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DME Studios, Shok Idea Group, Godonis & Company and Zgraph were big winners Saturday night at the annual ADDY Awards banquet at The Shores Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach Shores.

A new thoroughfare that will connect Port Orange and New Smyrna Beach is a step closer to reality, with Volusia County approving a $9.3 million agreement with a developer Thursday to get the stalled project started.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Even though it had fewer shark bites reported in 2011 than any year since 2004, Volusia County, Fla., continues to be saddled with the nickname of shark-bite capital of the world.

Investigators said they've arrested the pain pill kingpin of Volusia County. But he isn't just any street dealer: the suspect is a pharmacist.

Two people have been charged in connection with the killing of a 46-year-old New Smyrna Beach woman, according to court records released Wednesday.

Shark attacks in Florida dropped last year, but the number of local shark encounters held steady at six, the University of Florida announced Tuesday, leaving Volusia County with its reputation as shark bite capital of the world for another year.

Scientists studying the Indian River Lagoon, long considered one of the world's richest ecosystems, say new findings show the lagoon is a critical nursery for one of the ocean's top predators.

Pensacola Beach is one of the "Best small beach towns" in Florida. That's according to "Florida Travel and Life" magazine.

CALLING ALL AMBASSADORS - THAT'S YOU! -- Jacksonville Daily Record, column, http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com , Feb.

Read-Pattillo Elementary fifth-grader Antonio Woodard, 11, pounds on a drum at Pettis Park in New Smyrna Beach during the 17th annual Black Heritage Festival in 2008.

"There is at least two other companies that have requested registration packages but have not committed," said coordinator Donna Gray-Banks Those that have committed to having representatives at the Alonzo "Babe" James Community Center, 201 N. Myrtle Ave., during the 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. event include: Walmart, Walgreens, the Vousia County Division of ... (more)

Painter P.J. Commerford, center, chats with a guest at the 37th Mount Dora Art Festival on Saturday, Feb.

A casual art lover could easily spend both days of the 37th annual Mount Dora Arts Festival wandering the booths to savor the dazzling array of paintings, ceramics, handcrafted jewelry and graphic prints.

Not much has changed from when it served as the city's Police Department. The desks are the same, so is the holding cell and the fingerprint stations.

This weekend is your chance to support local farmers, Florida craftsmen, and cures for lung cancer.

Volusia County's list of things Nicole Carni bought with the SVAA's American Express card includes items from Best Buy, Anne Taylor Loft Outlet, Lands' End and Bed, Bath & Beyond.

A mother could end up in jail over a fight at a middle school in New Smyrna Beach.

A 34-year-old Edgewater woman was arrested Wednesday on allegations of being involved in a fight with her daughter and another girl at their middle school that was posted on Facebook.

The mother of a New Smyrna Beach Middle School student was arrested Tuesday for her role in a fight between two students outside the school earlier this month.

Thirty-five years ago, Jim Devine started teaching math to seventh- and eighth-graders at Flagler Palm Coast High School.