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Flagler Beach Mother Pleads Guilty In Minor Daughter’s Rape as Boyfriend Awaits Trial on Capital Charges

February 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Allegations against Rhonda Wilkerson, 50, and boyfriend William Dillow, 28, tell an account of two young girls in the grips of harrowing brutality, torture, sadism, lies and threats over several months at the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014.

Palm Coast Close To Suspending Red-Light Camera Program as Legal Challenges Mount

February 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

By all appearances from the council’s discussion this morning, the council is ready to end its program as it is now configured, with a final decision to be taken on March 3.

Ending Political Endorsements, Tallahassee Democrat Surrenders to Focus Groups

February 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Jac Wilder VerSteeg says he mourns the end of an era in which editors and publishers instinctively understood what readers wanted to read and ought to read, as opposed to what focus groups told them they should print.

Parents Ask Judge To Disqualify Union From Challenging School Voucher Program

February 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Lawyers for the state and parents whose children use Florida’s de facto school-voucher program argued Monday that groups including the state’s largest teachers union don’t have the right to challenge the program in court.

Jeb Bush’s Behavior in the Terry Schiavo Case: Unworthy of a Governor — Or a President

February 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Schiavo was brain-dead for 10 years. Her Catholic parents prevented her husband from removing a feeding tube, and Jeb Bush intervened, strong-arming the Florida Legislature to circumvent a court ruling.

With Generous County Subsidy, Christian School May Be Next Tenant of Old Courthouse

February 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

County government will vote Tuesday on a proposal by First Baptist Christian Academy of Palm Coast to lease the old courthouse in Bunnell for $5,700 a month, and with an interest-free, 30-year tax-funded loan of $360,000.

For Second Time in Five Days, R-Section Houses Are Targets of Several Bullet Shots

February 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

A house at 7 Rolland Lane and another at 6 Roxboro Drive were each sprayed with five bullets within five days of each other, and in each case a bullet struck a vehicle inside a garage. No arrests have been made.

Brian Williams and Baghdad Bob

February 8, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

When Brian Williams lied about being shot in a helicopter, it was part of a broader pattern of bogus stories the American media were too happy to broadcast about the war in Iraq as it sped to George W. Bush’s Mission Accomplished moment on the USS Abraham Lincoln.

Lest We Get On Our High Horse: Obama’s Caution to Self-Righteous Christians

February 8, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

President Obama’s speech at the National Prayer Breakfast cautioned Christians against shutting their eyes to their own brutal past, but was rebuked by Evangelicals and the conservative press, often with flurries of historical inaccuracies.

Last Tango For Nuclear:
Atomic Power’s Environmental Ringers

February 8, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The nuclear power industry’s attempted revival is relying on a corps of environmental converts to the cause, including Obama climate czar Carol Browner and ex-EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman.

For Flagler Cop Sam Bell, Stopping
Bad Guys Didn’t End With Desk Duty

February 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy Sam Bell was sidelined from regular duty after a drunk driver caused his knee injury, but twice in the past three weeks he helped lead to the arrest of two suspects.

In a First For Jacksonville Zoo, A Baby Gorilla Is Successfully Born

February 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Almost a year after mourning the death of a newborn gorilla, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens this morning announced the first successful gorilla birth in its history. The newborn’s sex is currently unknown.

Gripes Aside, 6,000 Palm Coast and Flagler County Residents Enrolled in Obamacare as Deadline Approaches

February 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Brisk enrollment in Flagler County and Palm Coast is nevertheless accompanied by individuals’ continued struggles, financial and ideological, over the Affordable Care Act even as Florida leads the nation in Obamacare enrollments, with 1.3 million people, and more expected ahead of the deadline.

24-Hour Waiting Period for Abortions and Repeal of Undocumented Immigrant Attorney Law Filed

February 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

In a sign that hard-core Republican legislators intend to press their case at the Florida Legislature, lawmakers this week filed bills that would impose a 24-hour waiting period for abortions, and that would repeal the law adopted last year that enabled Jose Godinez-Samperio, an undocumented immigrant, to become a practicing lawyer.

Ban on Confederates in Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame Raises Gray Hackles

February 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The Civil War became an unlikely point of contention at the last Florida Cabinet meeting as Agriculture Commissioner Putnam criticized a decision not to include Confederate soldiers in the hall of fame, though Florida law prevents it.

Strong Job-Creation Pace Continues, Adding 1 Million in Last 3 Months

February 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The U.S. economy added 257,000 jobs in January, continuing a job-creation pace not seen since 1999, when the economy added 3.18 million jobs overall. The unemployment rate ticked up to 5.7 percent.

A Strip-Club Sin Tax That Also Takes Names? This Conservative Says No And No.

