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'A ticking time bomb': Student with autism who attacked teacher's aide over threat to take away Nintendo Switch sues school district, says 'triggers' were 'well known' but ignored
An 18-year-old high school student with autism who attacked a paraprofessional for threatening to take away his Nintendo Switch has now filed a lawsuit against the school district. The post ‘A ticking time bomb’: Student with autism who attacked teacher’s aide over threat to take away Nintendo Switch sues school district, says ‘triggers’ were ‘well known’ but ignored first appeared on Law & Crime.
Man sentenced to 25 years for raping woman in Holly Hill
A man was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for raping a woman in Holly Hill while she spent the night at her coworker's apartment. Shawn Bradberry, 26, of Holly Hill, must also serve five years of sex offender probation once he is released from prison, according to the State Attorney’s Office. ...
Florida man will spend next 11 years in prison for home break-in and stabbing: Deputies
A Florida man was sentenced to prison for several drug charges and for breaking into a Bunnell home and stabbing someone inside, deputies said. Richard Westervelt, 32, was sentenced to 11 years in the Florida Department of Corrections. According to officials, Westervelt pleaded no contest to charges stemming from crimes in both Flagler and Volusia County.
Brendan Depa’s Sentence: Neither Vengeance Nor Mercy. Only Humane Justice.
On May 1 Circuit Judge Terence Perkins will sentence Brendan Depa on a charge that carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. The punishment will be nowhere near that: the sentencing guidelines don’t call for it, the incident doesn’t warrant it, and Perkins is not a hanging judge. The question is whether he will impose any prison time, and whether reason and justice, not mercy or vengeance, will prevail.
Majority of Palm Coast Council Candidates Oppose Pre-Election City Manager Hire, Others Fence-Sit, with Nuances
Six of the 11 non-incumbent candidates running for three Palm Coast City Council seats oppose the council’s decision to hire a new city manager before this year’s elections, which will turn over at least two of the council’s five seats, and possibly three, if Mayor David Alfin is not re-elected. Three candidates are on the fence about it, seeing strong arguments on both sides. Only one favors the hire outright.
Prep baseball/softball: Crescent City captures regular-season finale
The Crescent City Junior-Senior High School baseball team will be going into the state tournament next week on a positive note. Brandon Padgett scattered four hits over 6⅔ innings on Friday as the…
For Palm Coast's Rain City Drive, Welcome to Rockville show is 'bucket-list experience'
PALM COAST — When Rain City Drive performs at Welcome to Rockville at Daytona International Speedway, it’ll be a homecoming, of sorts, for band members who played for their first audiences nearly two decades ago on makeshift stages and in school auditoriums about 25 miles north in Flagler County.
SpaceX rocket launch doubleheader: Where to watch from Daytona, New Smyrna Beach, Oak Hill
In Volusia County, immediately north of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, the best views to watch a rocket launch is along the beach. Day or night, watching a rocket launch on the beach is so Florida. But can someone Volusia County see a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral?
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