ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – A Jacksonville woman is behind bars after a failed attempt to carjack an elderly couple in Ormond Beach Saturday morning, police said. Around 10:50 a.m., Ormond Beach Police said they arrived at the Exxon gas station at 1622 N US Hwy 1 in response to a report of a stolen car. […]
The metro area of Volusia County again ranks among the nation’s worst when it comes to fatal pedestrian accidents, according to a semi-annual report that advocates for safer streets through transportation design. Traffic zips along on Atlantic Avenue nearing a crosswalk., Tuesday May 28, 2024 in Ormond Beach. “Dangerous By Design,” a report by Smart […]
An attorney representing developers seeking to turn the former Tomoka Oaks golf course into homes warned Ormond Beach City Commissioners last month that his clients were prepared to sue if their rezone request was denied. The commissioners voted 5-0 to reject the application anyway. Instead of immediately filing the “$40 million damages claim” that attorney […]
ORMOND BEACH ― Before an overflow crowd of 250 people, the Ormond Beach City Commission on Tuesday night rejected a request by developers that would have given them the right to redevelop the former Tomoka Oaks golf course. The unanimous 5-0 vote drew cheers, but the saga is far from over. Land-use attorney Karl Sanders, […]
A multiple-motorcycle wreck in Ormond Beach killed one man and injured two others Thursday police said, as Bike Week heads into its final days. It was the fifth motorcycle fatality so far during Bike Week. Gary Howard, 45, of Ormond Beach, died of injuries suffered in the crash which happened at 11:18 p.m. Thursday at […]
The city of Ormond Beach signed an agreement with beverage distributor S.R. Perrot to share legal costs in the fight against a proposed fuel facility ― and taxpayers could be on the hook for more than $100,000. The agreement signed in December means both entities will pay the law firm Carlton Fields to represent them […]
Traffic on State Road A1A near the intersections of Milsap Road and Bosarvey Drive in Ormond Beach will experience delays while the Florida Department of Transportation installs new crosswalks, including two raised crosswalks. Work, which runs through Saturday, takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. “This work will require single lane closures on northbound […]
ORMOND BEACH – A day after Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene had an event canceled by a Kissimmee resort, she was welcomed by an appreciative crowd at a rally at an Ormond Beach biker bar. Greene, a Georgia Republican and right-wing supporter of Donald Trump, criticized for her long history of making controversial statements and advancing […]
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is scheduled to speak and give away books at a 3 p.m. rally Sunday at the Iron Horse Saloon in Ormond Beach, one day after she was expected to appear at an Orlando resort commemorating the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots. The Orlando event was canceled, […]
A man was taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Ormond Beach after carjacking a driver. â–¶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Police said the suspect jumped into an empty vehicle at a cat sanctuary on U.S. 1 near Interstate 95. The vehicle’s owner got back in the car and tried to kick out the suspect, […]
The first of a few hearings that could lead to big changes for a proposed fuel storage and distribution facility in Ormond Beach is scheduled for Thursday. At issue is whether the county government will pause development on all land zoned heavy industrial in unincorporated Volusia County. That includes most of the site at 874 […]