New Smyrna Beach News

Thousands of people are hitting the road for the Memorial Day holiday. Volusia County Ocean Rescue said it's ready for the start of the busy beach season.

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of a beloved veteran of the department.

The view from St. Joe Walkway, as a sailboat motors by in Palm Coast Wednesday, May 14, 2013.

Seasickness aside , Rob and I recently had a stellar long weekend in Daytona Beach, and I thought I'd tell you about it.

The acting New Smyrna Beach police chief was "shocked" to discover that lax security procedures allowed someone to steal money from the department's evidence room, he said Friday.

The Daytona Beach area has always done big events - big bike rallies, big stock car races, big Spring Breaks.

The U.S. Coast Guard Station Ponce de Leon Inlet's newest addition, a high-tech Response Boat - Medium, RB-M for short.

Mayor Adam Barringer said he's not in favor of moving the shuffleboard courts on Flagler Avenue to gain more parking spaces, saying the longtime fixture is part of the city's "nostalgia and character." "I still think there are certain things that add to the character of our neighborhoods and that being on Flagler Avenue happens to be one of them," ... (more)

State Rep. Dave Hood, R-Daytona Beach Shores, will hold town hall meetings throughout District 25 to discuss the legislative session that ended this month and hear comments and suggestions from his constituents.

BEACON PHOTO/MARSHA MCLAUGHLIN Happy Mother's Day Hey, babies! - Beaconites gather for a photo with the newest crop of Beacon babies in our ever-expanding family.

The Transportation Department says 149 control towers at small airports slated for closure -- including Ormond Beach and New Smyrna Beach -- will remain open, at least through Sept.

Volunteer James Green packs dinners at the Council on Aging Meals on Wheels distribution center at the Lexington Club in Hunters Creek in DeLand on Thursday, May 9, 2013.

New Smyrna Beach is a preferred coastal destination for many Central Floridians, who have voted it, " Best Beach " in the Orlando Sentinel's "Best Bets" competition five of the past six years .

A last-minute legislative move could potentially save a prescription drug-monitoring program credited with shutting down pill mills and curtailing painkiller abuse locally.

A woman was killed early Monday morning after she was ejected from a pickup truck she was riding in, New Smyrna Beach police said.

The fight over Community Redevelopment Areas in Volusia County is over for now, with the county backing off its push for tighter restrictions on its share of the tax money set aside to prop up run-down areas of cities.

Despite being told in 2007 that he had 90 days to live, Christopher Roos wasn't jarred.

Air traffic controller Geary Nelson checks out some traffic moving on a taxi way with his binoculars recently as controller John Kennedy talks with some visiting student pilots in background in the Ormond Municipal Airport tower.News-Journal/DAVID TUCKER ORMOND BEACH - Air traffic controller Geary Nelson had his eyes on Ormond's skies for nearly a ... (more)

Ralph Jewell of IBES talks about the hurricane resistant roof being installed at the New Smyrna Beach Water Treatment Plant in New Smyrna Beach recently.News-Journal/JIM TILLER With hurricane season fast approaching, Mother Nature might huff and puff but probably won't blow down the wind-taming roofs on a growing number of buildings throughout the ... (more)

Police are looking for two armed robbery suspects who assaulted a local woman as she arrived home about 11 p.m. Sunday.