Three controlled or “prescribed” fires burning to the southwest and the west are sending plumes of smoke and acrid smells over Palm Coast and Flagler County.
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Motorcyclist Dennis Corbin, 36, Killed on U.S. 1 Near Matanzas Woods Parkway Roundabout Construction
Dennis Karr Corbin, a 36-year-old resident of Live Oak in north Florida who cherished motorcycles and the outdoors, was killed early Sunday morning as he rode his motorcycle on U.S. 1 in the area of the construction zone near Matanzas Woods Parkway.
Pinning It Down, Resident Kills Pit Bull That Had Attacked Him and a Boy, 12, in Palm Coast
The pit bull had first attacked a child walking home from the bus stop then rushed and bit a resident who’d come out after hearing calls for help. The dog died after being pinned down.
One Side Says Defamation. The Other Says Intimidation. The Gardens Development Spins-Off a Lawsuit.
Ken Bryan, a candidate for Flagler Beach City Commission and a board member of the group opposed to The Gardens development, was sued by the developer’s parent company. Bryan’s attorney charges the suit has no merit and says there may be a counter-suit.
Deputies Respond to Apparent Suicide Attempt at Country Hearth Inn on Old Dixie Highway
An apparent suicide attempt drew a large response by Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies early this morning in front of the shuttered Country Hearth Inn, on Old Dixie Highway.
A Homeless Man Arranges for His Own Escape Out of Grand Oaks Rehab; He and His Accomplice Are Arrested
Hugh Wallace, a 57-year-old man with a history of homelessness, had arranged with a friend to take him out of Grand Oaks Rehab in Palm Coast, though he was a ward of the state. He was arrested on an outstanding warrant, and his friend was arrested on a charge of interfering with the custody of an invalid.
This Time Death Row Inmate Cornelius Baker Shows Up, Only To Learn His Chance for Re-Sentencing May Vanish
Death row inmate Cornelius Baker’s fate is undetermined as the judge, the defense and the prosecution are all awaiting direction from other courts as to whether to re-try Baker in a sentencing phase or stick to his original death sentence.
Two Alleged Co-Conspirators Arrested in Attempted Murder of Carl Saint Felix in 2018
Jimaya Baker, 18, and Diovion Smith, 20, two Palm Coast residents and alleged co-conspirators in an attempted-murder shooting that left a man disabled 15 months ago, were arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts each of attempted robbery with a firearm.
Sheriff’s Detectives Investigating Murky Shooting Near Island Walk Off Palm Coast Parkway
No one was injured but the alleged assailant is still at large in the shooting at Palm Coast Parkway and Harbor Center Way, where an individual got out of one vehicle and shot into another.
Girl Who Threatened to Kill FPC Teacher in Racist Screed Gets Probation, and Must Write Essay on Hate Speech
The 17-year-old former Flagler Palm Coast High School girl last December was found guilty of terrorist threats to kill her English teacher through racist-laced electronic messages with another student in December 2018.