With less than two weeks before the primary election, candidates for the highly contested Congressional District 7 took on several issues on Thursday in Lake Mary. The forum focused on topics facing the business community, such as taxes, government contracting, and technology.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood took to social media to accuse prosecutors in Orange and Osceola counties of being too lenient with a teen who is now accused of killing two people in DeLand. Chitwood’s post also put him in the middle of the ongoing feud between State Attorney Monique Worrell and Florida State Attorney James Uthmeier.

Last week, half a dozen Central Florida eateries were forced to shut down temporarily after a visit from a health inspectors, according to state records.

A Volusia County animal sanctuary that has cared for elderly and disabled animals for more than four decades says it is searching for a new home after the property’s new owner began charging $4,000 a month in rent.

A recently approved park expansion in Volusia County marks a final step toward the state’s goal to protect land surrounding North Peninsula State Park. But the county’s plans for improving Highbridge Park could be derailed if Florida voters approve a proposed property tax overhaul this November.

Millennials aren’t just renting longer — they’re increasingly buying homes, and Central Florida is among the biggest hotspots.

Deputies said the statue had been ripped of its slab and thrown in the woods. Newly released surveillance footage shows the incident as it happened.

A new internal audit is raising red flags inside Volusia County’s building inspections office — pointing to improperly issued permits, missing approvals and nearly $400,000 in potential revenue loss. Three employees resigned as part of a human resources investigation stemming from the audit, county officials confirmed.

DeLand police are looking for a 17-year-old in the deaths of two people last week. Police have issued an arrest warrant for Keyan Jayden Rundell. Rundell is considered armed and dangerous and police are urging the public to call 911 immediately if they see him or know where he is, and do not approach him.

The Flagler County sheriff's dinner plans turned into a high-speed traffic stop Friday evening after a Palm Coast man was clocked driving 125 mph on Interstate 95.

NASCAR’s exhibition Clash is returning to Daytona International Speedway for the first time in six years.

Astronaut Luke Delaney will pilot NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station. Growing up in Debary, Delaney told WKMG news partner WJXT that watching Space Shuttle launches planted an early seed.

The 7-0 vote came after Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said his office would not enforce the city’s ordinance and questioned whether it would hold up in court.

Edgewater is one step closer to letting voters decide whether to ban some types of data centers.

On Monday, a redesigned food pantry and lounge was unveiled at Seminole High School’s 9th Grade Center — one of five schools across Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Volusia, and Lake counties to receive a makeover through the foundation’s Renovate to Educate program. The renovations were made as an estimated 20,000 students across those five counties are currently experiencing homelessness.

DeLand police are asking the public for tips and any information that could help them identify who murdered 19-year-old Dustin Rose and 18-year-old Samson Campbell. Investigators say they are actively searching for the person responsible and have no one in custody.

The measure would permanently prohibit new data centers from being built, expanded or operated within city limits.

The suspect, Austin Mowery, 28, surrendered around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday and was not injured. He was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail and charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, according to the sheriff’s office.

Property taxes have gone up across Florida — but some places have seen much bigger jumps than others.

DeLand Police shared early Sunday morning that they served a search warrant in connection with a double homicide earlier this week. Officers say the warrant was served around 10:30 p.m. Saturday on Loughton Street.

Deltona has passed an ordinance banning e-bikes, e-scooters and mopeds for anyone under 18 — but the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says it has no plans to enforce it.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties. Here are the candidates for Volusia County Council District 1.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties. Here are the candidates for Volusia County Council District 3.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties. Here are the candidates for the Volusia County School Board District 1.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties. Here are the candidates for the Volusia County School Board District 5.

The victims were identified as Dustin Rose, 19, formerly of DeLeon Springs, and Sampson Campbell, 18, formerly of DeLand. Police said the two were childhood friends.

Volusia County Sheriff's deputies, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission conducted a large-scale disaster drill off Daytona Beach, simulating a commercial airliner crash in the Atlantic Ocean.

