19 hrs ago | via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online
The At Your Service column appears on Mondays in The News-Journal. Featured this week are recreational groups in Volusia and Flagler counties. Comment?
Palm Coast man guilty in Ormond Beach pharmacy robbery
Saturday May 26 | via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online
A jury deliberated for about an hour before finding a Palm Coast man guilty of robbing an Ormond Beach pharmacy and holding a pharmacist and pharmacy tech at gunpoint before duct-taping them. Comment?
Palm Coast man convicted in pharmacy robbery
Friday May 25 | via Historic City News
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. Comment?
Flagler man faces upgraded DUI charge
Wednesday May 23 | via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online
Citing prior drunken driving convictions, prosecutors have upgraded charges from a misdemeanor to a felony against a Flagler County man accused of driving drunk twice within a month. Comment?
Wednesday May 23 | via Worcester Telegram & Gazette
In 1967, Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran to Israeli ships, an action which precipitated war between Israel and its Arab neighbors the following month. Comment?
Tuesday May 22 | via Richmond Times-Dispatch
May 23, 1937 Industrialist and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, founder of the Standard Oil Co. Comment?
Flagler man accused in Ormond Pharmacy duct-tape rob...
Monday May 21 | via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online
One of three Flagler County men accused of duct-taping a pharmacist and tech during an armed robbery at the Ormond Pharmacy in September is set for trial Wednesday. Comment?
Truck accident in Daytona closes northbound I-95 Monday
Monday May 21 | via Examiner.com
An accident on I-95 in the Daytona Beach area has closed northbound traffic on the interstate this morning, according to the Daytona Beach Fire Department. Comment?
Ormond Evangelist Remains In Jail After Child Sex Ch...
Friday May 18 | via WESH-TV
A Florida-based evangelist remains in the Orange County Jail on Thursday after federal agents accused him, and a woman, of transporting underage girls for sex. Comment?
Daytona Highlands residents fight to protect urban o...
Saturday May 12 | via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online
Outside of the black-and-white reruns on your television screen, you just don't see the types of things that happen in the Daytona Highlands in too many places anymore. Comment?
St. Augustine Beach police officers seek resignation...
Friday May 11 | via The Florida Times-Union
Ten of the 14 police officers on the St. Augustine Beach Police Department filed a 50-page report this week accusing Chief Richard Hedges and Assistant Chief Daniel Decoursey of "unlawful or immoral conduct" and asked the City Commission to request their resignations even before an investigation is launched. Comment?
St. Augustine Beach police officers accuse chief, as...
Friday May 11 | via The Florida Times-Union
Ten of the city's 14 police officers filed a 50-page report this week accusing Chief Richard Hedges and Assistant Chief Daniel Decoursey of "unlawful or immoral conduct" and asked the City Commission to request their resignations even before an investigation is launched. Comment?
Beach police officers seek chief's resignation
Thursday May 10 | via St. Augustine Record
Ten of the city's 14 police officers filed a 50-page report this week accusing Chief Richard Hedges and Assistant Chief Daniel Decoursey of "unlawful or immoral conduct" and asked the City Commission to request their resignations even before an investigation is launched. Comment?
Complaint filed against officer in basketball scuffle
Wednesday May 9 | via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online
A Lakeland policeman who lives in the Daytona Beach area is under investigation after the parents of a 14-year-old boy complained that the officer head-butted their son in the face during a pickup basketball game. Comment?
State: Jailed caregiver tried to scam fellow inmate
Monday May 7 | via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online
In a plot befitting Hollywood -- this one even includes a script -- a woman acting as a caregiver for two people who later tuned up dead next to her mobile home is now accused of conning another inmate at the county jail, an arrest report shows. Comment?
Sunday May 6 | via St. Augustine Record
The Woman's Exchange of St. Augustine will cut the ribbon for the new visitors orientation center at the Pena Peck House, as the exchange conducts its end-of-the-year meeting at 10 a.m. May 14. Comment?
Man in upskirt photo case takes plea deal
Friday May 4 | via Click Orlando
The man who was arrested and charged with video voyeurism for taking upskirt pictures of a woman and a child on two separate incidents took a plea deal on Friday of four months in jail. Comment?
Car slams into Ormond house; burglary suspect charged
Thursday May 3 | via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online
A car crashed into a house Wednesday morning in the Tomoka Oaks subdivision in Ormond Beach and police arrested the driver. Comment?
Two Men Charged With Attempted Murder
Apr 19, 2012 | via County of Volusia
Two men have been arrested in the shooting of 48-year-old Ernest Minton, who remains in critical condition at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach. Comment?
Two Women Arrested In Timeshare Scam
Apr 19, 2012 | via County of Volusia
Two women have been arrested in a scam involving more than a dozen victims who believed the defendants would help sell their timeshare properties. Comment?