Crime

BREAKING NEWS: Ormond Beach cops: Holly Hill motorist, 34, driving SUV killed in two-vehicle collision on Orchard Street Henry Frederick Sun, 04/26/2026 - 21:27
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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — A 34-year-old Holly Hill woman was killed Sunday morning in a crash involving a sports utility vehicle and a sedan.

Inmate convicted in near-fatal stabbing attack on Tomoka State Correctional officer in Daytona Beach

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DAYTONA BEACH – After a three-day trial, a Volusia County jury found Trevon Miller guilty of attempted second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer and aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer. 

New Smyrna Beach cops: Two pedestrians struck in crosswalk by city public works employee at the intersections of 27th & South Atlantic avenues

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Two pedestrians were struck by a city public works employee truck while in a crosswalk at the intersection of 27th and South Atlantic avenues, police said, with scant few details in a press release just after 10 a.m. today.

THE YEAR THAT WAS: Top 100 Stories of 2025 in Central Florida: No's 6-10 Henry Frederick Thu, 02/26/2026 - 11:25
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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, Fla. -- For better or for worse, these were the Top 100 stories in 2025 in Central Florida in The Year That Was. This segment: Nos. 6-10. Here, it's all about top cops - Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez getting arrested, Volusia Sheriff failing in recruitment hires while trying to show up NYC's new mayor, Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma showing real leadership, and upgrades in Edgewater titles.

THE YEAR THAT WAS: Top 100 Stories of 2025 in Central Florida: No's 11-15 Henry Frederick Sun, 02/22/2026 - 22:06
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- For better or for worse, these were the Top 100 stories in 2025 in Central Florida in The Year That Was. This segment: Nos. 11-15.

THE YEAR THAT WAS: Top 100 Stories of 2025 in Central Florida: No's 16-20 Henry Frederick Sun, 02/22/2026 - 09:12
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- For better or for worse, these were the Top 100 stories in 2025 in Central Florida in The Year That Was. This segment: Nos. 11-20.

VSO: Man who made threats to law enforcement & NASCAR arrested day before the Daytona 500; AR-15 rifle seized

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Photo for Headline Surfer / Adrian Morales, 50, of Daytona Beach, was being held without bail at the Volusia County Branch Jail on charges of making threats to law enforcement following his arrest on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A Daytona Beach man is in custody after sending messages, including video of gunshots, threatening: "This is what's in store," allegedly to law enforcement agencies and previously to a NASCAR executive, the VSO said.