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The Early Voting sites are set, the stations are ready, and we can’t wait to welcome voters starting tomorrow! Here are three quick tips to make your voting experience fast and easy: 🪪 1. Have your valid photo and signature ID ready. This helps our poll workers quickly locate your voter record and get you checked in. 🗳️ 2. Mark your ballot carefully. Fill in the bubble completely next to your choice. Not sure about a contest? It’s perfectly okay to leave it blank. ✅ 3. Cast your ballot and grab your “I Voted” sticker! You’ve made your voice heard! Early Voting is open 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM each day. Vote at any Early Voting site in Volusia County, whichever is most convenient for you. Find the location nearest you at VolusiaElections.gov. Ready. Set. VOTE!
The Early Voting sites are set, the stations are ready, and we can’t wait to welcome voters starting tomorrow! Here are three quick tips to make your voting experience fast and easy: 🪪 1. Have your valid photo and signature ID ready. This helps our poll workers quickly locate your voter record and get you checked in. 🗳️ 2. Mark your ballot carefully. Fill in the bubble completely next to your choice. Not sure about a contest? It’s perfectly okay to leave it blank. ✅ 3. Cast your ballot and grab your “I Voted” sticker! You’ve made your voice heard! Early Voting is open 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM each day. Vote at any Early Voting site in Volusia County, whichever is most convenient for you. Find the location nearest you at VolusiaElections.gov. Ready. Set. VOTE!
Kairi Lowery joins the newsroom as growth and development reporter covering Volusia County with the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Kairi Lowery joins the newsroom as growth and development reporter covering Volusia County with the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced Monday that license plate readers will be shut down effective immediately in Volusia County. This decision comes after controversy surrounding Flock cameras and who has access to the data they collect, along with how it is stored. This is a developing story, stay up to date at the link in our bio.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced Monday that license plate readers will be shut down effective immediately in Volusia County. This decision comes after controversy surrounding Flock cameras and who has access to the data they collect, along with how it is stored. This is a developing story, stay up to date at the link in our bio.
Volusia County Sheriff's Office is shutting down LPR cameras effective immediately, Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced Aug. 31 in a Facebook post.
Volusia County Sheriff's Office is shutting down LPR cameras effective immediately, Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced Aug. 31 in a Facebook post.
A viral police interaction video out of Florida continues to draw praise across social media platforms for demonstrating exemplary de-escalation and respectful community policing tactics. The footage, captured by a Volusia County Sheriff's deputy's body camera, shows the law enforcement official conducting a routine Terry stop on a local resident, Joseph Griffin, who was out jogging. The deputy approached Griffin after a nearby burglary was reported, calmly explaining to the resident that he closely matched the physical description of the active suspect. Rather than escalating the tension, the officer immediately reassured Griffin by stating, "You're not in any trouble or anything," before transparently detailing the reason for the brief investigative detention. Legal analysts and law enforcement experts highlight the encounter as a textbook example of constitutional policing under strict reasonable suspicion guidelines. By law, officers may temporarily detain an individual if they possess specific, articulable facts linking them to a crime, but the scope must remain brief and focused solely on confirming or dispelling that suspicion. Throughout the interaction, the deputy maintained a professional and respectful demeanor while verifying Griffin's identity. Once Griffin was cleared of any involvement in the burglary, the interaction concluded peacefully, earning widespread recognition as a model for how law enforcement can effectively balance public safety duties with citizen respect.
A viral police interaction video out of Florida continues to draw praise across social media platforms for demonstrating exemplary de-escalation and respectful community policing tactics. The footage, captured by a Volusia County Sheriff's deputy's body camera, shows the law enforcement official conducting a routine Terry stop on a local resident, Joseph Griffin, who was out jogging. The deputy approached Griffin after a nearby burglary was reported, calmly explaining to the resident that he closely matched the physical description of the active suspect. Rather than escalating the tension, the officer immediately reassured Griffin by stating, "You're not in any trouble or anything," before transparently detailing the reason for the brief investigative detention. Legal analysts and law enforcement experts highlight the encounter as a textbook example of constitutional policing under strict reasonable suspicion guidelines. By law, officers may temporarily detain an individual if they possess specific, articulable facts linking them to a crime, but the scope must remain brief and focused solely on confirming or dispelling that suspicion. Throughout the interaction, the deputy maintained a professional and respectful demeanor while verifying Griffin's identity. Once Griffin was cleared of any involvement in the burglary, the interaction concluded peacefully, earning widespread recognition as a model for how law enforcement can effectively balance public safety duties with citizen respect.
Volusia County leaders are pursuing a permanent ban on large-scale data centers in unincorporated areas, a move aimed at stopping the facilities from being built in rural parts of the county. At a meeting last week, @countyofvolusia officials decided to pursue a permanent ban rather than a temporary moratorium. The county said that new applications for large-scale data centers will not be accepted in unincorporated areas while the proposed ban moves through the process. Volusia County Councilman Matt Reinhart said county staff must first develop the proposed ordinance. It would then go before the Planning and Land Development Regulation Commission for review before the County Council holds two public hearings. Learn more at the link in our bio.