February 5, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Florida lawmakers are considering a measure that would charge a $10 surtax on sex-club patrons and require the business to keep a database of customers. Nancy Smith says no.

Latest Rule Proposal Would Let Pot Growers Distribute Product Directly to Retailers

February 5, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The director of Florida Department of Health’s Office of Compassionate Use expects growers to be able to sell their product at storefronts, possibly in regions outside of where their nurseries exist.

South and West Palm Coast Getting 2, Possibly 3 New Gas Stations, With First Opening in June

February 5, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

A gas station on Pine Lakes Parkway and Wynnfield Drive will open in June while Race Trac is securing permits to open a station on SR100 and Seminole Woods Boulevard.

DSC’s Kristy Presswood Is “Fearless and Focused” Series Speaker at Feb. 12 Lunch

February 5, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

For $15 a spot, “The Importance of Education in the New Economy” is the topic for the Palm Coast Business Assistance Center’s first “Fearless and Focused: Women in Business” Lunch n Learn for 2015.

Don’t Expect Supreme Court’s Latest Review of Lethal Injection to Kill Death Penalty

February 5, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

States changed from hanging to electric chair because it was a modern, supposedly painless method of execution. Botched executions have rendered that assumption problematic.

DCF Abuse Hotline Refused 2 Calls Before Phoebe Jonchuck Was Thrown Off Bridge

February 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

DCF did not deem urgent a message from a lawyer for the girl’s father the day before the killing warning that Jonchuck was “driving all over town in his pajamas with Phoebe” and “seems depressed and delusional.”

“I’m So F— Sorry”: In 911 Call of AK-47 Shooting, Regret and Worries of Going to Jail

February 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

In the 911 call, Brandon Williamson describes how he shot his friend Shane Huber and apologized repeatedly as Huber sat or stood near him for 8 minutes before deputies and paramedics arrived.

The FBI’s Palm Coast Visit and Jim Landon’s Accuracy Problem

February 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Palm Coast City Manager Jim Landon Tuesday accused local media of mis-characterizing the FBI’s recent interview of two city officials, but it was Landon who distorted the record and derided the local press in a way he never would dare—or that council members should never tolerate—if he were referring to any other local business.

18-Year-Old Shot With AK-47 In House Across From Wadsworth Elementary in Apparent Accident

February 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

18-year-old Shane Huber of Palm Coast was shot in the chest with an AK-47 Tuesday afternoon at a house on Parkview Drive, across the street from Wadsworth Elementary. The school by then had let out.

Judge Orders Dennis McDonald and Attorney to Pay Palm Coast $15,900 Over Frivolous Suit

February 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Circuit Judge Michael Orfinger’s order calls for the sum to be paid equally by McDonald and his attorney. The decision signals to local anti-government activists that governments will not leave certain attacks unanswered.

Florida Lawmaker Proposes Capping All State and Local Testing at 5% of School Time

February 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The bill would authorize districts to use something other than tests to assess students in some courses, revamp laws tying teachers’ evaluations and pay more closely to student performance.

Sheriff’s Deputy Erik Pedersen Reconnects 94-Year-Old Mondex Woman To the World

February 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

When Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy Erik Pedersen discovered that 94-year-old Ann Parker was without a phone in her Mondex home, he bought her one and refused payment.

Not So Good For Jeb: Hillary Would Tie Him in Florida, Easily Beat Him in Other Swings

February 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Hillary Clinton is ahead of Jeb Bush by a statistically insignificant 1 point in Florida but beats him or Chris Christie handily in Ohio and Pennsylvania in a prospective contest for the presidency.

83-Year-Old Palm Coast Woman Seriously Hurt in Rear-End Collision on US1

February 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Both US1’s southbound lanes south of the White Eagle Lounge in Korona closed for 90 minutes Tuesday morning after Palm Coast’s Olivia Braxton was seriously injured in a rear-end collision.

County Approves Salamander’s Bid For 198-Room Hotel, With Conditions and Donations

February 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

The Flagler County Commission’s verdict, just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, includes some last-minute promises of land and dollars from Salamander, and a four-year deadline to build the $72 million project.

Still Under Fire, Gov. Scott’s Office Attempts To Deflect Criticism Over FDLE Chief’s Firing

February 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The ouster of Bailey has become a major controversy for Scott, who contended last month that commissioner resigned from the post. Bailey, who has only publicly commented to the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee bureau, has said, “I did not voluntarily do anything.”

Testily, Commissioner George Hanns Brings Notice to His VFW Certificate of Appreciation

February 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Commissioner George Hanns was not happy that what he referred to as a news release about his VFW plaque had not been run by local papers, though the papers may not have received the release to start with.

