Palm Coast News

The black and white kitten who had his lips bitten off and his ears and whiskers burnt remains in "protective custody," but officials are looking for someone to adopt him after his next visit to the veterinarian, Palm Coast officials said Thursday.

When someone tried to break into a Palm Coast man's home Wednesday night, he didn't back down but armed himself with a .40 caliber gun instead, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office said.

The DeLand High School yearbook is making history -- and generating some controversy -- this spring as it tackles issues ranging from drug use to sexual identity in addition to the usual collection of senior photos, homecoming coverage and sports recaps.

Authorities say Roman had been living in a Palm Coast home with two other people.

The city's proposal to start charging residents a franchise fee on their electric bills to pay for handling stormwater has unleashed a deluge of complaints.

When school started last summer, Yasmin Ramirez wasn't sure she would don a cap and gown with her classmates this spring.

Merrill Musikar, KG4 IDD, President of the Flagler Emergency Communications Association in Palm Coast, announced that a nationwide communications platform would be established to simulate emergency conditions for 24-hours; beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 23 at the Flagler Beach Fire Department headquarters.

Palm Coast is poised to approve a bounty for business program aimed at attracting businesses to town.

A Palm Coast man is charged with cruelty to animals after his roommates' kittens were maimed and at least one killed, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.

After ruining Memorial Day plans along the Florida and Georgia coasts, the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl are forecast to bring more rain to the Carolinas.

Democrat Milissa M Holland, who lives in Palm Coast and turns 41 years-old next month, resigned Friday from the Flagler County Commission to run for the Florida House District 24 seat; encompassing southern St Johns County, all of Flagler County, and north Volusia County.

Councilman Frank Meeker's "posse" idea to pay residents a bounty for bringing new businesses to Palm Coast will be discussed once again.

The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Highway Patrol : a- Who: Baker, Jarvis Quintre, 32, of Palatka.

A week after releasing writing scores for various grades, the Florida Department of Education released critical 3rd grade FCAT scores today–critical, because 3rd grade reading scores determine whether a student moves on to 4th grade or not. Out of 988 students who took the test in Flagler County, 130, or 13 percent, scored only a 1 on a scale of 5, and will be held back, absent improvements in summer reading school, which the district offers free. “If they don’t take part in summer reading then we have to retain,” says Shawn Schmidli, the district’s assessment coordinator. Last year, 109 students scored a 1.

Last November, Weldon Ryan was named the Flagler County Artist of the Year , the occasion marked with a retrospective of his work at Hollingsworth Gallery.

District 2 City Councilman Frank Meeker has resigned as part of what he called a "natural" next step to run for the County Commission seat being vacated by Milissa Holland.

Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Neil Mariotti reported to Historic City News in St Augustine that this morning, a loaded cement mixer was traveling north on US-1, in the outside lane, when the left-front tire burst.

Public Affairs Director Klare Ly reported to Historic City News last night that, after a two-day trial that began Wednesday, a jury found 32-year-old Palm Coast man, Freddie Lee Giddens Jr., guilty of robbery with a firearm, kidnapping, trafficking in drugs, and possession of firearm by an in-state convicted felon.

A suspicious person call led Jacksonville police to the discovery of a woman's body on the grounds of a Northside apartment complex Thursday morning.

For those not competing in this weekend's Fishstock Redfish-Trout Challenge, there's one word for you: Tomoka.