Last week, nearly a dozen Central Florida eateries were forced to shut down temporarily after a visit from a health inspectors, according to state records.

The Daytona Beach homicide suspect who died in Titusville Tuesday night had killed his estranged wife while she was on the phone with their son, police said in an update on Wednesday.

A 21-year-old man said he was bitten by a shark off Daytona Beach Shores over the weekend after he moved his pregnant fiancée toward shore and then fought to get the animal off him.

Officers are investigating a “domestic violence incident” that broke out in Holly Hill on Monday, according to the police department. Police said the incident may have stemmed from an argument over infidelity.

With the first day of school just two weeks away, some Deltona students may need to find a new way to get around. The city has banned anyone under 18 from riding e-bikes, motorized scooters and mopeds.

Ahead of Florida's Aug. 18 statewide primary, Central Florida election supervisors are urging all registered voters — not just party members — to participate, as the ballot includes nonpartisan races for school board, county commission, judicial seats, and select universal primary races that are open to every eligible voter.

A Georgia man is recovering after a shark bit him while he was wading in shallow water off a Volusia County beach Saturday evening.

An Ormond Beach man has been put behind bars after two children were put through “heinous punishment” and “cruel mistreatment,” according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

According to the sheriff’s office, a male suspect stabbed a male victim during an altercation. The victim then gained control of the knife and stabbed the suspect.

Dozens of people gathered Thursday night, many wearing pink — a color loved by Nicole Grayson, the 43-year-old mother who died after jumping into a river to save her young son — as they struggled to process the tragedy that unfolded just days earlier.

With practice starting Monday, several high schools stopped at a media day in Seminole County to preview the upcoming season.

A Central Florida man was arrested after he was caught stealing diesel from Circle K gas stations across the area, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

About 49 people were arrested as part of a multi-agency operation going after drug traffickers in Central Florida. The networks operated in Volusia, Flagler, St. Johns, Marion and Orange counties, according to law enforcement.

Scott Gardner, 33, is accused of leaving his son, Sebastian, in a truck for more than three hours on June 6, 2025, while he got a haircut and then spent nearly three hours drinking at Hanky Panky’s Lounge, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

Over a dozen more eateries across Central Florida were forced to close down after receiving a visit from a health inspector last week, according to state records.

Volusia County has officially broken its sea turtle nesting season record — and there are still three months left to go. As of Wednesday, turtles have laid 1,517 nests along the county’s coastline, surpassing the previous record of 1,516 nests set in 2023. Nesting season runs through Oct. 31.

A 16-year-old girl was seriously injured after being struck by a train in New Smyrna Beach on Wednesday morning, according to the police department.

The Volusia County Council is set to vote on whether to create a domestic violence offender registry — a move that could make the county the first in Florida to establish such a database.

According to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, a 4-year-old boy fell into the St. Johns River on July 18 after leaning over a knee-high wooden fence while trying to retrieve an object that had gone over the edge. His mother, Nicole Grayson, 43, jumped in after him without hesitation but drowned saving her son. News 6 spoke to the brave boater who helped pull the boy to safety.

A heated Edgewater City Council meeting Monday put a spotlight on the city’s relationship with the Sabatini Law Firm, after Councilwoman Debbie Dolbow raised concerns about the firm’s ties to Mayor Diezel Depew and recent criticism of the firm’s use of artificial intelligence in legal filings.

911 audio released after deputies with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office responded to Ed Stone Park, west of DeLand, around 4 p.m. Saturday after witnesses reported a child and his mother in the river.

Edgewater leaders are weighing a proposal that would allow voters to decide whether to permanently ban data centers within city limits, joining other Florida communities pushing back on the rapidly expanding industry.

A DeLand mother died after jumping into the St. Johns River to save her 4-year-old Saturday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say the mother, 43-year-old Nicole Grayson, dove in to save her child at Ed Stone Park around 4 p.m.

