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Flagler Fire Rescue Chief Michael Tucker Named 2nd Vice President of Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association

June 4, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler Fire Rescue Chief Michael Tucker. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Fire Rescue Chief Michael Tucker will be installed as 2nd Vice President of the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association (FFCA) at its Executive Development Conference in July. He was notified on Monday about the election results for the 2025-26 Board of Directors.

Palm Coast Council Approves Hiring of Sheriff’s Chief Strobridge on 4-1 Vote; Staly Addresses Risks

June 4, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

It's familiar grounds for Chief Mark Strobridge, seen here addressing the City Council on budgetary issues in a 2021 meeting. He was not at Tuesday's meeting. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council on a 4-1 vote Tuesday night approved hiring Mark Strobridge, the Flagler County Sheriff’s chief of staff, as the assistant city manager for at least three months. With little discussion, the majority of the council was supportive. Mayor Mike Norris was not. Strobridge has described his responsibilities as focusing on the utility department hire and on improving process and efficiencies across the city. A source familiar with the hire says some already-designated personnel may be losing their job during Strobridge’s tenure. 

Judge Dresses Down Ex-Palm Coast Physician John Cascone Over Probation Violation

June 4, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

John Cacone, center, with his attorney John Hager, appearing before Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols on Tuesday in Bunnell. (© FlaglerLive via zoom)

Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols on Tuesday sharply rebuked John Cascone, the surgeon formerly of Palm Coast, after he pleaded to violating his probation less than a year after he was sentenced. The judge did not impose new penalties beyond reinstituting probation, which runs until June 2026. 

Mark Strobridge, Sheriff’s Chief of Staff, Set to Be Assistant City Manager in Palm Coast for 3 Months

June 3, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office's Mark Strobridge. (© FlaglerLive)

In an unusual arrangement, the Palm Coast City Council is set to vote on an agreement that would bring Mark Strobridge, Sheriff Rick Staly’s chief of staff and right-hand man, as assistant city manager for a few months, with a focus on operations and the city’s leaderless Utilities Department. Acting Palm Coast City Manager Lauren Johnston finalized the plans today after approaching Strobridge about it a few weeks ago.  The Sheriff’s Office has the largest contract out of the city’s general fund, and Strobridge has negotiated that contract every year.

Deputy’s Son Jayden Jackson, 23, Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Hit-and-Run Death of Shaunta Cain

June 2, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Jayden Jackson today during his sentencing hearing. The two Florida Highway Patrol troopers in the foreground are the traffic homicide investigators who investigated Jackson's hit-and-run crash that took the life of Shaunta Cain. 54, on U.S. 1 in 2022. (© FlaglerLive)

Jayden Jackson, the 23-year-old resident of Daytona North facing a first-degree felony hit-and-run charge in the death of Shaunta Cain, 54, on U.S. 1 almost three years ago, was sentenced to five years in state prison followed by five years on probation, plus restitution and other requirements. Jackson is the son of Brian Jackson, a long-time deputy with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. 

Florida Supreme Court Disciplines A Dozen Lawyers for Misconduct

June 1, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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A dozen lawyers were recently disciplined by the Florida Supreme Court for various levels of misconduct in their practice. Some of the more profound cases of lawyer misconduct included the case of Barry Robert Gainsburg of Coral Springs. He was ordered by the high court to undergo disciplinary revocation with leave to seek readmission after five years following a May 15 court order.

Answering Lawsuit, Palm Coast Accuses Mayor Norris of Frivolously Weaponizing Court Against Gambaro’s Legitimacy

May 30, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Rachel Crews of GrayRobinson representing Palm Coast before Circuit Judge Chris France in a different case last November. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast has mordantly and vigorously answered Mayor Mike Norris’s claim that Charles Gambaro should be booted off the council and a special election held to replace him. Attorney Rachael Crews, who represents the city, is giving Circuit Judge Chris France a buffet of arguments to find Norris’ claim “frivolous,” falsely urgent, legally groundless, injurious to the city charter, and not least, without standing. Norris sued Palm Coast and Gambaro on May 5, claiming that Gambaro’s appointment last fall should have ended in November.