Volusia County leaders are pursuing a permanent ban on large-scale data centers in unincorporated areas, a move aimed at stopping the facilities from being built in rural parts of the county. At a meeting last week, @countyofvolusia officials decided to pursue a permanent ban rather than a temporary moratorium. The county said that new applications for large-scale data centers will not be accepted in unincorporated areas while the proposed ban moves through the process. Volusia County Councilman Matt Reinhart said county staff must first develop the proposed ordinance. It would then go before the Planning and Land Development Regulation Commission for review before the County Council holds two public hearings. Learn more at the link in our bio.
Volusia County will create Florida’s first database to track convicted domestic abusers in an effort to reduce dating violence. The Volusia County Council on Tuesday night voted 6-1 to establish the database, which will include anyone convicted of domestic abuse in the county in the past 10 years. It will use publicly available data from the Volusia County Clerk of Court. Staff don’t expect it to require significant money or employee time. Full story: https://www.cfpublic.org/politics/2026-07-22/volusia-domestic-abuse-database #video #news #floridaminute #volusia #florida
Volusia County will create Florida’s first database to track convicted domestic abusers in an effort to reduce dating violence. The Volusia County Council on Tuesday night voted 6-1 to establish the database, which will include anyone convicted of domestic abuse in the county in the past 10 years. It will use publicly available data from the Volusia County Clerk of Court. Staff don’t expect it to require significant money or employee time. Full story: https://www.cfpublic.org/politics/2026-07-22/volusia-domestic-abuse-database #video #news #floridaminute #volusia #florida
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. If approved, the registry would list people convicted of domestic violence offenses in Volusia County and be searchable by the public. The database would be fed directly from the Clerk of Court's records and would not include any information about victims. The concept is straightforward: if someone is entering a relationship or hiring a caretaker, they could search the database to see whether that person has a history of domestic violence convictions. @mollyreedtv will have the latest at link in bio
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. If approved, the registry would list people convicted of domestic violence offenses in Volusia County and be searchable by the public. The database would be fed directly from the Clerk of Court's records and would not include any information about victims. The concept is straightforward: if someone is entering a relationship or hiring a caretaker, they could search the database to see whether that person has a history of domestic violence convictions. @mollyreedtv will have the latest at link in bio
There’s a dramatic development in Deltona’s mayoral election that has gotten the city talking. Deltona Vice Mayor Maritza Avila-Vazquez, who is running for mayor, said that she got a letter from the city clerk saying that she was not qualified as a candidate. Avila-Vazquez said that she believed she did everything correctly in her filing to run for mayor. She said she paid the fees, the check cleared and the Supervisor of Elections accepted her application. On June 25, nearly two weeks after the candidate filing deadline, Avila-Vazquez said she got the letter saying that she was not qualified. The Volusia County Supervisor of Elections said Avila-Vazquez will be on the ballot and votes for her will be counted. The office said the only thing that could affect that is a legal challenge to her candidacy, and so far, the supervisor said that has not happened. Avila-Vazquez also noted that current mayor Santiago Avila Jr., who is running for re-election, is using a website domain name maritzaformayor.com, which sends people to his campaign page. When our anchor @jeffallenreports reached out to the mayor on the phone, he said his consultant did that after his campaign realized Avila-Vazquez was not using that domain name.
There’s a dramatic development in Deltona’s mayoral election that has gotten the city talking. Deltona Vice Mayor Maritza Avila-Vazquez, who is running for mayor, said that she got a letter from the city clerk saying that she was not qualified as a candidate. Avila-Vazquez said that she believed she did everything correctly in her filing to run for mayor. She said she paid the fees, the check cleared and the Supervisor of Elections accepted her application. On June 25, nearly two weeks after the candidate filing deadline, Avila-Vazquez said she got the letter saying that she was not qualified. The Volusia County Supervisor of Elections said Avila-Vazquez will be on the ballot and votes for her will be counted. The office said the only thing that could affect that is a legal challenge to her candidacy, and so far, the supervisor said that has not happened. Avila-Vazquez also noted that current mayor Santiago Avila Jr., who is running for re-election, is using a website domain name maritzaformayor.com, which sends people to his campaign page. When our anchor @jeffallenreports reached out to the mayor on the phone, he said his consultant did that after his campaign realized Avila-Vazquez was not using that domain name.
Volusia County Beach Safety confirmed Friday night that it was searching for a missing 17-year-old boy who was swimming in Daytona Beach. Read more at the link in our bio.
Volusia County Beach Safety confirmed Friday night that it was searching for a missing 17-year-old boy who was swimming in Daytona Beach. Read more at the link in our bio.
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.
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.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for northwestern Volusia County until 7:30 this evening. Radar is showing a line of storms pushing south at 10mph, with wind gusts up to 60mph expected near Pierson, Seville, and Lake George. Roofs, siding, and trees are all in the damage zone with this one, so just know those storms are moving through.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for northwestern Volusia County until 7:30 this evening. Radar is showing a line of storms pushing south at 10mph, with wind gusts up to 60mph expected near Pierson, Seville, and Lake George. Roofs, siding, and trees are all in the damage zone with this one, so just know those storms are moving through.
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