Crime

Daytona Beach Cops: One person shot to death; three others injured by gunfire in the 200 block of Ontario Court early Sunday

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Just around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, officers with the Daytona Beach Police Department responded to the 200 block of Ontario Court following reports of a person shot. Cops found one person dead at the scene and additional 9-1-1 callers reported hearing multiple gunshots in the area.

Man high on meth when he killed a motorcyclist & a good Samaritan on SR 46 in Sanford back in 2021 sentenced to 5 concurrent life sentences behind bars

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SANFORD, Fla. -- A Sanford man who struck and killed a motorcyclist on S.R. 46, then did a U-turn and mowed down a Good Samaritan, has been sentenced to life in prison for the two deaths.

Ormond Beach motorist cited for careless driving after backing onto sunbather near beach ramp in Ormond; Ocala man, 33, hospitalized with injuries to arm & thigh

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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- A beachgoer was injured Saturday after he was run over by a Jeep attempting to back up into a parking spot in Ormond Beach, a Volusia Sheriff's Office spokesperson said.

Habitual criminal gets life in prison after latest failed bank robbery - this time the Bank of America in Edgewater

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- This bad guy played cops and robbers one too many times, and thanks to two Edgewater police detectives, Henry Collier's days of playing games are over.

Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma & others remember Westgate Resorts hotelier David Siegel of Orlando who passed away today at 89

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- David Sigel, the billionaire founder of Westgate Resorts in Orlando who passed away today at 89, is being remembered not only as an influential hotelier but also for his advocacy in memory of his daughter, who succumbed to a drug overdose.

Former co-owner of Orange City karate studio arrested on charges of unlawful sexual activity with a minor

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DELTONA, Fla. -- The former co-owner of an Orange City karate studio has been arrested on charges of unlawful sexual activity with a minor, a 17-year-old student at the studio, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said.

Orlando Cops: Man arrested on 2nd-degree murder with a weapon for allegedly stabbing his elderly father to death

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A son has been charged with second-degree murder with a weapon by allegedly stabbing his elderly father to death earlier today, Orlando police said.