The victim told investigators she drove there to confront a woman she had been arguing with on Facebook. When she arrived, she said she saw two people in the driveway, both holding handguns, the sheriff's office said.
A Deltona city commissioner is now facing an accusation of battery after she patted a fellow commissioner on the shoulder this week, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
A major project to raise a flood-prone Deltona road is moving closer to reality. The Deltona City Commission is set to vote on approving engineering, design and permitting work to elevate Elkcam Boulevard, a thoroughfare that residents say floods during even minor storms — and becomes impassable for weeks, sometimes months, after major ones.
Deltona High School is now the first school in the nation to test a drone system designed to respond to emergencies — including active shooter situations — directly on campus.
Newly-released body-worn camera video shows the moment a Volusia County deputy was shot during a call to a Deltona home in March. Luis Diaz Polanco is facing charges of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer for the March 2 shooting.
According to the sheriff’s office, the teens knew the victim through online gaming and traveled from the Tampa area to Deltona to trade an AR-style rifle — one that was later determined to be stolen.
Luis Diaz Polanco, 31, faces two counts of attempted murder after investigators say he opened fire on Deputy Jose Rivera during a call at a Deltona home on Candler Drive in March.
Deputies uncovered plenty of illicit substances after they stormed a drug home early Thursday morning, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Homeowners across from Manny Rodriguez Park say foul balls from the baseball diamond keep flying over the fence, breaking house and car windows. News 6 asked the city what it's doing to resolve the issue.
A deputy is conscious and alert after being shot twice on Monday evening, and his department-issued body camera may have helped save his life, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Two men were arrested this week after an elderly man was scammed out of thousands of dollars, according to Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
A woman accused of attacking a school resource officer at Deltona Middle School in November 2024 was in court Friday seeking to change her plea from no contest to not guilty.
With the discussion around property tax cuts hitting a fever pitch in Florida, a new report shows which counties have imposed the highest levies statewide.
A group of Deltona residents is preparing to take legal action against the city, claiming the city commission violated sunshine laws by holding a meeting that was supposed to be canceled.
A woman accused of attacking a Deltona Middle School resource deputy in November 2024 is now seeking to change her plea from no contest to not guilty. The case stems from an incident where Aponte and her husband, Jorge Rivera, allegedly attacked a school resource deputy during a meeting about their son’s behavior.
Deltona residents are facing new challenges with water bills — not just high costs, but steep deposit fees to turn water on at a new address.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday after a viral door-kicking challenge left a dog dead in the road, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Deltona woman is demanding justice after her dog was tragically killed in December when he escaped from her home following what she believes was a viral "door kick-in challenge" involving neighborhood teen
A crash with injuries between a pickup truck and two semitrucks temporarily closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 4 closed in Volusia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol and Florida 511.
There are plenty of people who want to live in the Sunshine State. But according to a new study, there’s one city that’s better than the rest.
A recent burglary in Deltona has sparked a search for four subjects possibly connected to the incident, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies spent Christmas evening rescuing a 6-year-old boy from a pond near his neighborhood in Deltona, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
A 17-year-old was fatally shot during what might have been an attempted robbery, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Volusia County deputies arrested a man who’s accused of trying to break into a Deltona house where a teenage girl was home alone.
The sheriff’s office said it received a tip that Emmanuel Edgardo Trujillo was soliciting sexual pictures from girls, ages 13-16, in exchange for vapes, drugs and gifts online.
A 32-year-old motorcyclist was killed when a mini-bike pulled out in front of him in Deltona, and for the first time in Central Florida, authorities are considering criminal charges in such a case.
With the discussion around property tax cuts hitting a fever pitch in Florida, a new report shows which counties have imposed the highest levies statewide.
The sheriff’s office noted the minibike was unregistered, had no lights, and was not street legal.
A lawsuit accusing the city of Deltona of taking actions that flooded homes in the Stone Island neighborhood in the wake of Hurricane Ian is over. A judge closed the case on Tuesday and granted summary judgment in the city’s favor.
Deputies in Volusia County say they’ve arrested two 18-year-olds in connection with an attempted home invasion last week that led to shots fired.
A family in Volusia County is urging Sheriff Mike Chitwood and his office to remove a video from Facebook that includes their teenage son's face.
A 51-year-old Deltona Middle School teacher was arrested after being accused of inappropriately touching a student in his classroom, according to a news release.
Deputies responded to a house on Patron Avenue following reports of a neighbor who was setting something on fire and carrying a firearm, a news release states.
