Palm Coast Report

Retail manager Eric Yonce, Marine Rob Cooper, brewery owner Steve Morgan and first responder Ronnie Murchinson-Rivera are fighting for the chance to challenge the controversial incumbent Randy Fine’s re-election. Even after Fine was significantly…

Political action committees raise billions to influence elections, yet strategic groups deliberately adopt names that mask their true ideological motives. Research demonstrates that deceptive naming effectively sways voters, particularly strong…

Eight months after opening the Bunnell branch library known as the Nexus Center, the Flagler County Public Library Board of Trustees is proposing a $1.2 million, 3,000-square-foot addition at the…

The Flagler County Commission approved a new Verizon cell tower in the Hunters Ridge development, 3-2, overruling the planning board’s recommendation and ignoring strong opposition from local residents. The applicant…

Rob Wood and Cathy Moon decisively beat Will Furry, a first-term incumbent, and Jill Woolbright, who was attempting a comeback, for Flagler County School Board, while former Board member Trevor…

As the race to build data centers across the United States accelerates, local governments worry that the tech industry mantra of “move fast and break things” means their communities are…

Florida Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie resigned Tuesday, one day after becoming Lt. Gov. Jay Collins’ running mate in his run for governor. Guthrie’s stint as Collins’ running mate lasted…

State Rep. Angie Nixon, a staunch progressive, defeated establishment favorite, Lt. Col. Alex Vindman in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, overcoming a vast fundraising disadvantage. Nixon, who…

Flagler County Clerk of Court Tom Bexley faces heightened scrutiny from the County Commission after commissioners ordered a further $77,000 reduction to his proposed budget, limiting his increase to 5…

Kaivan Rahbar, 65, a former Palm Coast resident and Bunnell used car dealer was extradited from New York and charged with rape following new toxicology findings Flagler County Sheriff Rick…

Luke Matthew Dudkewic, 33, of Palm Coast, pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony for exposing himself to a 15-year-old Chick-fil-A drive-through employee in late April and was sentenced to five…

Artificial intelligence tools increasingly assist legal research and bail assessments but these calculative systems lack the capacity for moral judgment. Human jurors provide trials with legitimacy because they wrestle with…

Division of Administrative Hearings Judge Andrew Manko found that a derisive remark comments about Charlie Kirk after his assassination, posted on Facebook by Mariah Roller, an educator at Three Oaks…

The Palm Coast City Council voted 4-1 to settle a lawsuit by purchasing 259 acres from the Town Center developer for $17 million. The agreement forces the city to assume…