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Second alleged shooter, 15 years old, faces murder charges after teen’s killing in Pierson
Read full article: Second alleged shooter, 15 years old, faces murder charges after teen’s killing in PiersonThe Volusia County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 15-year-old boy as the accused second shooter in an attempted robbery that turned fatal in Pierson.
17-year-old arrested after teen killed, another injured in Volusia County shooting
Read full article: 17-year-old arrested after teen killed, another injured in Volusia County shootingA 17-year-old girl faces murder charges after turning herself in and allegedly confessing to a role in a shooting that left a 17-year-old boy dead and another person injured in Pierson, what the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says stemmed from an attempted robbery.
🗿‘It’s a curiosity shop:’ This Florida roadside attraction has hundreds of thousands of unique yard art
Read full article: 🗿‘It’s a curiosity shop:’ This Florida roadside attraction has hundreds of thousands of unique yard artThis hidden gem is worth the drive to check out the hundreds of thousands of one-of-a-kind outdoor art pieces.
Prime crime? Man faces charges after stealing Amazon delivery van in Ormond Beach
Read full article: Prime crime? Man faces charges after stealing Amazon delivery van in Ormond BeachA 35-year-old man faces charges after deputies said he stole an Amazon delivery van in Ormond Beach before being arrested more than 20 miles away.
3 WVa reporters who condemned interview of ex-coal CEO fired
Read full article: 3 WVa reporters who condemned interview of ex-coal CEO firedThree newspaper reporters in West Virginia say they have been fired after publicly criticizing their company's video interview with a convicted former coal executive.
Judge: GOP head can't share lawyers with other fake electors
Read full article: Judge: GOP head can't share lawyers with other fake electorsA judge says Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer can't share lawyers with 10 other fake electors in matters related to a special grand jury probing possible illegal meddling in the 2020 election.
Wrong way, head-on crash kills woman, critically injures man in Volusia County, troopers say
Read full article: Wrong way, head-on crash kills woman, critically injures man in Volusia County, troopers sayA 70-year-old New Smyrna Beach woman died and a Pierson man was left with critical injuries Saturday night after a wrong-way crash on State Road 44 in Volusia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Polk County paramedic wins fight for cancer disability benefits
Read full article: Polk County paramedic wins fight for cancer disability benefitsA medical evaluation convinced the Florida Retirement System to approve “line-of-duty” disability retirement benefits for Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic Christina Lambert Pierson just 3 months after sharing her fight for cancer benefits with News 6.
Woman arrested after 2 boys found living in filthy home without working toilets, Volusia deputies say
Read full article: Woman arrested after 2 boys found living in filthy home without working toilets, Volusia deputies sayTwo boys were found living in deplorable conditions leading deputies to arrest a 66-year-old woman, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
Polk County firefighter diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer denied benefits
Read full article: Polk County firefighter diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer denied benefitsWhen Christina Pierson was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer on Oct. 3, 2018, she never imagined the county she served as a firefighter and paramedic for six years would deny her any financial assistance provided under the law because she was diagnosed too soon.
Doc films about Demi Lovato, Tom Petty headline SXSW 2021
Read full article: Doc films about Demi Lovato, Tom Petty headline SXSW 2021This combination photo shows Demi Lovato performing at the o2 in east London, on June 25, 2018, left, and Tom Petty performing during the Vegoose music festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2006. Documentaries about Lovato and Petty are among the films set to premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival this year. (AP Photo)Documentaries about Demi Lovato, Tom Petty, Selma Blair and Charli XCX are among the films set to premiere at next month's South by Southwest Film Festival. They held a makeshift virtual festival later that spring in collaboration with Amazon Prime Video, although some opted out. The Sundance Film Festival on Monday said that its virtual festival reached an audience about 2.7 times larger than its typical in-person gathering.
Motorcyclist killed in crash in Pierson
Read full article: Motorcyclist killed in crash in PiersonVOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Pierson on Wednesday. The Florida Highway Patrol said a motorcycle was heading southbound on U.S. 17 and a pickup truck was also heading southbound on U.S. 17. Investigators said another pickup truck was heading northbound on U.S. 17. FHP said the motorcyclist failed to see the pickup truck had stopped and the front of the bike hit the left rear of the pickup truck. Troopers said the motorcyclist died at the hospital and the crash remains under investigation.
Man arrested after alleged knife fight at RV park, deputies say
Read full article: Man arrested after alleged knife fight at RV park, deputies sayA man was arrested after a fight involving a knife at an RV camp in Pierson on Saturday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies took into custody 50-year-old Leonard Rushing, who was treated on the scene for a possible drug overdose and is facing domestic-violence related charges, deputies said. Rushing also has an active warrant out of Flagler County for violation of probation, deputies said. During a 911 call, deputies said a voice was heard screaming “I don’t want you to stab me to death.”Nobody was injured in the incident.