing pigeons fell off a truck and refused to move, posing a driving hazard to motorists.
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A vehicle involved in the shooting of a Daytona Beach police officer was found Saturday in Alachua County, authorities said.
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A multi-agency manhunt for a man accused of shooting a Daytona Beach police officer in the head ended early Saturday morning when he was captured near Atlanta, authorities said.
As Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young leads the investigation and the manhunt for Othal Wallace, who is accused of shooting one of his officers, it's clear--it's personal.
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A 14-year-old girl accused of breaking into a Volusia County home and using guns inside to shoot at deputies made her first appearance before a judge Tuesday from a bed. Deputies said she is still receiving medical care at a juvenile detention facility.
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