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Fire in Volusia County? What to know about smoke, ash during Orange City prescribed burn
ORANGE CITY, Fla. - A prescribed burn is scheduled in Volusia County on Wednesday. Blue Spring State Park in Orange City will be conducting a 22-acre prescribed burn located north of French Avenue and Becker Boulevard. The east side of the fire zone runs along the Spring-to-Spring Trail for about...
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?
'It's awful': Deltona man upset with lack of charges in distracted driving crash that killed sister
DELTONA, Fla. — A Deltona man is disappointed in the lack of charges against a man who was driving distracted and hit and killed his sister, who was walking on a sidewalk. It happened in April 2023 just before 1 p.m. on East Normandy Blvd in Deltona. Robert Flaherty...
St. Johns River Festival of the Arts brings over 150 exhibitors to downtown Sanford
SANFORD, Fla. – Over 55,000 people are anticipated to visit downtown Sanford this weekend for the 13th annual St. Johns River Festival of the Arts. The free festival will happen Saturday and Sunday, with over 150 art exhibitors setting up along the river and Lake Monroe. “We’re so happy...
Foul-mouthed deputy suspended for unleashing tirade of expletives at 17-year-old boy
A Volusia County sheriff's deputy was forced to serve an unpaid, eight-hour suspension in January after unleashing a tirade of expletives at a 17-year-old boy during a traffic stop as well as failing to turn his body camera on, Internal Affairs investigators said in a report. Deputy Douglas Meyer who was previously disciplined for being discourteous and failing to activate his body camera, also used foul language during a call with the boy's father, the report said. ...
Crash causes major delays on I-4 eastbound in Seminole
A crash involving a military Humvee that earlier shut down Interstate 4 eastbound in Seminole County has backed up traffic for miles as emergency vehicles work the scene on Wednesday afternoon. The crash that occurred just before 3 p.m. near mile marker 88 before Lake Mary Boulevard initially closed down all traffic on the interstate, according to FL511. It reopened with just a stream of cars ...
Florida mom arrested after sons walk mile to Walmart on 436 alone: deputies
CASSELBERRY, Fla. - The 1.2-mile journey that two children made alone across State Road 436 in Casselberry led to the arrest of their mother, who allegedly left them unsupervised for about three hours. Tanice Spence-Clarke, 38, was arrested and charged with child neglect without bodily harm after the incident that...
Facing leaks, water damage, supervisor of elections will get new space for about $8.8M
Volusia County Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis said her ceiling leaks often, especially after a big rain, leaving her and her staff to put out tarps to cover critical equipment when bad weather is on the way. But those days will be over soon. Lewis received approval this month for...
Blue Springs State Park visitors causing traffic backups on French Avenue
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — When the manatees come to Blue Springs State Park, so do the crowds and traffic. Don Shelton wrote into Traffic Inbox because the backups can extend for miles on French Avenue in the Orange City area. “When the manatees come in, people want to go...
Ex-deputy linked to fatal carjacking of Homestead woman seeks redemption: ‘I just want my life back’
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A former Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Wednesday who was arrested and relieved of duty after investigators say he inserted himself into a fatal carjacking and shooting case of a Homestead woman is now sharing his side of the story. Francisco Estrella, who is accused...
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