Volusia County

Authorities are investigating vandalism at the site of the Hotel Putnam. The historic DeLand hotel is undergoing a renovation.

Plans are being devised to repair the Daytona Beach Pier after it sustained damage from Hurricane Dorian. Two months after the east end was damaged by the storm, a portion of the pier remains closed.

Deputies in Volusia County say a fight over an Xbox led to violence and the arrest of one person who is accused of firing a BB gun into a home.

A Volusia County, Florida woman was arrested on Friday, accused of trying to drown a cat. When questioned by a witness what she was doing, she said she trying to take the cat "to Jesus." Goodwin was arrested and charged with animal cruelty.

A Volusia County sheriff's deputy is under scrutiny over comments made when responding to a sexual battery.

A contractor working on storm shutters at an Ormond Beach-area condo died when he fell from the 8th floor on Thursday morning.   The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says it happened just after 10 a.m. outside of the eighth floor of the Aquarius Oceanfront Condos.

Authorities say a homeless woman in DeLand was murdered in a fight over a blanket. Christine McCaleb's daughter said her mother lived on the streets for eight years. Prior to that, she says her mom lived a normal life, maintaining a home and keeping up with her bills.

A rollercoaster in Daytona Beach that had a derailment last year has been removed. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services determined that excessive speed caused the derailment of the Sand Blaster Roller Coaster in June of 2018.

A 91-year-old woman and 59-year-old her daughter were robbed after a suspect followed them home. The daughter was pepper-sprayed and her mother was knocked to the ground, police say. One suspect has been arrested and another is sought.

A deadly animal cruelty case out of Daytona Beach has sparked public outrage. Ponce was a 9-month old Labrador retriever beaten to death by its owner, Travis Archer, police say. Archer pleaded no contest to animal abuse charges on Monday.

Volusia County sheriff's deputies are training for active shooter scenarios with new state-of-the-art simulation technology. All deputies and school guardians will be required to regularly step into the VirTra simulator for training.

More than a dozen residents were removed from a nursing home in Daytona Beach that had to be evacuated due to a fire.