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‘Afraid for her life:’ Volusia mom locks herself, kids in bedroom amid home break-in
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A DeLand mother locked herself and her children in a bedroom as a man forced his way into the home on Thursday evening, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office. In a release, deputies said they responded to the 911 call around 7:30 p.m. after...
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6 Volusia-Flagler takeaways from Florida high school football playoff brackets
The FHSAA football playoffs are here, and now everybody knows who officially made it in. Playoff brackets were unveiled during an FHSAA livestream on the organization’s YouTube channel on Nov. 6. Seven Volusia-Flagler programs made the postseason. DeLand was the only local program that was an automatic qualifier with a District 2-6A title . Mainland, Spruce Creek, New Smyrna Beach and Father Lopez made it in as wild cards. Watch FHSAA football on NFHS Network Pine Ridge and Atlantic earned playoff bids in the Independent brackets. Here are six takeaways. DeLand is highest-seeded local team, but not No. 1 It’s not a surprise DeLand earned the highest seed of any local program. The Bulldogs ran through their schedule with a 9-1 record, beating Lake Wales, Mainland, Spruce Creek and Lake Mary along the way. Their success led to being awarded the No. 2 seed in Region 1-6A. DeLand was only ranked behind Seminole due to the benchmark set by the FHSAA: MaxPreps rankings. The Seminoles had a better strength-of-schedule rating, while DeLand beat Mainland, Spruce Creek and Lake Mary — all common opponents — by a wider margin. Strength of schedule appeared to matter more to the algorithm, and DeLand
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A veteran's mission: Restoring ST 479 Tiger, one of the last surviving WWII Army tugboats
From DeLand to Sweden and back again! The ST 479 Tiger tugboat, built right in Volusia County during World War II, is back on American soil thanks to local Vietnam veteran Dan Friend. After orchestrating a 4,900-mile journey across the Atlantic, Friend and the DeLand Historic Trust Inc. are rallying the community to restore her back to her authentic 1944 glory. The 407’s Lauren Margolis takes us aboard for a rare look inside.
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Florida Deputies Find 4-Year-Old Alone in Pond, Then Discover Filthy Home
A 4-year-old Florida boy was found alone in a retention pond, wearing nothing but a diaper, before deputies discovered troubling conditions inside his family’s home. The rescue led to the arrest of both parents on child neglect and animal cruelty charges. The boy was spotted near a pond in Deltona on October 31, prompting a...