Deland News

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office supervised the seizure of 26 neglected horses from a farm near DeLand Saturday. via Volusia County Sheriff

“They're all in poor condition. Some of them are in more serious condition”

Deputies seized 26 Arabian horses from a Volusia County farm Saturday. Urine and feces were found in the stalls of the 26 horses on the farm on Mercers Fernery Road in DeLand, police said. via WESH-TV

A 54-year-old man upset because his girlfriend would not sleep with him threatened her with a loaded shotgun Thursday, according to a police report. via The News-Journal

An anonymous tipster led police Friday to the suspect believed responsible for a string of pre-Christmas robberies of local businesses, authorities said. via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

An Orange City man was charged with sexual battery after a woman he supervised accused him of forcing her to perform a sex act at their workplace, DeLand police officials said. via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

Police need the public's help to catch a man sought in a pre-Christmas robbery spree. via The News-Journal

A man wanted in the shooting death of another was arrested early this morning during a noise complaint. via El Sentinel

“We're very proud of what you're doing”

Green machines - DeLand fleet-vehicles with diesel engines, such as this firetruck, are now using a 5-percent soybean bio-fuel. By summer 2008, the city hopes to have the diesel fleet-vehicles on 20-percent ... via DeLand-Deltona Beacon News

“We'll investigate to determine the exact cause (of the fire)”

A Christmas Eve fire destroyed a home on West Walts Avenue, investigators said. Firefighters were called out around 9:15 p.m. Monday and reported the wooden home was "fully involved" when they arrived. via The News-Journal

“I've spent all weekend cleaning”

Get wired - Michael Hunting, an NBC crew member, wires Octavia Pope with a microphone as the family prepares to be interviewed for a national news program on single-gender classrooms. via DeLand-Deltona Beacon News

“An artist coffeehouse in the European tradition”

What do you do if you're a musician in a cardinal mask and you want to jam on your homemade cookie-tin guitar? What if you're hot R&B/hip-hop artist T-Pain and you need a place to hang while filming a video? ... via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is hoping for a Crack-Free Christmas. They're touting a sting on 11 drug dealers. via WDBO-AM Orlando

There's not much joy this holiday season for drug dealers caught up in a December drug operation. via Volusia County Sheriff

Barkley Square Dog Park at 1010 N. Ridgewood Ave., DeLand will be closed Monday, Dec. via Volusia

“The prize was a dress-down day”

St. Barnabas Student Government officers - From left are Chaplain Sarah Hollman, Secretary Ashton Wilder, Vice President Sean Roberts, President Emily Underhill, Historian Victoria Duke and Treasurer Andie ... via DeLand-Deltona Beacon News

“The City Commission at any time in the future may decide to do nothing. It just provides notice to the proper taxing authorities.”

City leaders still aren't sure whether a special fee is the right way to fund fire protection and infrastructure improvements. via The News-Journal

Nov. 13 Some births may not appear in this listing because some hospitals are no longer releasing the names of newborns for publication. via The Orlando Sentinel

“I contributed to building the memorial, but I never thought I'd be able to see it”

PHOTO COURTESY FRANCIS CLIFTON Sky's no limit for WWII veterans - U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Lt. via DeLand-Deltona Beacon News

DELAND LIBRARY TO HOST DISCUSSION OF 'THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING' Ann Magaha, a retired professor of humanities at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, will facilitate a group discussion of Joan Didion's ... via Volusia

“The body was found wrapped in a sheet in the tub. The place was fly-infested.”

The body of a woman found Friday afternoon in an apartment on Oak Street likely had been there awhile, police said. via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online