Parking at the beach in New Smyrna Beach could soon get a whole lot simpler. The city is looking to eliminate its own parking permits and start accepting Volusia County’s beach parking passes — meaning residents and visitors may only need one pass instead of two.

A new U.S. destroyer conducting tests was responsible for the “experimental explosion” off the Florida coast on Thursday, according to a U.S. Naval spokesperson.

Deltona city leaders are moving quickly to establish a new fire assessment fee, bracing for a potential multimillion-dollar hit to the city’s budget if a statewide constitutional amendment passes in November.

A strong “experimental explosion” was reported off the Atlantic Coast of Central Florida on Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

President Donald Trump is expected to speak about elections on Thursday, raising concerns about foreign interference. But in Central Florida at least, election supervisors say they are prepared to fend off security issues ahead of the primary and midterms in the coming months.

Daytona Beach leaders will hear a new proposal on Thursday night that would add strict new rules for e-bikes, bicycles and motorized pedicabs. The proposed ordinance bans anyone under the age of 11 from using an e-bike on any roadway or sidewalk.

City leaders are voting Wednesday to extend and upgrade a longstanding program that gives residents money back for replacing fixtures with more water-efficient options.

One of the eateries — a Chinese restaurant in Orlando — suffered its fourth closure this year, according to state records.

New Smyrna Beach city leaders are considering a new fire assessment fee as they prepare for the potential loss of millions of dollars in property tax revenue if a proposed statewide constitutional amendment is approved by voters in November.

A DeLand man is being called a hero after surveillance video captured him racing into a burning home and helping a child and her dog get to safety — before firefighters arrived on scene.

Starting Wednesday, all visitors to Blue Spring State Park — including annual passholders, pedestrians and cyclists — must have a day-use reservation to enter the park.

Construction crews are building Volusia County’s first transitional tiny-home community in DeLand, a pilot project aimed at moving people off the streets and into stable housing.

Seven people were arrested as part of an undercover operation in Volusia County this month, according to the sheriff’s office.

A man was arrested following a disturbance call that led Port Orange police to discover a concealed laboratory containing hazardous chemicals inside his home.

Law enforcement agencies across the Southeast kicked off Operation Southern Slow Down Monday at Daytona International Speedway, launching a weeklong campaign aimed at reducing speed-related crashes and fatalities on Florida’s roads.

Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, state wildlife records obtained by News 6 reveal.

An 85-year-old Daytona Beach woman was killed early Monday morning in a rear-end crash on Interstate 95 northbound in Volusia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Jeremy Mason, 29, was arrested on Friday after troopers responded to a “Be On the Lookout” alert for a white Chevrolet Silverado traveling westbound on State Road 400. Dispatchers reported a woman inside the vehicle was yelling that she had been kidnapped.

The Daytona Beach Police Department says it is looking for three people who went missing Friday morning.

DeBary is getting $2.5 million from the state to bring its massive nature park to life. The city plans to open the 200-acre Alexander Island, just off Fort Florida Road, with an initial phase expected to welcome visitors as early as December 2026.

Residents in Edgewater say feral hogs have been tearing up their yards — often overnight — causing thousands of dollars in damage. The city says it has trapped 50 hogs over the past three months as part of an ongoing effort to get the problem under control.

After two and a half years of laying underground infrastructure, the city says developers are now ready to start building the homes and businesses that will form DeBary’s first walkable downtown district — right next to the SunRail station off U.S. 17-92.

DeBary’s oldest neighborhood is set to get its first stormwater system after the city secured state funding to address a long-standing flooding problem.

For years, the greater Orlando area carried a grim title: the deadliest place in the U.S. for pedestrians. But a new report shows that’s no longer the case — and while Orlando is falling in the rankings, other Central Florida communities are moving up.

A Volusia County Sheriff's deputy is under investigation after crashing his patrol vehicle into a retention pond at approximately 92 mph while failing to negotiate an off-ramp near International Speedway Boulevard and Interstate 95, Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.

