Volusia County News

Volusia County deputies say a man was shot and killed Thursday night after an argument with a friend.

Authorities in Central Florida say a teenager looking to avoid trouble called 911 and said she had been kidnapped.

Investigators were working a homicide in DeLand late Thursday night. "All I can tell you is that we have an adult male victim and a possible suspect in custody," Volusia County sheriff's spokesman Brandon Haught said about 10:30 p.m. The incident happened after 8 p.m. at 110 Tangerine Ave., he confirmed.

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Authorities say a Deltona man who blew off part of his left hand with a short-barrel shotgun could face charges for possessing an illegal firearm.

A Pierson man was rushed to a Daytona Beach hospital after being bitten by a rattlesnake on Monday morning.

Deputies say two accused car burglars asked the wrong driver to help them with a getaway.

Their pockets may have been full, but two accused burglars were empty-headed when they asked a Volusia County deputy for a ride home after police said they robbed several cars in a Deltona neighborhood.

A Volusia County Sheriff's deputy said a man rammed his patrol car Tuesday during a drug bust Tuesday.

A 27-year-old Rockledge man was charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery after allegedly holding up two Volusia County pharmacies.

A 61-year-old Seville man already in jail for domestic violence offenses has been charged in the February death of an Orange County firefighter in DeLand, court records show.

A DeLand man accused of sexually battering a 14-year-old girl told the victim he had to have sex because it was his birthday, sheriff's sex crimes investigators said.

Since Volusia County was declared a disaster area eligible for federal aid on May 27, more than 4,213 of the county's storm survivors have registered for federal disaster assistance and nearly $6.4 million has been approved to help them recover.

The Volusia County Beach Patrol is warning swimmers of rip currents and rough tide.

June 22, 2009 Pat Kuehn, APR Community Information Specialist Nesting loggerhead disappears in Ponce Inlet Volusia County's Environmental Management Division is asking the public to help find a nesting loggerhead turtle that disappeared from the beach in Ponce Inlet early Monday morning.

A Mexican man residing in Volusia County was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a cocaine and marijuana trafficking operation responsible for distributing narcotics throughout Central Florida.

Over the past three days, rip currents endangered swimmers in central Florida trying to escape the hot summer sun and escalating temperatures.

Police say a woman accused of slapping her significant other offered an arresting officer some extra cash in exchange for her freedom, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Now Leah Michelle Mays an additional charge for trying to bribe a cop, the Web said said.

Volusia County has contracted with a Maitland firm to study county water and sewer rates.

Volusia County Sheriff Deputies are investigating yet another robbery outside a Central Florida shopping center.