ICE Arrests More Than 100 in Raid of Construction Site Near FSU

May 29, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

An image of the College Town raid and arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, posted on a Homeland Security Department social media site.

Workers building an apartment complex near the Florida State University campus were detained and some 100 were arrested Thursday morning by agents from U.S. Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service, and Florida Highway Patrol. After entering a construction site in Tallahassee, federal and state officials asked workers for identification and separated them into two categories.

Palm Coast Man, 55, Arrested on Felony Animal Cruelty Charge for Asphyxiating Dog That Attacked His Chihuahua

May 29, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Howard Taft Blair, a 55-year-old resident of Warwick Place in Palm Coast, was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty, a third-degree felony, for killing one of his dogs by asphyxiation. Blair told Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies that killing Nutmeg, a 15-month-old American bulldog and labrador retriever mix, was necessary after Nutmeg attacked one of the family’s four other dogs.

Animal Abusers Face Harsher Penalties as DeSantis Signs New Bills

May 28, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills  Wednesday that will increase fines and sentences for people convicted of abusing pets or restraining them outside during natural disasters. Lawmakers passed the bills, HB 255 and SB 150, in honor of Dexter, a bulldog mix found decapitated and dumped in St. Petersburg, and Trooper, a bull terrier a Florida Highway Patrol officer found tied to a fence along Interstate 75 as Hurricane Milton approached.

With New Cat-5 Resistant Roof, Flagler’s Emergency Management Prepares for Hurricane Season of 13 to 19 Named Storms

May 27, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord spoke of the Operations Center's 180-miles-per-hour-wind resistant roof today, as he discussed the coming hurricane season. (© FlaglerLive)

Aside from his annual briefing on the coming hurricane season’s 13 to 19 named storms, Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord said the county’s Emergency Operations Center now has an $830,000 roof that can resist 180 miles per hour winds, his department is just one of six certified departments ou of the state’s 67 counties, and a new, $10 million stand-alone emergency shelter is scheduled to be completed at the county fairgrounds by next summer.

Dangerous Dog Owners Must Now Have $100,000 Liability Insurance: New Law

May 25, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law bringing harsher penalties and restrictions for owners of dogs that severely injure or kill people. The bill, known as the “Pam Rock Act,” honors a mail carrier who was mauled to death by five dogs in Putnam County in 2022. Starting July 1, owners of dogs that have attacked humans, severely injured or killed pets, or menacingly chased people will have to carry liability insurance of at least $100,000.

Why the Far Right Fabricated the Myth of a Migrant ‘Invasion’

May 24, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Looking for a myth. (US Customs and Border Enforcement)

The current administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the far right has been building this case for years. By 2022, invasion rhetoric, which had previously been relegated to white nationalist circles, had become such a staple of Republican campaign ads that most of the public agreed an invasion of the U.S. via the southern border was underway.

Flagler Sheriff’s Detective Kyle Gaddie A Finalist for Florida Attorney General’s Officer of the Year Award

May 23, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier recognized Flager County Sheriff’s Office Master Detective Kyle Gaddie as one of six finalists for the Attorney General’s “Officer of the Year” award during the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Ceremony in Tallahassee. Of the six finalists, Sunrise Police Department Detective Robert Padron was ultimately named “Officer of the Year.”

41-Year-Old Woman Accused of Stabbing Boyfriend in Argument Over Air Conditioning

May 23, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Amy Dougherty, a 41-year-old resident of Winchester Road south of Favoretta, is at the Flagler County jail on a second-degree felony charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend of 26 years during an argument over an air-conditioning unit he had turned off. J.W., the 40-year-old victim, bled “profusely,” according to the woman’s arrest report, and was treated at AdventHealth Palm Coast.

Sheriff Warns of Scammer Peddling Fake Arrest Warrant

May 22, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A forged arrest warrant (FCSO) (Click on the image for larger view.)

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office warns the public to think twice before responding to unsolicited text messages or phone calls after a local resident received a text message and subsequent phone call on May 20 from an individual posing as a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office employee who claimed the victim had an active misdemeanor arrest warrant for Failure to Appear.