For Democrat Adam Morley, Steep Challenges In Bid For State House Against Paul Renner

February 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Lack of money aside, Adam Morley’s candidacy appears to lack coherence and strategy, neither of which he could formulate when he met with Flagler County’s leading Democrats Monday.

Palm Coast Mother Charged With Child Abuse For Tasing Her 15-Year-Old Son

February 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Rhonda Gulsen, a 54-year-old resident of Fairfax Court in Palm Coast, before allegedly tasing her son, had egged on a relative who was beating on the 15-year-old boy.

Flagler Commission Approves $18 Million Jail Expansion, Tripling Capacity to 404 Beds

February 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The expansion of the jail will cost the sheriff and the county more to run. Those annual costs, drawn from property tax revenue, have not yet been provided.

Nuclear Power’s Last Tango: Industry’s Promise Fails to Outrun Crippling Costs

February 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

If you like the U.S. nuclear power industry, it’s a Michael Jordan-type gallant return. If you don’t like nukes, it’s more of a Gloria Swanson gruesome comeback in Sunset Boulevard.

Salamander’s Hammock Beach Hotel: An Invitation to Future Prosperity in Flagler

January 31, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Tim hale, a Palm Coast business owner and Hammock resident, argues that Flagler County’s economic future is intertwined with Salamander’s proposed 198-room hotel at Hammock Beach.

Glitches Fixed, Flagler’s Upgraded 911 System Readies For Launch, With Text-to-911 Next

January 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The $266,000 upgrade enables dispatchers to more quickly and accurately zero in on cell callers’ location. In the near future, text-to-911 capabilities will make it easier for the deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired to use 911.

Inmate Asks Florida Justices to Block Execution Pending Supremes’ Ruling on Lethal Injection

January 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Attorneys for condemned killer Jerry William Correll filed an emergency petition as the U.S. Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of a sedative that is the first drug administered during a three-step process in executions.

13-Year-Old Girl Walking Home From Indian Trails Was Molested, Incident Report Shows

January 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The subject is described as a white male, 30-40 years of age, large build with brown hair (possibly balding) and brown eyes.

What’s the Definition of Sexual Intercourse? Florida Supreme Court Justices Will Decide.

January 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The question stems from charges filed in 2011 against Gary Debaun under a law that requires HIV-infected people to inform potential sexual partners about the disease before having sexual intercourse. Debaun was accused of not providing the information to a male sexual partner.

Sheriff Manfre Will Ask For 5% Pay Raise For Ranks, First Substantial Increase in 6 Years

January 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Flagler Sheriff’s deputies finally got a 1 percent raise promised them since October but embargoed for disputed reasons as Sheriff Jim Manfre on Thursday said he’d move forward with a request for the first substantial raises in six years come budget season.

Ex-Felon Arrested in Palm Coast’s P-Section For Owning Assault Rifle and Selling Pot

January 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Anthony DiBella, 55, of 23 Pilgrim Drive in Palm Coast, was arrested this morning for selling marijuana out of his garage and owning an assault rifle despite a felony conviction for robbery in 1980.

Previously Accused of Bigamy, Palm Coast Man Is Arrested on Child Porn Possession Charges

January 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Paul Wayne Stout, a 47-year-old resident of Patchogue Place in Palm Coast, was arrested Wednesday after an FDLE investigation dating back to last summer.

Experts Were Wrong on Oil Prices. They’re Just As Wrong to Deride Solar Energy’s Viability.

January 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Researchers mistakenly said that solar and wind power wouldn’t be competitive with dirty-energy options by now, just as predictions of peak oil or high oil prices proved wrong, writes Emily Schwartz.

Hearing to Decide Fate of Salamander’s 198-Room Hotel in the Hammock Set for Monday

January 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

But the county administration has asked for a delay in a hearing, originally scheduled for the same day, on a proposed short-term ordinance that has also divided the Hammock community.

Without Evidence, Bondi Blames Governor’s Staff For FDLE Chief’s Firing as Scott Calls Bailey a Liar

January 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Bondi acknowledged she had no proof to back her opinion and had not discussed the matter with Scott on a controversy that has inundated the governor’s administration as Scott begins his second term.

For Flagler and Palm Coast Officials, Mandatory Ethics Class Puts Primer on Common Sense

January 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The session produced discussion, questions and derision that revealed the gulf between what the law requires and what officials tend to know, with lacking agreement on what even common sense might mean.

State Ethics Panel Ratifies $2,500 Fine on Flagler Commissioner Revels Over 2 Violations

January 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Florida Commission on Ethics Friday unanimously approved a $2,500 fine on Flagler County Commissioner Barbara Revels over two violations of the state ethics law, stemming from Revels’s role in the county’s purchase of the old Memorial hospital in Bunnell.

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