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Florida sheriff releases body camera video of arrest in response to online criticism

Florida sheriff releases body camera video of arrest in response to online criticism

The Volusia County sheriff has released a body camera video of a recent arrest after receiving online criticism. Sheriff Mike Chitwood says Deltona leaders contacted him about the arrest of 18-year-old Iyanna Rollins after seeing social media posts calling the incident an overreaction.

July 21, 2022 12:00am EDT
911 calls released in New Smyrna Beach lightning strike incidents

911 calls released in New Smyrna Beach lightning strike incidents

Calls poured into the Volusia County dispatch center as lightning filled storms rocked New Smyrna Beach Tuesday afternoon.

July 20, 2022 11:32pm EDT
Friends remember a mother and son killed in Florida retention pond crash

Friends remember a mother and son killed in Florida retention pond crash

Family friends of a mother and son killed in a retention pond spoke exclusively to FOX 35 News. They said the family of five had just gotten the keys to their new apartment when the crash happened.

July 20, 2022 11:03pm EDT
Daytona Beach Naked Cowboy lawsuit: Commission approves $90K settlement in 2021 panhandling arrest

Daytona Beach Naked Cowboy lawsuit: Commission approves $90K settlement in 2021 panhandling arrest

A man who is better known as the "Naked Cowboy" stands to receive $90,000 to settle a lawsuit he filed against the City of Daytona Beach, following his 2021 arrest for panhandling.

July 20, 2022 10:44pm EDT
Laughing gas and childbirth: An option for patients looking for a middle ground

Laughing gas and childbirth: An option for patients looking for a middle ground

Doctors and patients around the world are likely familiar with using laughing gas during childbirth, but it’s largely gone under the radar here in the U.S. — until now.

July 20, 2022 9:04am EDT
Lightning storms in Florida: Man struck while mowing his lawn, another hurt by shock waves outside AutoZone

Lightning storms in Florida: Man struck while mowing his lawn, another hurt by shock waves outside AutoZone

Editor's Note: Officials originally stated two people had been struck by lightning Tuesday afternoon when storms moved through Central Florida. Further clarification Wednesday reveals the man outside the AutoZone store was injured by the shock waves of lightning that struck near him. He was not hit by the bolt itself. 

July 20, 2022 7:30am EDT
Pregnant Florida woman pepper sprayed man who threatened her with shovel during road rage incident: police

Pregnant Florida woman pepper sprayed man who threatened her with shovel during road rage incident: police

Cocoa Police were called to a 7-Eleven after getting calls that a woman was pepper spraying a man during an argument.

July 20, 2022 5:43am EDT
Remembering Ally Goad: Family of woman killed by suspected drunk driver leaving hidden rocks around Florida

Remembering Ally Goad: Family of woman killed by suspected drunk driver leaving hidden rocks around Florida

The 22-year-old from Oklahoma loved Universal Studios. Her family is placing painted rocks around the park to share her story.

July 20, 2022 12:45am EDT
Pricey parakeet poached from porch, bird owners say

Pricey parakeet poached from porch, bird owners say

A bird napping is caught on camera as the video shows a thief calmly stealing a pricey parakeet. Now the family is desperate to get their bird back.

July 20, 2022 12:32am EDT
Florida man who planned to blow up his street with homemade explosives arrested, deputies say

Florida man who planned to blow up his street with homemade explosives arrested, deputies say

A Florida man who allegedly built explosive devices with the intent to blow up himself and his street was arrested Monday in Lake County, according to an arrest affidavit.

July 20, 2022 12:19am EDT
2022 Florida Midterms: Votes already being cast as early mail ballots start trickling in

2022 Florida Midterms: Votes already being cast as early mail ballots start trickling in

684 vote-by-mail ballots have already been returned to 41 county elections offices, according to the Florida Division of Elections, with most of them being returned in Okaloosa and Duval counties.

July 19, 2022 5:57pm EDT
Florida elections law: Neighboring states show support for stricter voting laws in Sunshine State

Florida elections law: Neighboring states show support for stricter voting laws in Sunshine State

Pointing to broader implications of the case, Georgia is backing Florida in a fight about a 2021 elections law that a federal judge said was unconstitutionally intended to discriminate against Black voters.

July 19, 2022 5:26pm EDT
Child dies after 16-year-old put pillow over her head 'to quiet her' while mom worked, police say

Child dies after 16-year-old put pillow over her head 'to quiet her' while mom worked, police say

A 16-year-old girl in Florida is facing a manslaughter charge in her sister's death after she allegedly put a pillow over her face "to quiet her down" while her mom worked in the other room, according to the police report.

July 19, 2022 9:37am EDT
Toys ‘R’ Us makes big comeback, returning to all Macy’s locations across US

Toys ‘R’ Us makes big comeback, returning to all Macy’s locations across US

The unveiling of the new locations come after Toys "R" Us became what many thought to be something of a distant memory when the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered its last two physical locations in New Jersey and Texas.

July 18, 2022 9:24pm EDT
Democrats, Moms for Liberty offer dueling messages to Florida voters

Democrats, Moms for Liberty offer dueling messages to Florida voters

Competing political strategies and a debate about which side has more “grassroots” support continued playing out Saturday between Moms For Liberty, an emerging conservative powerhouse, and a Florida Democratic Party looking to reinvent itself.

July 18, 2022 8:39pm EDT
CDC ends COVID-19 reporting program for cruise industry

CDC ends COVID-19 reporting program for cruise industry

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ending a voluntary COVID-19 reporting program for the cruise industry.

July 18, 2022 7:17pm EDT
Florida couple reveals heavenly figure in cedar slab from tree in Crystal River

Florida couple reveals heavenly figure in cedar slab from tree in Crystal River

Glenn and Shelly Pollack have been re-purposing antiques, metal, and wood for the last six years, but a few months ago, they came across a large slab of cedar that revealed a heavenly silhouette in the grain. Now they hope to share it with the world.

July 18, 2022 7:12pm EDT
Blue Angels select first female jet pilot in 76-year history

Blue Angels select first female jet pilot in 76-year history

Lt. Amanda Lee of Mounds View, Minn., will join the team of pilots for the 2023 air show season.

July 18, 2022 6:37pm EDT
'Deplorable living conditions': Several dead dogs found inside cages in Florida man's Edgewater home

'Deplorable living conditions': Several dead dogs found inside cages in Florida man's Edgewater home

A Florida man is facing multiple animal cruelty charges after several dead dogs were found inside his home in Edgewater. 

July 18, 2022 4:28pm EDT
Florida man arrested for shooting alligator with pellet gun, deputies say

Florida man arrested for shooting alligator with pellet gun, deputies say

A Florida man was arrested Sunday for reportedly shooting an alligator that was swimming in a body of water behind his house with a pellet gun, according to a Brevard County affidavit.

July 18, 2022 1:11pm EDT
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