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Locals offer tips on nearby places to visit

PALM COAST -- When diesel gasoline costs rose to $4.99 a gallon at a marina, local boaters dropped anchor and stowed away plans for those long getaways to the Bahamas. Such was the case for Palm Coast couple Gene and Claudia Towne. "We definitely think ...

From LAUREN SONIS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  21 Jun 2008

State dismisses deputy's claims in battery arrest

BUNNELL -- A Flagler County deputy said fellow deputies conspired against him when they arrested him for battery in February, after his ex-girlfriend accused him of head-butting her outside a Palm Coast bar. But the State Attorney's Office in Flagler ...

From LAUREN SONIS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  21 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Steve Nelson

Palm Coast woman found dead in Kissimmee

A Palm Coast woman was found shot to death by a boyfriend in an apparent murder-suicide in Kissimmee, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. Deputies found 28-year-old Kinariben Patel of Palm Coast dead early Sunday in the back bedroom of a ...

From HEATHER SCOFIELD AND LAUREN SONIS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  18 Jun 2008

Flagler Beach rejects fired police chief's settlement request

FLAGLER BEACH -- It took less than a minute for city commissioners to unanimously reject a settlement request made by fired police Chief Roger Free. Flagler Beach commissioners voted 4-0 not to have a closed meeting, also known as a shade meeting, to ...

From LAUREN SONIS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  14 Jun 2008

Man enters plea in Flagler Dateline case

BUNNELL -- A former karate instructor from South Daytona pleaded no contest Tuesday to four charges after police said he e-mailed explicit photos and tried to meet someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl during a Dateline NBC sting. After the hearing, ...

From LAUREN SONIS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  11 Jun 2008

Injunction against Flagler deputy denied

BUNNELL -- A judge rejected granting an injunction against a Flagler County sheriff's deputy Thursday, after a man petitioned for one saying the deputy threatened to beat him up. The case against Deputy Darin Sliker did not rise to a level that ...

From LAUREN SONIS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  6 Jun 2008

Man seeks dismissal of charges in Flagler traffic deaths

BUNNELL -- A tractor-trailer driver is asking a judge to dismiss charges after a 2005 crash on Interstate 95 in Flagler County that killed two popular college students. Miguel A. Leon, 57, of Ponte Vedra is awaiting a judge's order this week on the ...

From LAUREN SONIS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  5 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Steve Nelson

Small horse looms large in state history

PALM COAST -- Cracker horses come in small packages, but the heritage they carry impacted Florida lawmakers in a big way. This month, the state Legislature passed a bill naming the Florida cracker horse the official state heritage horse. That gave ...

From LAUREN SONIS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  22 May 2008

Attorneys battle over SUV moves in officer's trial

DELAND -- Flagler Beach Police Officer Nathaniel Juratovac sat in trial Wednesday listening to testimony from an officer who worked under him and a man who was handcuffed and then released. Juratovac is charged with perjury in official proceedings, ...

From LAUREN SONIS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  22 May 2008
Related Topics: John Riley Tanner

Museum event leads to trespass flap

PALM COAST -- It started with a charity ride and ended with a trespass warning. A volunteer raised a ruckus over horse care at the Florida Agricultural Museum in Palm Coast. He talked to the media. He called the humane society. He e-mailed the governor, ...

From LAUREN SONIS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  22 May 2008

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