Eli Witek

Strong winds Saturday afternoon will cause 8 to 15 foot seas, gale force winds, strong rip currents and rough surf affecting all of east Central Florida, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned. High tide (especially from 4 p.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday night into Sunday morning) will cause elevated surf which will worsen conditions. Boaters should remain at port and […]

Artemis II, the first mission from NASA since the early 1970s that will send astronauts into orbit around the moon, is scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space Center at 6:24 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

A contest in a glossy lifestyle magazine caught the attention of West Volusians as DeLand rose to the top of best main streets against fifteen other contenders in the southern United States.

A DeLand man serving probation on drug-related charges was re-arrested after the DeLand Police Department searched his home on West Minnesota Avenue in DeLand Monday morning, April 20. Police, in conjunction with the State Attorney’s Office, charged 49-year-old Myron Feasel with trafficking in fentanyl, possession of meth with intent to distribute, possession of a Schedule 2 substance with intent to […]

First, there was an explosion, reported by neighbors. Then a fire that started about 3:40 p.m, then a thick, black plume of smoke rising into the sky that could be seen from all over DeLand. City of DeLand spokeswoman Sarah Lux said the May 6 blaze was at a scrapyard on South Garfield Avenue. Xziek Universe, who lives behind the […]

In a press conference May 11, Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood released camera footage and a timeline regarding a fatal shooting by a deputy at the Walmart Neighborhood Market parking lot on South Woodland Boulevard in DeLand in the early morning hours of May 9. According to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office [VSO], a gold Nissan Altima was first flagged by a […]

Business owner Andrea Clark, who runs Quick Clean Laundry at 117 W. Plymouth Ave. with her mother, Darlene, ran afoul of DeLand’s mural ordinance this month, much to her frustration. Clark recently painted a mural on the side of her business (Clark’s parents own the building), facing the back parking lot near Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant. Then she received a […]

The qualifying period for the 2026 elections was at noon today, June 12. In DeLand, Jessica Davis was re-elected to Seat 3 after one opponent withdrew and the other did qualify. Kevin Reid was re-elected unopposed for his third term. DeLand Mayor Chris Cloudman was also re-elected without opposition. In DeBary, two of the three seats up for grabs were

Downtown DeLand business owners are pushing back against a television news story aired June 16 by WKMG/ClickOrlando — a story several of the merchants said was unfair and overly negative. Headlined “Downtown DeLand businesses struggle as closures, slow summer take toll,” the story mentioned recent business closures, and quoted some who characterized Downtown DeLand as hanging by a thread that […]

An estimated 3,700 acre fire near Lake Woodruff produced a large plume of smoke and reports from residents of falling ash in DeLand, June 14. According to WildCad, a wildfire dispatch system, the fire was reported around 7:30 a.m. and is located south of the lake in an unpopulated area. The fire was most likely initially caused because of a