Rep. DeSantis, Claiming to “Reject” Federal Pension Benefit, Misleads and...
It is illegal for members of Congress not to participate in the retirement system U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis (who represents Flagler) said he was rejecting. He is, in fact, not rejecting it, but claims...
View ArticleFrom Bankruptcy to Granny Nannies: Navigating the Shoals of Long-Term Care
Long-term care insurance is expensive, but the costs of long-term care are far more so. The experiences of local residents and businesses contending ding with reality almost everyone will eventually...
View ArticleSt. Johns Sting Operation Leads to 15 Arrests of Men Solicting Underage Sex
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office arrested 15 men in five days last week in a sting operation targeting individuals soliciting minors for sex. The operation was called “Operation No Soliciting....
View ArticleEx-Flagler Beach Cop Juratovac Jailed for Attempted Murder of Flagler County...
Nathaniel Juratovac, a 40-year-old former Flagler Beach police officer, is at the St. Johns County jail today following his arrest on an attempted murder charge after he allegedly shot Flagler County...
View ArticleDetails Emerge in Ex-Cop Juratovac’s Shooting Of Flagler Paramedic in 911...
Four 911 calls and a police report detail the confrontation that led to ex-Flagler Beach cop Nathaniel Juratovac shooting Flagler County firefighter-paramedic Jared Parkey Friday on U.S. 1 in St....
View ArticleMilestone: Flagler’s Unemployment in Single-Digits, at 9.5%, for 1st Time in...
For the first time since June 2008--almost five years--Flagler County's unemployment has fallen back to single digits, registering 9.5 percent in March as the local economy continued to mirror the...
View ArticleOrlando Man Leads Cops Through 5-County Chase Before Flagler Deputies Stop Him
Thomas J. Loncala, 47, of Orlando, was arrested late Wednesday on drug-possession, assault and fleeing and eluding charges after leading police on a chase through five counties, including Flagler. He...
View ArticleHuman Remains Found in Flagler Estates Confirmed to Be Those of Barbara Parchem
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, following a preliminary autopsy by the medical examiner, has confirmed that the remains found ion the Flagler County side of Flagler Estates Tuesday morning are...
View ArticleFor Second Time in 6 Weeks, Flagler Estates Area Is Site of Dead Person’s...
The body of a victim was found incinerated in the trunk of a car discovered, still smoldering, early Friday in a remote area near Flagler Estates, on the St. Johns County side of the county line. Foul...
View ArticleRape Crisis Failure: How the Children’s Advocacy Center Betrayed a Victim at...
After a Flagler Beach woman was allegedly raped on June 14, the Children's Advocacy Center in Daytona Beach was responsible for providing a certified nurse to conduct an exam and gather evidence in a...
View Article2 Palm Coast Men Charged With 1st Degree Murder in Torture and Killing of...
Justin Adam Boyles, 24, and Charles Danny Massey, 38, both of 6 Holly Road in Palm Coast, allegedly beat and tortured Edward Scott Mullener of Palm Coast in mid-June before setting him on fire in his...
View ArticleJustin Boyles and Charles Massey Indicted on 1st Degree Murder; May Face...
A St. Johns County grand jury indicted Justin Boyles, 24, and Charles Massey, 38, both of Palm Coast, murder and kidnapping charges in the killing of Edward Scott Mullener on June 13 or 14. Since...
View Article52-Year-Old St. Johns Sexual Predator Arrested on Bestiality Charge After...
The suspect, identified as James Lee Lyons, of 437 Gloria Street, is accused of having sex with a neighbor's female dog. Lyons is a registered sexual predator who got out of prison in 2011 after a...
View ArticleOne Suspect Arrested, Police Looking for Another in Armed Home Invasion in...
Benjamin Leon White, 20, 300 Whispering Circle in St. Augustine, was booked into the St. Johns County Jail where he remains in lieu of $250,000 bond Wednesday in connection with a home invasion/robbery...
View ArticleLast Week’s Bank Robber in Palm Coast and Ormond May Have Struck Again in St....
A man who bears a striking resemblance to the man who attempted to rob Hancock Bank in palm Coast last week, and actually robbed a Sun Trust bank branch in Ormond Beach half an hour later, is being...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Arrest Suspect Wanted in Bank Robberies in Flagler, Volusia and...
William Carl Styffe, 32, of Coconut Creek in Palm Beach County, was arrested by U.S. Marshals Monday as the suspect believed to have tried to rob Hancock Bank in Palm Coast on Aug. 30 and to have...
View ArticleShutdown Hits Home: Castillo de San Marcos and Ft. Matanzas Among Parks Off...
Starting Tuesday, the National Park Service closed all 401 national parks, including Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments in St. Augustine, affecting the local tourism economy....
View ArticleHubert L. Grimes, First Black Judge in 7th Circuit, Will Retire After 25...
Volusia County Circuit Judge Hubert L. Grimes, the first black judge to serve on County Court, will retire from the Seventh Judicial Circuit, effective Jan. 30, 2014, after 25 years on the bench. The...
View ArticleWilliam Styffe, 33, Suspected Bank Robber, Is Dead 7 Weeks After Suicide...
William Carl Styffe, who was accused of trying to rob Hancock Bank in Palm Coast and robbing a Sun Trust Bank in Ormond Beach on Aug. 30, then a Compass Bank in St. Johns County a few days later, died...
View ArticleEx-Flagler Beach Cop Juratovac Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison in Attempted...
Nathaniel Juratovac, the 41-year-old ex-Flagler Beach cop who twice shot an unarmed Flagler County firefighter in what was then termed a road-rage incident by the side of U.S. 1 was sentenced this...
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