A convicted sex offender in DeLand is facing several charges, accused of forcefully groping two nurses at a hospital.

A Volusia County sheriff's sergeant was charged with two counts of felony battery after video captured him allegedly attacking a 71-year-old woman and her 77-year-old husband at a New Smyrna Beach bar while off-duty.

The Daytona Beach Shores City Commission is set to consider a proposal to rename the city “The Shores.” A recent city survey found most respondents support the change, though some residents remain divided over the potential costs and loss of the well-known Daytona Beach name.

Beachgoers in Volusia County may have noticed fewer parking spaces along the shore over the July 4 holiday weekend — and it was intentional. Sheriff Mike Chitwood says the decision came after a series of troubling incidents involving children being struck by vehicles on the beach.

A Central Florida city is set to decide whether residents will soon be allowed to keep backyard chickens under a proposed ordinance that outlines strict limits on how the birds can be kept.

A lifeguard is in the hospital after an indirect lightning strike according to Volusia Beach Safety Officials.

A search is underway in Daytona Beach after Daytona Beach Safety officials say a 17-year-old Orlando teen vanished Friday night.

A sad start to the holiday weekend in Volusia County. The Volusia Beach Safety Patrol says a 60-year-old man was found dead 80 to 100 meters offshore.

Volusia County officials are urging beachgoers to plan ahead this Fourth of July weekend, warning of massive crowds, narrow beaches from high tides, and a strict fireworks ban to protect a record sea turtle nesting season.

Volusia County officials are urging beachgoers to plan ahead this Fourth of July weekend, warning of massive crowds, narrow beaches from high tides, and a strict fireworks ban to protect a record sea turtle nesting season.

Seven Central Florida school districts garnered “A” grades in the latest report card released this week. Individual school grades were also released. We've listed all of the school grades.

The skies over Central Florida will light up this Fourth of July, with fireworks, festivals and celebrations stretching across the region all weekend long.

Police said Peoples fled earlier from VSO deputies who were attempting to arrest him, raising concerns he would continue to endanger the public. After the arrest, officers said they discovered his 11-year-old daughter was in the vehicle.

A newly designated “Spectrum Alert” was issued on Wednesday for a missing teen with autism out of Central Florida. That teen has now been found.

The Volusia County Sheriff is responding to a Holly Hill church pastor who told News 6 her son was not involved in a major drug and gang operation, saying investigators surveilled the house next to the church for almost a year and saw people selling marijuana.

As the U.S. approaches its 250th Independence Day, consumers are being warned about deceptive "Made in the USA" websites flooding social media with patriotic deals — and some shoppers are already falling victim to receiving products that look nothing like what was advertised.

A driver who crashed into a pole was arrested on Tuesday evening after colliding with a firetruck earlier in the day, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Volusia County law enforcement raided 10 properties, targeting a violent drug gang known as the "Cut Throat Murderers" linked to fatal overdoses and shootings on the county's east side.

Chuck Gleichmann remembers when you could walk to the end of his dock along the Halifax River in Ormond-By-The-Sea and count the pebbles on the bottom. That was nearly 20 years ago. Today, he can’t see his hand 6 inches below the water’s surface.

Two Deltona parents accused of threatening a teenager with a knife and a gun returned to court for a bond hearing.

Wildfires sprang up in the Maytown area on Friday evening, prompting a warning from first responders.

Volusia County deputies have revealed that an Orlando father is now facing an even more serious charge after his infant son died earlier this year.

As Florida hurricane survivors wait for FEMA to approve their grant applications, Congress and a council appointed by President Trump push different plans to overhaul FEMA.

A Daytona Beach ordinance banning panhandling partially violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a U.S. Appeals Court affirmed this week. But the judges also ruled the lower court went too far in blocking the whole ordinance.

Downtown Ormond Beach businesses are taking matters into their own hands after drivers continue to ignore a reduced speed limit on Granada Boulevard — nearly a year after the change took effect.