Demie Johnson

6 days ago | wftv.com | Demie Johnson

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County will spend up to $20 million to buy properties that have flooded multiple times. The money is part of a $135 million grant from the federal government meant to help the area recover from Hurricane Milton and prepare for future storms. The program could be a game-changer for people in Midtown who are still recovering from past storms.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Demie Johnson

Volusia County will spend up to $20 million to buy properties that have flooded multiple times. The money is part of a $135 million grant from the federal government meant to help the area recover from Hurricane Milton and prepare for future storms. The program could be a game-changer for people in Midtown who are still recovering from past storms.

1 week ago | wftv.com | Demie Johnson

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The state and defense have wrapped up their closing arguments in the so-called Xbox murders resentencing case. Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter were convicted and sentenced to death for beating six people and a dog to death with baseball bats in 2004. Two others, Michael Salas and Robert Cannon, were also charged with the murders and are currently serving life sentences. However, a change in state law is requiring them to be resentenced.

1 week ago | wftv.com | Demie Johnson

DELTONA, Fla. — For the first time in time in the resentencing of the XBOX murderers, attorneys defending Troy Victorino made their arguments to jurors on Friday. Victorino has often been called the ringleader by his three codefendants. Two of them, Robert Cannon and Michael Salas are currently serving life sentences. Jerone Hunter was sentenced to death along with Victorino but a change in state law is requiring the pair to be resentenced.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Demie Johnson

Attorneys defending the so-called Xbox killers are presenting their case in Volusia County. Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter were convicted and sentenced to death for beating six people and a dog to death with baseball bats in 2004. The pair went to the home with two others to get back some of their belongings. The other two involved, Michael Salas and Robert Cannon, are both currently serving life sentences.