Also: ballot initiatives restricted, school start-time mandates scrapped, cell-phone restrictions expanded.
Kids in the biz: Third annual Children's Business Fair in Palm Coast showcases young entrepreneurs
The one-day event offered local children ages 6-18 an opportunity to showcase their wares and services.
DeSantis signs Florida budget, issues $567 million in line-item vetoes
The budget includes 2 percent pay raises for most state employees. Meanwhile, the plan eliminates more than 1,000 vacant state government positions.
North Carolina woman killed in fatal crash with box truck on I-95 in Ormond Beach
The crash took place at 1:42 p.m. at mile marker 272, south of the U.S. 1 exit, on Monday, June 30.
Woman dancing on street in Palm Coast while driving arrested on drug charges
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Palm Coast's Raymond Minami serves aboard the Navy's oldest warship
Minami is the USS Constitution’s communications director.
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs $1.6 billion tax-cut package
The tax cuts eliminate a commercial-lease tax and provide sales-tax breaks for back-to-school items, hurricane supplies and hunting and fishing supplies.
Police respond to disturbance at local gas station over an unpaid iced tea
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Volusia County reminds pet owners of safety tips for the Fourth of July
Independence Day is the most common day for pets to become lost, said Angela Miedema, director of Volusia County Animal Services.
Palm Coast's Portuguese American Cultural Center celebrates Portugal Day
The three-day celebration began with a flag raising at City Hall and continued with traditional entertainment, food and drink at the PAAC and a soccer watch party.
Flagler County Fire Rescue recognized by American Heart Association
FCFR was awarded the Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold for the second year for the timely care it provides heart attack and stroke victims.
House in Talaquah is Ormond Beach's top sale
The house sold on June 12, for $570,000.
Palm Coast Fire Department, Flagler Sheriff's Office participate in joint training exercise
The agencies responded to simulated emergency calls involving a jet skiing accident.
Gov. DeSantis signs bill that prevents oil drilling near Florida's Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
Earlier versions of the bill also would have prevented drilling near the Guana Tolomato Matanzas reserve north of St. Augustine and the Rookery Bay reserve south of Naples. But the…
Personalized bricks available for Bunnell's new Administration Complex
The engraved brick pavers will be installed at the Bunnell Memorial Garden in front of the new complex.
Sheriff Staly assists on scene of head-on collision in Bunnell
There were serious injuries in the crash on Friday night but none were life threatening, according to an FCSO post.
Letter: Time for county to take control of its animal welfare future
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Closures scheduled for southern entrance to Parkview Drive from Belle Terre Parkway to Plainview Drive
Due to stormwater improvement work, the closures will be in effect 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on June 30-July 3.
Making waves: Palm Coast Aquatics Center joins in on World's Largest Swimming Lesson
The 30-minute swimming lesson was held globally and locally on June 26.