SOURCE: ClickOrlando.com VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County Beach Safety flew the yellow and purple flags Friday after officials rescued six people out of the ocean who had been stung by jellyfish. Capt. Tamra Malphurs reported 207 jellyfish stings at Volusia County Beach on Friday. There were no significant injuries other than the sting itself. “If you are stung… Keep Reading
SOURCE: ClickOrlando.com VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A Volusia County couple were coughing, wheezing and barely able to breathe after setting off multiple bug bombs inside their home. A man who lives at the Oak Hill residence called 911 shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday saying that he and his wife were experiencing respiratory issues. “I can’t breathe… Keep Reading
SOURCE: ClickOrlando.com VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Daytona Beach Shores police say they have arrested a key suspect behind an identity theft ring targeting people and businesses in Volusia County. The city’s criminal investigation division arrested Nicole Yanine Siroky after a 10-month-long investigation. Authorities say Siroky victimized more than 28 businesses throughout the county, and 68 people throughout the… Keep Reading
SOURCE: MyNews13.com VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — It’s one of the biggest fears for parents who own a swimming pool — their child drowning. But 20-month-old Lola Schafer saved her own life when getting into a dire situation at her parents’ pool. Thanks to preventative drowning swim lessons Lola took at Aqua Journeys Swim School in Ormond… Keep Reading
SOURCE: ClickOrlando.com VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Mainland High School principal will be reprimanded after giving some hundreds of students a previous year’s AP test, according to the school board. An investigation concluded the principal of Mainland High School told teachers not to tell nearly 340 students they were taking tests that would not count for possible college… Keep Reading
SOURCE: WESH VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Port Orange police want to find the person who left a garbage bag full of kittens in a ditch. The bag was found in a drainage ditch near Canal View Boulevard. A man out on a walk Sunday heard the kittens crying, went into the ditch and rescued all… Keep Reading
SOURCE: ClickOrlando.com PORT ORANGE, Fla. – The Port Orange Police Department said Ryan Wilkins facing a 183 counts of possession of child pornography. Police said Wilkins was arrested by detectives with assistance from the DeLand Police Department. Investigators said the digital forensics unit was able to recover the pornographic images from his cellphone on July 11. CONTINUE READING Keep Reading
SOURCE: ClickOrlando.com VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A Sandhill Crane was in distress on Saturday after it had a plastic ring tightly wrapped around its beak. However, a DeBary resident called for help and Ahopha Wildlife Rescue was there to save the bird. “It was very tight on the beak. The bird could not open its mouth,”… Keep Reading
SOURCE: ClickOrlando.com VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County deputies arrested two Oak Hill parents after their toddler was found crossing U.S. Highway 1 around 10:30 a.m. in Oak Hill Monday, according to a Volusia County affidavit. Jacob Krueger, 25, and Yajaira Tirado, 28, were charged with child neglect. Investigators said a witness driving on U.S. Highway… Keep Reading
SOURCE: ClickOrlando.com VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The search is on for a man involved in the theft of one vehicle and tried to steal another with a woman and baby inside, according to the Holly Hill Police Department. The incident began Monday when a red convertible Mercedes was reported stolen in Daytona Beach Shores. Around noon… Keep Reading