Deputies are searching for a group of suspects after an attempted home invasion led to gunfire early Wednesday morning in a Deltona neighborhood, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Nearly a year after a deputy was attacked at Deltona Middle School, Sheriff Mike Chitwood is railing against the suspect's sentence.
Deputies say an 11-year-old boy was arrested on felony charges after he wrote a “kill list” at a Volusia school.
While the threat of a recession seems to have abated, there’s another danger looming over Florida’s future, UCF economist Sean Snaith announced in his latest forecast.
An armed man was arrested at a Deltona home on Sunday afternoon after the suspect reportedly threatened to kill four children in the house, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
After years of appeals, mistrials and changes to Florida’s death penalty law, a judge on Monday will resentence two men convicted in the brutal murders of six people and a dog in a Deltona home in 2004.
Volusia County leaders are set to review a new ranked list of road projects Tuesday, outlining which corridors are most in need of major reconstruction, widening or redesign — and how to pay for them.
A Deltona man has again been arrested after scamming five customers out of over $200,000, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
An Orange County firefighter was put in jail last week after she was caught scattering dozens of opened tampons across her ex-boyfriend’s lawn, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Three people, including a Flagler County official and his wife, were killed in a chain-reaction hit-and-run crash that prompted the partial closure of Interstate 4 in Volusia County overnight, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Orange County, the town of Windermere, and the cities of Deltona and Edgewater in Volusia County joined the lawsuit Monday against several Florida officials over a new law that limits the way these governments can make decisions about developments.
An 18-year-old Deltona man is accused of shooting at an occupied vehicle at a gas station, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
A former Miami-Dade police officer faces charges after authorities say he impersonated a law enforcement officer while claiming to investigate a missing person case in Central Florida.
Law enforcement, paramedics, and hospital workers came together on Wednesday for a training exercise designed to increase awareness about e-bike safety.
A Deltona man was arrested this week on accusations that he sexually battered a 16-year-old girl, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
A 12-year-old and 13-year-old are accused of breaking into the media center of an elementary school in Deltona and causing $50,000 in damage, according to the sheriff’s office.
Volusia County deputies are looking for a man wanted in a Deltona armed robbery, according to officials.
Deputies are searching for a man’s whereabouts after he attacked someone at a home gathering in DeBary over the weekend, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s office.
A Deltona man faces charges after allegedly threatening a woman and her teenage son over disputed property near his home, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said.
Three juveniles in Volusia County are facing serious charges after deputies said they kicked a door in Deltona as part of a social media “door kick challenge.”
Deltona city commissioners will vote on a proposal that could bring long-term relief to neighborhoods where flooding has been a recurring problem.
A teen riding an e-bike was struck by a vehicle Monday morning in Volusia County, according to deputies.
Dozens of Deltona residents are raising concerns over rising water bills, some reporting dramatic spikes in recent months.
Volusia County leaders are urging the Florida Department of Transportation to accelerate the timeline for its “Beyond the Ultimate I-4” project, which will bring major improvements to the stretch of I-4 between Volusia and Seminole counties.
A Florida man is accused of trying to poison his ex-girlfriend.
A LendingTree study published this week has revealed the fastest-growing metros in the U.S. — and it turns out that five of them are in Florida.
Deltona fire officials want to cut fire emergency response times, but say that could take tens of millions of dollars in upgrades. The city is looking to renovate existing fire stations and build several new ones to keep up with rapid population growth.
Last week, another four restaurants across Central Florida were told to close after they were visited by a health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR.
Law enforcement search teams are combing a property in Deltona in relation to a criminal investigation out of Mount Dora, but police would not elaborate.
To figure out which places were considered the “most educated,” researchers looked at factors like degree holders, local school quality, and nearby learning opportunities.
According to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Zambrano took $14,950 in down payments from a Deltona customer for a kitchen remodel but never initiated any work.
Evelyn Hebert marked her 102nd birthday at Sterling Court Sky Active Living in Deltona, though the centenarian modestly wishes for less fanfare around the milestone.
According to deputies, the girl’s adoptive mother had instructed the child, who suffered from several medical conditions, including epilepsy, to exit the pool after noticing her lips turning blue.
Two 17-year-olds face charges after a 19-year-old was shot in the face in Deltona, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Stacker ranked the 50 highest-paying jobs that require a bachelor's degree in Deltona, using annual compensation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Deltona leaders are considering a proposal to ban any new medical marijuana dispensaries from opening within city limits, a move that has some residents speaking out.
