Spring break crowds in New Smyrna Beach were more orderly this year compared with nearby Daytona Beach, city officials and ...

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said Tuesday that he wants promoters of unsanctioned, unpermitted social media events – ...

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The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is looking at monetarily punishing one of the promoters of recent unsanctioned spring ...

A Florida sheriff says water bottles were used to make gunfire sounds and cause panic after rumors of a shooting at Daytona Beach spread online.

The first weekend of spring break in Daytona Beach devolved into chaos, local officials said, after a pop-up event on the beach drew large, unsanctioned crowds and multiple shootings in the city.

Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said "it's a new generation in dealing with spring break," mentioning people legally carrying guns on Daytona Beach.

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Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said Monday that there was no shooting at Daytona Beach over the weekend, where hundreds ...

Here's a look at all the incidents reported during the first weekend of spring break in Daytona Beach: ...

"There were zero gunshots on the beach," Chitwood said, adding he had 50 deputies in that crowd.