Pasco Sheriff Ordered to Pay Legal Fees After Suppressing Public Records

May 21, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Pasco Sheriff's Office was overruled by an appeals court. (Facebook)

A three-judge panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal sided with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Florida, which filed a lawsuit in September 2022 seeking to force the sheriff’s office to provide records related to what was known as the “Intelligence Led Policing” program. The program included analyzing various types of information and compiling lists of “problem people” and “at-risk youths” who would get increased law-enforcement attention, according to Wednesday’s ruling.

State Attorney Investigating Records Linked to Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida

May 20, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Ron and Casey DeSantis. (Facebook)

Records related to a state House probe of a nonprofit linked to First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature Hope Florida assistance program are part of an “open” investigation, Leon County State Attorney Jack Campbell’s office said Tuesday. House Health Care Budget Chairman Alex Andrade, R-Pensacola, submitted records to Campbell’s office late last month after concluding a House inquiry into the Hope Florida Foundation, a nonprofit linked to the Hope Florida program.

Flagler Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord Warns of a Different Disaster Ahead: the Vanishing of FEMA Money

May 20, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Flagler County Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord in a press conference during last October's Hurricane Milton Emergency. (© FlaglerLive)

With or without FEMA, Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord cautioned, local governments must be prepared to assume more costs of recovery than they have in the past, especially if the federal government declares fewer disasters, as appears to be the plan. Fewer declarations will mean far less reimbursements and far fewer grants for innumerable projects and services local governments depend on in the recovery phase of what are becoming routine climate disasters. 

Judge Lauren Blocker’s Elevation and Judge Stasia Warren’s Retirement Open 2 More Seats on 7th Circuit Bench

May 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Circuit Judge Lauren Blocker.

With the retirement of Circuit Judge Stacia Warren and the elevation to Circuit Court of County Judge Lauren Blocker, the Judicial Nominating Commission for the circuit will conduct a new round of interviews for candidates looking to fill the two vacancies. Applications are due by June 23. 

Palm Coast Man, 26, Charged with Making Lewd Selfie Video While Holding 8-Month-Old Daughter

May 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Timothy Williams IV.

Timothy Wiliams IV, a Daytona Beach transient who shares custody of a Palm Coast toddler, is at the Flagler County jail on a second-degree felony charge of lewd exhibitionism in his daughter’s presence. According to law enforcement, Williams, 26, uploaded a 12-second video clip of himself nude, holding his daughter and masturbating when she was 8 months old. She is a little older now. 

NRA, Raging That 18 Year Olds Can’t Buy Rifles in Florida, Appeals to US Supreme Court

May 17, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Calling split appellate-court decisions “intolerable,” the National Rifle Association on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to a Florida law that raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 18 to 21. Friday’s move was the latest in seven years of legal wrangling over the law passed after a February 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 students and faculty members.

The Annual Memorial to Fallen Officers Is a Near-Daily Ritual for Sheriff Rick Staly

May 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The candlelight moment during the annual memorial for fallen officers at the Flagler County Sheriff's Office Wednesday evening. (© FlaglerLive)

When he took office as Flagler County Sheriff in January 2017, Rick Staly started a ritual. Every time a law enforcement officer’s life was lost in the line of duty, he’d write two cards: one to the agency that lost the officer, and one to the family of the fallen. 

Court Sets Arguments for July 3 on Legitimacy of Charles Gambaro’s Palm Coast Council Seat

May 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Circuit Judge Chris France. (© FlaglerLive)

A July 3 hearing is set before Flagler County Circuit Judge Chris France to determine the validity of Palm Coast Mayor Norris’s lawsuit claiming that Council member Charles Gambaro was appointed to fill out a two-year term last October in violation of the city charter. Norris contends the council should have held a special election for the District 4 seat, and Gambaro should not have continued past Election Day in November. 

Broward County Circuit Judge Gary Farmer Indefinitely Suspended Over ‘Pervasive’ Behavior Unfit for the Bench

May 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Circuit Judge Gary Farmer fueled his own problems on the Broward Circuit bench. (Facebook)

The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday indefinitely suspended Broward County Circuit Judge Gary Farmer, a former Senate Democratic leader, after an investigative panel accused him of “pervasive and extensive” behavior demonstrating “unfitness to hold office.” Farmer was elected as a judge in Broward County’s 17th Judicial Circuit in 2022 after six years in the Florida Senate. He served as minority leader during the 2021 legislative session but was ousted after a vote of no confidence by fellow Democrats.

Children May Attend Drag Shows, Court Rules, Striking Down Florida Law

May 13, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Describing the law as “substantially overbroad,” a federal appeals court Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction blocking a 2023 Florida law aimed at preventing children from attending drag shows. The 2-1 majority opinion said that “by providing only vague guidance as to which performances it prohibits, the act (the law) wields a shotgun when the First Amendment allows a scalpel at most.” The decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals backed the Central Florida venue Hamburger Mary’s in a First Amendment challenge to the law.

County Judge Lauren Peffer Faces Charges Over Fabricated Phone Call

May 11, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Broward County Judge Lauren Peffer in a Facebook image during her electoral campaign.

A judicial panel filed a “notice of formal charges” against Broward County Judge Lauren Peffer, who used a deepfake phone call, fabricated with artificial intelligence, to claim that the judiciary was in crisis. She did not verify the recording before using it during her campaign.

Bill to Help Domestic Violence Victims Dies

May 10, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A "silent witness" at Flagler County's Family Life Center, the county's only shelter for abused persons, in operation since 1987. (© FlaglerLive)

Legislation that aimed to provide more resources to domestic violence victims was permanently shelved this Regular Session after failing to progress through its assigned committees. The legislation would have established an app that allows a victim to reach law enforcement without alerting the perpetrator. Boynton Beach Democratic Sen. Lori Berman sponsored the measure (SB 240).

Black Bear Kills Man 100 Yards from His Home, 1st Ever Fatal Attack in Florida

May 9, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A Florida black bear. (FWC)

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has concluded its initial investigation into what is confirmed to be the first fatal Florida black bear attack in state history this week in Jerome, Florida.

Young Boy in Cardiac Arrest Saved by Flagler County 911 Team, Deputies and Paramedics

May 9, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

On the afternoon of May 8, deputies, firefighters, and paramedics responded to a 911 call in the F-Section of Palm Coast after a young boy had stopped breathing. Together, they worked to save the child’s life.

Mayor Mike Norris’s Lawsuit Against Palm Coast Has Merit. And Limits.

May 8, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

mayor mike norris at war with city

It is one of the mocking ironies of the Palm Coast reality show known as America’s Next Top Mayor that the same man found to have violated the city charter is now invoking it to boot fellow Councilman Charles Gambaro off the island. Yet the lawsuit Norris filed against the city this week, arguing that the council violated the charter when it appointed Gambaro last October, has merit. The strict wording of the charter, poorly written though it is, is on Norris’s side. But a less fundamentalist interpretation of the charter is not.

Metronet Contractor Punctures Flagler Beach Water Main for 2nd Time in 24 Hours, Again Affecting City’s Water

May 8, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

A Flagler Beach public works crew was busy repairing the latest water main break this morning just outside the Flagler shopping center. (© FlaglerLive)

A contractor for the high-speed internet company Metronet whose boring machine punctured Flagler Beach’s main water line Wednesday morning, cutting off water to the city, did so again this morning, 100 yards west of yesterday’s mistake. The puncture again sent potable water gushing into a ditch, forcing the city to shut down service to enable repairs.

DeSantis Stands By Attorney General’s Defiance of Federal Court Order Halting Cops’ Arrests of Migrants

May 8, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking at the Tampa Hula Bay Club on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)

Gov. Ron DeSantis is standing by Attorney General James Uthmeier’s open defiance of a federal court order requiring law enforcement agencies in Florida to halt immigration arrests under a new state immigration law. Talking with reporters in Tampa, the governor said the episode raises a “larger issue” of who can enact public policy in the United States.

Judge Gary Farmer, ‘Discriminatory, Offensive, Sexually Charged, and Demeaning,’ Fights Suspension

May 7, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Sen. Gary M. Farmer Jr., the Fort Lauderdale Democrat, was one of two opponents to the vacation-rental proposal in its current form. Sen. Travis Hutson, who represents Flagler County, was in support. (FlaglerLive via Florida Channel)

Arguing he has “learned his lesson,” Broward County Circuit Judge Gary Farmer, a former Senate Democratic leader, this week urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject a recommendation that he be immediately suspended after an investigative panel accused him of “pervasive and extensive” behavior demonstrating “unfitness to hold office.” Farmer was elected as a judge in Broward County’s 17th Judicial Circuit in 2022 after six years in the Senate. He served as Senate minority leader during the 2021 legislative session but was ousted after a vote of no confidence by fellow Democrats.

Palm Coast and Flagler County Burn Ban Issued in April Is Extended Through May 14 Despite Rain

May 7, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

What Palm Coast and Flagler County would like to avoid. The image above is from the Espanola fire of 2011. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County burn declared on April 23 and in effect countywide has been extended through May 14, the county announced today even though some areas of Flagler County started receiving rain Wednesday.

Sheriff Staly Cautions Palm Coast Mayor Norris on Mystery Claims: ‘We Just Don’t Go on Witch Hunts and Innuendoes’

May 7, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly likes evidence, not political intrigue. The image above is from a news conference a year ago. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said today that Palm Coast Mayor Mike Norris is welcome to report an allegation of a “quid pro quo” involving him and suggesting an attempted bribe from a developer, but cautions that “we just don’t go on witch hunts and innuendoes,” or “fishing expeditions,” and that in any case the way Norris has handled the matter so far has likely undermined any effective investigation. 

Broadband Company’s Contractor Severs Flagler Beach’s Main Water Line on SR100, Cutting Off City’s Supply

May 7, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Flagler Beach crews working on repairing the water main break on State Road 100 this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

A contractor laying down broadband cables for Metronet, the Evansville, Ind.-based high-speed internet company, struck Flagler Beach’s main water line on State Road 100 late this morning, cutting off supply to the city.

3-Judge Panel of Fifth District Court of Appeal Hears Arguments at Flagler County Courthouse for 1st Time

May 6, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The three-judge panel's seats moments before the judges walked in this morning. The Court of Appeal does not permit photography when court is in session. (© FlaglerLive)

For the first time in recent memory, and perhaps ever, a panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeal held oral arguments at the Flagler County courthouse this morning, hearing three cases, none local. One of the three cases centered on the meaning of theft, and whether a defendant had in fact committed a crime–grand theft–when she diverted business from her employer, even though she did not steal products.

Palm Coast Mayor Norris Sues Palm Coast, Seeking Councilman Gambaro Booted and Special Election Held

May 5, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor Mike Norris, left, and Council member Charles Gambaro each wants the other booted off the council. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Mayor Mike Norris today filed an emergency suit against Palm Coast government and Council member Charles Gambaro, charging that Gambaro’s appointment last fall violated the charter. The suit seeks to have Gambaro removed through “a judgment of ouster” and a special election declared for the District 4 seat. Norris has been claiming that Gambaro’s appointment was illegal since soon after he was sworn-in late last November. The lawsuit was filed days after Gambaro made an unsuccessful motion for the council to ask Gov. Ron DeSantis to remove Norris from the council.

State Prison Inmate on a Work Crew in Palm Coast Is Arrested for Burglary

May 2, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Jay Working

An inmate from the Putnam Correctional Institution, assigned to a prison inmate work crew contracted by the City of Palm Coast, faces charges of burglary stemming from when he was working in a Palm Coast neighborhood. He had previously been convicted on burglary- and theft-related charges and sentenced by a court to state prison.

Jeffrey Hutchinson Killed for the 1998 Murders of His Girlfriend’s Three Children

May 2, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

One of the prison's guard towers. (© FlaglerLive)

After the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final appeals, Jeffrey Hutchinson was executed Thursday night at Florida State Prison for the 1998 murders of his girlfriend’s three children in Okaloosa County, according to the state Department of Corrections.

How Probation Fuels Mass Incarceration

May 1, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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On any given day, 1.9 million people are incarcerated in more than 6,000 federal, state and local facilities. Another 3.7 million remain under what scholars call “correctional control” through probation or parole supervision. That means one out of every 60 Americans is entangled in the system — one of the highest rates globally. Yet despite its vast reach, the criminal justice system often fails at its most basic goal: preventing people from being rearrested, reconvicted or reincarcerated.

