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Autopsy report confirms 11-year-old Volusia County student died of bacterial meningitis
Bacterial meningitis caused the death of an 11-year-old student at Burns Science and Technology Charter School in Oak Hill in February, according to an autopsy report from the Volusia County Medical Examiner's Office released to The News-Journal on Tuesday. Bacterial meningitis is contagious and can be fatal. The bacteria, neisseria...
90-year-old Korean War veteran arrested in Deltona for molesting 2 children
A 90-year-old Korean War veteran from Deltona was arrested Monday and accused of inappropriately touching and trying to kiss two small girls in a backyard shed, investigators with the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said. Jose Vega Alicea was in the Volusia County Branch Jail on Tuesday on $100,000 bail. He...
Man driving for 13 years without license arrested in restaurant parking lot
A man who admitted he has been driving for 13 years without a license was arrested after a traffic stop in a restaurant parking lot in The Villages. Roy Lester Brophy, 56, of Deland, was pulled over at about 6:30 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of Chili’s on Avenida Central after an officer ran the vehicle’s license plate and discovered the vehicle’s registered owner does not have a valid driver’s license, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department.
Florida Walmart shoplifter says she was playing game called '21' after leaving with cart of items: Deputies
PALM COAST, Fla. - A Sanford woman who claimed she was playing a game called "21" when she was caught shoplifting was arrested, deputies said. On Monday, a person called 911, stating that a woman had left the Palm Coast Walmart with a cart of items. The person also gave deputies a description of the car in which the woman was placing the stolen items.
Ready for the weekend? Check out these fun things to do in Volusia-Flagler
It’s Easter weekend in Daytona Beach, which offers another opportunity to participate in one of the destination’s most beloved annual traditions. Easter Sunrise Services at the historic Daytona Beach Bandshell will be conducted by Father Phil Egitto of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Daytona Beach. It’s the 29th year that Egitto...
FDOT aims to improve safety on Woodland Boulevard in DeLand
DELAND, Fla. — Woodland Boulevard is the main drag in DeLand, and now traffic engineers want to make changes to the roadway through much of the city. “Traffic out here is like a runway, a speedway,” said Allen Washington, who co-owns Supreme Beauty Supply off Woodland Boulevard, also known as U.S. 17/92.
Suspects plead not guilty in human smuggling case involving Indian family’s death on Canada border
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A man accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in 2022, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to seven counts of human smuggling. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 28, who prosecutors say went...
Florida woman accused of fracturing another woman's hip during attack over service dog at Goodwill store
CASSELBERRY, Fla. - A 77-year-old woman is behind bars after allegedly attacking another woman for having her service dog inside a Florida Goodwill store, police said. Jaqueline James, 77, is facing an aggravated battery charge following an incident that happened inside a Casselberry Goodwill store. On Tuesday, a woman told...
An abandoned bank vault sits in the woods in Seminole County. Why is it there?
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Those who drive deep into Geneva will find a curious sight along the roadway: a decrepit bank vault sitting in a small field of grass. It’s one of the few remaining traces of an old Central Florida ghost town. Osceola school district outlines major...
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