A special education school in South Daytona is scrambling to find a new home after its landlord declined to renew its lease, leaving dozens of students and staff in limbo. Chase Academy, a nonprofit school serving autistic and neurodivergent children and young adults across Volusia County, has operated out of South Daytona Plaza for more than 15 years.

Last week, five more eateries across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

A pursuit that began after a shooting call off Country Lane ended on Interstate 95 this morning when the suspect opened fire, leaving a South Daytona police officer and the suspect wounded.

Last week, ten more restaurants across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

A confrontation between neighbors about a man allegedly speeding down a South Daytona road led to gunfire and a man’s arrest Wednesday afternoon, prompting a large police response and forcing South Daytona Elementary School to alter its dismissal procedures, authorities said.

Officials say a man was airlifted to an Orlando hospital after a vehicle fire spread to a house in South Daytona.

An elderly man was arrested last week after an attack left a 70-year-old woman hospitalized, according to the South Daytona Police Department.

South Daytona police say they’ve identified a person of interest after a battered 70-year-old woman was hospitalized for treatment of critical injuries.

Police in New Smyrna Beach and South Daytona are investigating a possible murder suicide, according to a news release.

The sheriff's office released footage of the arrests during a three-day undercover operation targeting men accused of being online predators.

South Daytona police are investigating a fatal crash that involved two vehicles and a pedestrian.

An 85-year-old man was killed in a car crash on Jan. 3, according to a press release from the South Daytona Police Department.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert on Wednesday for two children missing out of Volusia County who may be in the company of a 35-year-old man.

A man is dead after a motorcycle crash in South Daytona, according to police.

A man was struck and killed in South Daytona, according to the police department.

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According to detectives, Percy reportedly opened the Acura’s trunk, pulled out a firearm and began shooting at the victim and her vehicle, where the victim’s 1-year-old child was strapped in.

Port Orange police released footage showing officers’ pursuit and takedown of a suspect who fled from a shooting at a pub in South Daytona.

An attempted traffic stop in Volusia County leads to a crash that killed a man wanted on homicide charges, officials say.

Police announced that officers were at the scene of a crash on Nova Road just north of Reed Canal Road.

Body camera video shows the effort made to rescue a woman and two children in a vehicle that crashed into a South Daytona canal.

A car crashed into a canal Wednesday evening, leaving a child dead and two others in critical condition, according to South Daytona police.

A 34-year-old South Daytona man was killed in a crash on I-4, the FHP says.

A mother was arrested Wednesday after her 20-month-old son was found unresponsive with cannabinoids in his system, according to the South Daytona Police Department.

South Daytona's city council approved several ordinances during its meeting Tuesday night, including amendments on smoking and vaping restrictions, fireworks sales and building height revisions.

A house fire Thursday morning in South Daytona drew a response from several agencies and left at least one person in need of medical treatment.

When We Hire LLC contacted WKMG-TV in 2021, the South Daytona company was sorting through more than 20 unemployment claims filed by people who never worked for the company.

A South Daytona man is accused of trying to break into his neighbor’s home, yelling racial slurs and threatening to “burn down the house,” according to police.

Crews are battling a fire in South Daytona that was started by four juveniles, according to the fire chief.

A South Daytona woman died Sunday after she was struck by a car as she attempted to cross a road in Hillsborough County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A 71-year-old man was found dead inside of a burned shed at a South Daytona mobile home park Saturday afternoon, police said.

Police say two people were shot at a South Daytona apartment complex.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says deputies busted six members of an organized theft ring run out of a liquor store in South Daytona.

SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. – South Daytona police are investigating a shooting Saturday that left one person injured. Police said officers are investigating the shooting in the 2400 block of U.S. 1. It is unclear what led up to the shooting. Police said the suspect vehicle is possibly a black Ford full-size truck. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A woman was shot in the leg Wednesday morning and now her ex-boyfriend, the accused shooter, is in custody, according to South Daytona authorities. Police received a 911 call at 10:52 a.m. regarding a shooting at Bellevue Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Surveillance video captured the attack and the shooting, according to the affidavit. Within an hour, police had tracked Rubin to his home at the Bristol Bay condos in South Daytona. He attempted to run away but was caught near Big Tree Road and the Florida East Coast railroad tracks by Daytona Beach and South Daytona police officers, according to officials.

Crump, a civil rights attorney, has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and George Floyd. “We want her to get justice for her son, there’s no excuse for what happened to Timothy Coffman no excuse. “Like George Floyd, Timothy Coffman screamed out for him. Like George Floyd, Timothy Coffman had the police officer put his knee in his neck for four minutes until he lost consciousness. “And like George Floyd, the police in South Daytona did not obey him any dignity, nor did they offer him any respect, nor did they offer him any humanity.

SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. Authorities are asking drivers to avoid an area of South Daytona as fire crews work to put out flames at a home. South Daytona police said in a tweet on Wednesday afternoon that the road was shut down as firefighters tried to put out the blaze at the home in the 1600 block of Eastern Road. Fire crews working structure fire 1600 block of Eastern - road closed for now - no one home/injured. Avoid area if you can #Southdaytona pic.twitter.com/C7RGDQWWVd South Daytona Police Dept. (@South_DaytonaPD) June 10, 2020No one was home at the time of the fire, police said.

Tornado warning for Volusia CountyA tornado warning has been issued for parts Volusia County until 9 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for central Volusia county until 9:15 p.m. A severe storm near Lake Helen is moving fast to the northeast at 30 mph. Lake County was under a tornado warning until 4:15 p.m. Lake Eustis Funnel Cloud (Valerie Davis)3:42 p.m. UpdateA Tornado Warning was issued for Marion and Lake County and is in effect until 4:15 p.m. 3:15 p.m. UpdateA Tornado Warning was issued for Lake County and is in effect until 3:45 p.m.