DeLand-area mother sentenced to 60 years for allowing boyfriend to beat and torture her 5-year-old son. Investigation reveals ...

Woman attacked with box cutter and gun in DeLand, Florida. Suspect Amarion Franklin arrested by Volusia County deputies. Victim recognized him as 'Bando'.

Investigators said recordings showed the child being beaten by her boyfriend. Authorities said she was present in the home ...

A Florida mother who allowed her boyfriend to "repeatedly beat and torture" her 5-year-old son will spend the next 60 years in prison, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said.

Taylor Schaefer, of DeLand, was sentenced Friday after entering an open plea to 25 felony charges, including aggravated child ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — An 11-year-old boy was arrested in Volusia County on Thursday for the second time for making a ...

Florida deputies separately arrested two students, ages 10 and 11, after the boys allegedly made death threats against children and teachers at their schools. One of the boys, an 11-year-old at DeLand ...

A DeLand woman was hurt early yesterday after a man she knew as “Bando” allegedly slashed her with a box cutter and ...

The Volusia Sheriff's Office said there were several videos that were discovered during the investigation that showed the abuse and torture of the 5-year-old boy.

Two Volusia County students, ages 10 and 11, were taken into custody in separate incidents after allegedly making written murder threats, authorities said.

A Florida mother has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after prosecutors said she allowed her boyfriend to repeatedly abuse her young son — a campaign of cruelty that left the 5-year-old boy with a ...