Thwarted in attempts to change the outcome of a razor thin race, U.S. Rep Allen West early Tuesday conceded to his Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy. The concession increases Democratic pick-ups in the House to eight, for a total of 200 seats to the GOP’s 233.
Commissioner Alan Peterson Logs His Last Meeting, But Not Without One Last Showdown
Flagler County Commissioner Alan Peterson served his last meeting Monday evening, but not before taking on Clerk of Court Gail Wadsworth’s raised for her employees and reminding fellow-commissioners what had made him their most ardent bean-counter.
Man Arrested for Firing a Gun at Parents’ House Where His Children and Girlfriend Hid
Christopher Avellar, 30, is accused of firing a .45-caliber gun at his parents’ house on Waywood Place in Palm Coast, where his girlfriend and two children, ages 4 and 5, were hiding from him after a domestic argument Friday evening.
Stop Sign Blown: 2 Palm Coast Drivers Hurt in Pine Lakes Pkwy. T-Boning
A two-vehicle wreck involving Amber Bowser, 18, and Kimberly A. Dixon, 40, both of Palm Coast, interrupted the southbound traffic on Pine Lakes Parkway for about two hours this morning after Dixon ignored a stop sign. Both were hospitalized.
Report of Small Sailboat in Distress Off South Flagler Beach Proved a False Alert
A small sailboat was reported in distress offshore Flagler Beach, about a mile away, parallel to South 12th Street, just after 2 p.m. Monday.
Gen. Petraeus’s Phony Heroism and Obama’s Inner LBJ: Six Reads Monday
David Petraeus as a phony hero for a phony war, Republicans’ phony math, Obama’s yin-yang as JFK and LBJ, the mounting massacre in Gaza, family leave’s better countries, trick or treating cocaine, Donald Trump’s boorishness on tape, and the Flagler County jail bookings.
In a Shift, Gov. Scott Will Now Talk Health Care Reform, But With Reservations
Scott sent a conciliatory letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, but while seeking a meeting, Scott also expressed doubts about whether a key part of the Affordable Care Act would lower health costs.
The Palm Coast City Council’s Arrogance Problem
The secret, undemocratic way the Palm Coast City Council went about picking its latest unelected member is the latest disturbing example of a council’s contempt for the public, and of the maneuverings of a manager with a Donald Trump complex.
William Copeland, Guilty of Attempted Murder in Leidel Drive Shooting, Faces Life in Prison
William Copeland, 21, was found guilty Saturday of attempted murder in the shooting of Accursio Venezia in May 2011. Copeland is the father of Venezia’s grandson, who was in the house at the time, as was his 20-year-old mother. The three-day trial was before Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano.
Round-Up: Election Fallout Shakes Up Florida Capitol
Republicans and Democrats began to weigh the fallout from the messy conclusion of the fall campaign, when voters were forced to stand in line for hours on end in some precincts to cast their ballots. But agreement on what caused the problem, much less how to fix it, was already proving difficult to find.