DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – On May 21, Volusia County Council members will discuss the future of parking and driving on the stretch of Daytona Beach between International Speedway Boulevard and Auditorium Boulevard. Public beach driving has not been permitted on that portion of sand for more than two decades, but at the request of Volusia […]
Multiple Volusia County government divisions will join the Florida Department of Health and Flagler-Volusia CareerSource for a job fair next week. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Participating divisions include Emergency Medical Services, Corrections, Votran, and Beach Sfasety. Representatives from each department will be on hand to outline various job responsibilities. READ: Study finds excessive […]
Volusia County leaders are considering proposed fare increases for the public transit system, but they want to hear from the community first. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The county’s Transit Services Division has scheduled a series of public meetings over the coming months to gather community input on the proposed increases. If approved, the […]
Volusia County deputy resigns over investigation into sexual act, Sheriff Chitwood says A Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Deputy has resigned following allegations that while off-duty he “attempted to engage in a sexual act with a female,” according to Sheriff Mike Chitwood. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Chitwood took to Facebook on Wednesday, to report […]
A Volusia County Branch Jail nighttime supervisor was arrested and accused of having sexual relations with an inmate and bringing the woman restricted items like cough medicine and giving her his cell phone, a sheriff’s office charging document shows. Volusia County spokesman, Michael Ryan, said Wednesday that Lt. Jonathan Harding, 43, of Daytona Beach, was […]
A motorcyclist has died following a crash Friday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Troopers said the crash happened around 5:40 p.m. in Volusia County. According to a news release, a 2007 Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycle was traveling eastbound on LPGA Boulevard, approaching Derbyshire Road in the outside lane. Troopers said […]
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued a missing child alert for 2-year-old Rowan Renauld. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS FDLE said Rowan was last seen around the area of North Ridgewood Avenue and West Minnesota Avenue in Edgewater. The child was last seen wearing a white shirt with “Chill Out” written on […]
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 71-year-old man died after trying to cross International Speedway Boulevard early Saturday morning. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS FHP said the crash happened around 12:00 a.m. in Volusia County. According to a news release, a 2024 semi-truck with the trailer was traveling eastbound on West International Speedway Boulevard, […]
Deputies: Pierson man caught on video vandalizing Volusia Sheriff’s Office patrol car A Pierson man with a long history of run-ins with law enforcement was arrested Sunday, accused of causing damage to a Volusia Sheriff’s Office patrol car. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS According to the sheriff’s office, a deputy responded to Pierson Town […]
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office has released body-worn camera video from deputies who helped rescue a man from a close call at a Florida beach. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
Bacterial meningitis caused the death of an 11-year-old student at Burns Science and Technology Charter School in Oak Hill in February, according to an autopsy report from the Volusia County Medical Examiner’s Office released to The News-Journal on Tuesday. Bacterial meningitis is contagious and can be fatal. The bacteria, neisseria meningitidis, causes meningococcal meningitis, according to […]
According to recent data from Florida Health Charts, Volusia County has been identified as one of the most perilous regions for motor vehicle accidents in Florida. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE