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Job Creation Surges to 321,000 as Year’s Totals Approach Best Showing Since 1999

December 5, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The national economy added 321,000 in October, the best showing since February 2012, when it added 332,000 jobs, and job-creation figures for September and October were revised upward, adding 44,000 jobs to the tally, for a total of 835,000 in the last three months. But the unemployment rate, calculated from a different survey, held at last month’s 5.8 percent.

“I Didn’t Want To But It Had To Be Done”: Details Emerge in Husband’s Alleged Shooting of His Wife

December 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Jonathan Canales allegedly told his wife Tiffany Norman, just before shooting her in their Mondex home on Nov. 15, that he could kill her “and nobody would even know about it.”

Sgt. Larry Jones, One of Flagler Sheriff’s First Black Deputies, Retires After 30 Years

December 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Jones’s career has straddled the best and worst of the county’s history. When he was hired in October 1984, Jones was only the fifth African-American deputy hired in Flagler County, which only a few years earlier had been the last county to desegregate its schools in Florida.

Cue That Processional: Gay Marriage Could Be Legal in Florida Starting Jan. 6

December 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

A federal appeals court Wednesday rejected Attorney General Pam Bondi’s request to at least temporarily extend Florida’s ban on gay marriage — possibly setting the stage for same-sex marriages to start in January.

For Oceanside Grill in Flagler Beach, a Parking Lot Becomes Epic Battleground Over City Rules

December 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The city told Oceanside Grill that it had inadequate parking, and when the restaurant bought a lot to comply, the city told it it could not use it for parking. The contradictions came to a head at a planning board meeting Tuesday, but a compromise is in the works.

Serious Flagler Candidates All Out of Special House Election; Dennis McDonald Qualifies for Senate

December 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Howard Holley pulled out of the House election race Monday, leaving no serious Flagler candidate in the running, though newcomer Danielle Anderson has qualified. In the Senate race, Dennis McDonald will be challenging Hutson, Renuart and Sweeny in a four-way Republican primary.

Obamacare Snags: He Wants To Be Insured But Still Can’t Afford It.

December 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The law requires all Americans to carry health insurance, but despite subsidies, it isn;t a given that some workers can afford their portion of premium costs. One of those people is Leaburn Alexander

Should Brandishing a Gun at Someone Who Cuts You Off in Traffic Be Considered Self-Defense?

December 2, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Florida Supreme Court is considering a “stand your ground” case in which a man was charged with aggravated assault after brandishing a gun at a trucker during a confrontation on a state highway.

Jonathan Canales Charged With Attempted Murder in Shooting of His Wife 2 Weeks Ago

December 2, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Jonathan Canales was arrested for attempted first-degree murder after allegedly shooting his wife from behind as she ate dinner in the couple’s kitchen in the Mondex, moments after putting her three children to bed.

New Sheriff’s HQ Square Footage Grows By a Third Even as Construction Cost Falls to $4.2 Million

December 2, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Instead of a $6.2 million demolition and construction project, the lowest bid for the sheriff’s HQ came in at $4.2 million, with the sheriff gaining 9,000 more square feet in the bargain, for a total of 35,000 square feet.

Palm Coast Will Optimize Its 50 Traffic Signals, But No: They Still Won’t Be Synchronized

December 2, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Palm Coast will spend $55,000 to study its traffic signals on its way to improving efficiency and wait times for drivers at red lights, but drivers’ most pressing wish–synchronization–won’t be part of the results.

Hurricane-Free For 9th Consecutive Season, Florida’s Property Insurers Now Better Braced for Catastrophe

December 1, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A single Andrew-like Hurricane could wipe out in a day what Florida has taken almost a decade to recoup, but those nine years of calm have also placed the state in a stronger position to face an eventual and inevitable catastrophic storm.

Faith Coleman, Founder of Flagler County Free Clinic and Champion of Grit, Is Dead at 60

December 1, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Even as she battled a cancer that kept recurring over the past 11 years, Faith Coleman created in the Flagler County Free Clinic one of the county’s most crucial and enduring institutions, which a board of directors now vows to preserve in her memory.

Patron at Flagler’s Domestic Violence Shelter Arrested Over Assault on a Pregnant Woman

December 1, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A woman who’d been taking refuge at the Family Life Center in Bunnell was jailed after an alleged assault on an advocate and a pregnant woman there. Separately, two women were jailed following a fight in which one of them fabricated claims that she’d been stabbed.

As Large Businesses Look to Dump Employees on Obamacare, Smaller Firms Snub Subsidies

December 1, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Few employers are embracing a temporary Obamacare subsidy for small businesses while large businesses are hiring brokers to help them shift employees to government-subsidized plans, which the Obama administration says is illegal.

Florida’s Pot Legalization Forces Open 2-Front Offensive: Legislature and 2016 Ballot

November 29, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

After falling just 2 points short of victory in November, medical-marijuana advocates will take their battle to the Florida Legislature, and failing that, will place the initiative on the ballot again in 2016.

Bowing to Utilities, Florida Regulators Cut Energy-Efficiency Goals and Sunset Solar Incentives

November 28, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A solar rebate program will expire at the end of 2015 and the Public Service Commission accepted a controversial staff recommendation that will lessen overall energy-efficiency goals for power companies.

In Palm Coast, Ferguson Unrest Echoes With Muted Anger and Calls For Responsibility

November 26, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 61 Comments

Speakers at a quickly organized “call to action” by the Flagler NAACP Tuesday evening said the killing in Ferguson was no exception, but that change begins from within communities and with more accountability on all sides.

Southwest Palm Coast Tops Rainfall Totals With 5”, But No Flooding Issues This Time

November 26, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Palm Coast and Flagler County weathered the latest front of very heavy rain well from Tuesday to Wednesday as up to 5 inches of rain fell in parts of the city and the county, but with no reported flooding or water damage.

Student Ronny Ahmed, Paralyzed From Waist Down in FSU Shooting, Is Determined to Graduate

November 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The student who was critically injured in Thursday’s shooting at Florida State University is paralyzed from the waist down, but still determined to realize his dream of becoming a biomedical engineer, his sister told reporters.

Sheriff Jim Manfre Faces $1,500 Fine in Ethics Violation as Report Details Travel, Gift and Spending Lapses

November 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 49 Comments

The Florida Commission on Ethics found probable cause that Sheriff Jim Manfre violated ethics laws on three counts, but in an agreement, Manfre conceded to one violation and got two other charges dismissed.

Palm Coast Suspends Part of Red-Light Camera Enforcement, But $158 Fines Still Being Issued

November 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

While still issuing $158 fines for red-light violations, Palm Coast is for now no longer pursuing drivers who refuse to pay, so those drivers will not get the steeper $264 traffic citation. But those citations may be issued pending the outcome of a court case.

Florida Republican and Democratic Legislators Renew Attempt to Protect Against Gay Bias

November 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The bill would add protections for more than 536,000 gays, lesbian and transgender adults living in Florida by expanding the law that forbids discrimination based on religion, race, color, ethnicity, age, gender, handicap or marital status.

After “Doubling Down on Stupid,” Lakeland Is Forced to Pay $160,000 in Public Record Settlement

November 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A Lakeland resident filed the lawsuit against the city’s Police Department because the department insisted on illegally charging a flat $23.50 fee for routine requests instead of charging per page or for time worked.

Let the Hunting Begin:
Florida Lifts Ban on Silencers

November 23, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Friday agreed, with little comment, to issue an order that immediately removes a prohibition on the use of noise-suppressors, or silencers, with rifles and pistols.

Feed Flagler’s 364-Day Blinders: Why Isn’t a Portion of Old Courthouse Considered as Homeless Shelter?

November 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

It must be Thanksgiving because as with the first Thanksgiving, the pilgrims seem more interested in clobbering the poor than feeding them.

For Shane Kitchens, Left in 30-Day Coma After Collision on A1A, a Painful Roll Back

November 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Shane Kitchens, the 37-year-old Flagler Beach business owner, was crossing A1A in August when a motorcycle struck him as if he wasn’t there. This is the story of his recovery since.

1-Year-Old Child of Bankrupt Company Buys News-Journal and Halifax Media for $280 Million

November 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

New York-based New Media Investment Group bought the Daytona Beach News Journal and Halifax Media’s three dozen newspapers for $280 million in cash today. New Media is a publicly traded company that owns 402 small to mid-size community publications.

Election Supervisor Kimberle Weeks Caps Final Canvassing Session With Hit List Frown Song

November 20, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Kimberle Weeks once again indicted a slew of local officials on evidence largely fictional while portraying herself as voters’ last great hope as she responded to the county’s latest request for an state intervention.

Howard Holley Will Run for Flagler’s House Seat Against Paul Renner, Sullivan, O’Brien Teetering Out

November 20, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The special election to fill Travis Hutson’s Florida House seat in District 24, made up mostly of Flagler County, is turning into a combination of musical chairs band feeding frenzy.

Said to Have Been Framed For Tampa Murder, Deaf Convict Felix Garcia Is Denied Release

November 20, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Felix Garcia’s supporters had hoped he would be released with time served, arguing that he’d been unable to understand the evidence against him during the murder trial and wasn’t given an interpreter.

Even As Lawsuit Gets in the Way, Sheriff and Union Agree that “Substantial” Raises Are Due

November 19, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Sheriff’s deputies and other employees have been without a serious raise in five years and the sheriff and union are at a negotiating impasse, but both sides are attempting to reach agreement on a small prize: a 1 percent raise the county commission pledged employees this year.

Growing Concern at Supervisor of Elections Offices Across Florida: Aging Equipment

November 19, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Secretary of State Ken Detzner said he will meet next month with local supervisors of election in Orlando to determine which counties are most in need of new equipment before the 2016 elections. Flagler is likely to be among those.

A Man Is Killed in Wreck at US1 and SR100 Following Traffic Stop by Police

November 18, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

A man who was apparently evading police was killed after striking three vehicles at the intersection of State Road 100 and U.S. 1 in Bunnell this afternoon.

Divided and Diminished, Florida Democrats Choose West Palm’s Pafford to Lead in House

November 18, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

After Democrats lost six seats in elections earlier this month, some members pushed instead for Rep. Dwayne Taylor, D-Daytona Beach. Taylor pulled out of the race earlier Monday, saying he couldn’t work with the leadership of the state party.

Some Skepticism Aside, County Broadens Old Courthouse Panel’s Mission: Find Tenants

November 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The county commission Monday evening voted 4-1 to give the courthouse committee until the end of March to find tenants who can pay their way and end the county’s $6,000-a-month subsidy of the building.

Ex-Felon Re-Arrested for Domestic Assault After Chasing After a Woman in Front of a Cop

November 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Brian Spencer, a 36-year-old ex-felon released less than two years ago from state prison after serving sentence for domestic battery by strangulation, was arrested again as he chased a woman on a Palm Coast street in the middle of the night–in front of a cop.

Tornado Watch Cancelled for Flagler-Palm Coast, Schools Cancel Outdoor Activities, Games and Practices

November 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A broad band of severe weather is bearing down on Flagler County and Palm Coast, where a severe thunderstorm warning has been issued until 3 p.m., and a tornado watch will remain in effect until 6 p.m.

Obamacare 2.0: Open Enrollment Starts With Few Glitches as Floridians Sign Up Over the Weekend

November 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Sharply contrasting with last year’s roll-out, enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, which started Saturday, has gone smoothly, as the federal government expects nearly 10 million insured by the time the window closes in February.

A Mother of 3 Is Shot in the Mondex in Murky Circumstances; Husband Jailed on Child Neglect Charges

November 16, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The victim, Tiffany Norman, has three young children, none older than 8 or 9. Circumstances of the shooting are murky: her husband or companion, Jonathan Canales, 27, has allegedly told police that Norman shot herself, but that remains unconfirmed.

Don’t Tell Us How You’re Feeling: Facebook and the Mirage of Positive Posting

November 15, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

After a steady onslaught of social media, is it any wonder we sometimes feel numb to the suffering—or joy—of others? Laurie Uttich rethinks the one-sided nature of Facebook declamations.

Judge Throws Out Florida’s Medical Marijuana Rules, Calling Them Vague and “Unbridled”

November 15, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Administrative Law Judge W. David Watkins sided with Miami-based Costa Farms and others that objected to the Department of Health’s use of a lottery to pick five licensees that will grow, process and distribute strains of non-euphoric marijuana authorized by the Legislature and approved by Gov. Rick Scott earlier this year.

Louis Prinzo, Responsible for Death of Lane Burnsed and Meredith Smith in ’12, Is Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

November 14, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Lane Burnsed, 18, and Meredith Smith, 17, were killed on July 26, 2012 in a 3-car wreck on I-95 triggered by Louis Prinzo.

Renovate and Lease Old Courthouse But Don’t Sell or Demolish, Committee Recommends

November 14, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

An advisory committee’s much-awaited findings recommend that county government continue to carry the maintenance costs of the old courthouse until it is able to renovate and rent it to non-profits or office-type concerns.

Preparedness Before Hype: Flagler Emergency Responders Form Team With Ebola in Mind

November 13, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

An “incident management team” was created to respond to any infectious disease emergency in Flagler, with Emergency Management, Florida Hospital Flagler and the the Health Department leading the response, should one ever be necessary.

Demolition Set for Old Palm Harbor Center, As Is Competitive Rebirth of Island Walk

November 13, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

A huge segment of the old Palm Harbor Shopping Center is about to go under the wrecking ball as part of the $41 million redevelopment of the site, which will take over a year, though Publix will remain open there throughout, and move into a much larger store by the end of 2015.

Despite Big Election Losses, LGBT Floridians Hope for Progress on Ending Workplace Discrimination

November 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Florida Competitive Workforce Act would ban discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation. It was sponsored by one of only two openly gal legislators, who lost. It will now be sponsored by a Republican lawmaker, Rep. Holly Raschein of Key Largo.

Road Rage Bleeds Into Racial Confrontation On Belle Terre Parkway, and 3 Arrests

November 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Samantha Smith, 25, Zachary Parsley, 22, and Tyler Parsley, 23, face assault charges after confronting four young black men, allegedly fighting and threatening to kill them and repeatedly calling them niggers.

Palm Coast Data Wins Back Saturday Evening Post Account But Loses All American Crafts

November 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Winning back the Saturday Evening Post account’s three magazines helps offset yet another loss for Palm Coast Data as All American Crafts, which published 11 niche magazines, stopped all publishing in August and declared bankruptcy, with $7.5 million in debts.

Dave Sullivan Won’t Give Way to Trevor Tucker in Race for House as Hankerson Joins It; Democrats Are No-Shows

November 11, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Flagler School Board member Trevor Tucker said he was seriously thinking of running for an open Florida House seat in the Jan. 27 primary, but only if REC Chairman Dave Sullivan chose not to run, as Tucker doesn’t want to split the vote., Sullivan says he’s in it to stay.

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