DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a person critically injured earlier this week in Daytona Beach, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department. Police announced that Key’shaun Martin Jr. was apprehended on May 15, 2026, in connection with the attemptedContinue Reading
DELTONA, Fla. — Two individuals have been arrested after deputies say they fired at a vehicle following an argument that began on social media, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 11:50 p.m. Tuesday to a shooting in the area of Hemingway Drive. The victim told investigatorsContinue Reading
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to decades in prison after a jury convicted him of sexually abusing a minor. During a hearing on April 24, 2026, Michael Anthony Strout was sentenced to 45 years in prison, followed by lifetime sex offender probation. He will alsoContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Volusia County defendant has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences after entering no contest pleas to three counts of first-degree murder in a 2023 triple killing, prosecutors announced. 41-year-old Jerome L. Anderson entered the pleas during a hearing and was immediately sentenced to serveContinue Reading
EDGEWATER, Fla. — An 18-year-old suspect has been arrested following an armed robbery and shooting connected to a Facebook Marketplace transaction, according to police. Edgewater Police responded just before 5:00 p.m. on April 8, 2026, to the 2000 block of Hibiscus Drive after reports of an armed robbery. Investigators saidContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Volusia County jury has found a man guilty of armed burglary, resulting in a life sentence under Florida’s repeat offender laws, officials said. After a full-day trial, 44-year-old Michael Vincent King of Port Orange, was convicted of burglary while armed and immediately sentenced to lifeContinue Reading
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a fraud scheme that cost an Orange City woman nearly half a million dollars, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office. Jason Hellawell, 56, was taken into custody in California, while co-conspirator Ariel Wang, 33, turned herself in toContinue Reading
EDGEWATER, Fla. — A 38-year-old man has been arrested after posting violent threats on social media directed at a local church and other religious groups, police said. The Edgewater Police Department (EPD) said it became aware over the weekend of posts that included images of a firearm along with threateningContinue Reading
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – A 25-year-old man was killed Thursday afternoon in a crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV in Ormond Beach. Officers responded around 4:29 p.m. on March 19, 2026, to the intersection of North Nova Road and North Old Kings Road. According to a preliminary investigation, aContinue Reading
PORT ORANGE, Florida – A Port Orange man was arrested Sunday night after allegedly shooting at a police officer who responded to a disturbance call at his residence. On March 15, 2026, at approximately 10:02 p.m., the Port Orange Police Department responded to a reported disturbance at 5243 Orange Avenue.Continue Reading