Need To Be Background-Checked? Flagler Sheriff Offers Service for $60 to $105

May 1, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Public Service Officer at the Flagler Sheriff’s Operations Center scans fingerprints for a background check. (FCSO)

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is now offering comprehensive, nationwide background check services to Flagler County residents through ACCESS Background Check Services.

Stephen Cox, 15-Year Veteran of Flagler Beach Fire Department and Leader Before His Time, Is Named City’s Fire Chief

April 30, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Flagler Beach City Manager Dale Martin, left, appointed Stephen Cox Flagler Beach's fire chief following a unanimous recommendation from a three-member independent board. (© FlaglerLive)

Stephen Cox, a nearly 15-year veteran of the Flagler Beach Fire Department who’s long represented its new generation, was appointed its fire chief earlier this month, from a pool of 15 candidates. He replaces Bobby Pace, who’d retired in February from the post he’d held for 12 years. 

32-Year-Old Maine Resident Accused of Using Xbox to Threaten Palm Coast Boy’s Life and Family

April 29, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The apartment complex in Pittsfield, Maine, from where the threats directed at a juvenile in Palm Coast's W-SEction are believed to have originated, according to a Flagler County Sheriff's investigation. (Google)

James M. Maynard, a 32-year-old resident of a Bunnell-size town in inland Maine that gave birth to two of that state’s governors, was arrested and jailed there on a Flagler County warrant after a local investigation determined he was the alleged source of continuous death threats against a Palm Coast boy and his family through Xbox, the networked video game console.

Seaplane on Student Flight from Flagler Airport Flips and Crashes in Crescent Lake; No Injuries

April 29, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The seaplane after the crash, in an image released by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

A flight-school seaplane reported to have taken off from Flagler County Executive Airport this morning flipped and crashed in Crescent Lake, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. There were no injuries. The crash took place as a groundbreaking ceremony was unfolding at the Flagler airport.

2025 Tunnel to Towers 5K Raises Over $15,000 For 1st Responders and Troops

April 28, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The 4th Annual Tunnel to Towers 5K. (Palm Coast)

The City of Palm Coast proudly hosted the 4th Annual Tunnel to Towers 5K on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Central Park in Town Center, marking its largest turnout yet. With over 500 registered participants ranging in age from 4 to 89, the event brought the community together in a powerful show of support for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s mission to honor first responders and military service members.

Flagler County Assist, the County’s Unique Emergency Management Support Organization, Marks 40th Year

April 27, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A Flagler County Assist storm-spotter. (FCA)

Flagler County Assist (FCA) is celebrating 40 years of service to the people of Flagler County. Since 1985 Flagler County Assist has supported numerous events and provided assistance during emergencies including wildfires, hurricanes, storms small and large public events as the 4th of July in Flagler Beach and the annual Pink on Parade 5 K race.

Sheriff’s Court and Detention Division Chief Engert Graduates from Florida Health Policy Leadership Academy

April 25, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Chief Engert. (© FlaglerLive)

On April 25, Court and Detention Services Chief Daniel Engert graduated from the Florida Health Policy Leadership Academy during a ceremony at the University of Florida/Institute of Food Agricultural Sciences extension in Bunnell.

Brendan Depa Appeal: Court Abused Its Discretion By Imposing State Prison Instead of Juvenile Sanctions

April 25, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Brendan Depa last May, arriving for the beginning of his sentencing hearing in Circuit Court in Bunnell. He spoke with his attorney, Kurt Teifke. (© FlaglerLive)

The long-expected appeal in the case of Brendan Depa argues that Circuit Judge Terence Perkins abused the court’s discretion last summer when he imposed a five-year, adult prison sentence and 15 years of probation rather than what would have amounted to two years in a juvenile prison.  Depa, who will be 20 in August, was a 17-year-old Matanzas High School special education student when he attacked then-teacher aide Joan Naydich after he got angry for being disciplined over the use of a Nintendo game. Surveillance video of the attack circulated around the globe, turbocharging the case’s visibility. 

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