Ormond Beach News

She has two previous convictions on that charge, police say. *Kristina Burns, 25, of Daytona Beach, on charges of solicitation to commit prostitution and possession cocaine .

Halifax Health has received state approval to build a 12-bed hospice care center here that will expand service into northern Volusia as well as Flagler County.

Officials announced Wednesday the museum will receive $4.379 million in Federal Emergency Management Administration funding, along with a $1.6 million grant from the county, to rebuild its west wing following flood damage from 2009.

The body of a missing 18-year-old swimmer who was pulled out to sea off Daytona Beach was found Tuesday morning about 7 miles away, authorities said.

Four-year-old Tatum Gibbens gets a push on the swings from her dad, Kyle Gibbens while visiting Rainbow Park.

The U.S. Navy veteran has launched a petition drive asking for the abandoned hospital to be converted into a medical center for veterans.

The At Your Service column appears on Mondays in The News-Journal. Featured this week are recreational groups in Volusia and Flagler counties.

West Volusia's community newspaper of DeLand, Orange City, Deltona, Enterprise, DeBary, Lake Helen, DeLeon Springs, Glenwood, Pierson, Cassadaga, Seville and Barberville in Florida.

In 2006, career military man Robert Colella was promoted to first sergeant and assigned to a new team, the "Bonecrushers," who were about to deploy to Iraq.

With thousands of people expected to enjoy Volusia County beaches over the summer holidays, the Volusia County Beach Patrol has issued reminders about driving and safety rules on the beach, according to Volusia County spokesperson Pat Kuehn.

It's not uncommon for teachers to stop in school hallways and briefly swap tricks of the trade when they're not in front of a room full of students.

After sirens from a fire engine woke her up one night earlier this week, Mary Broccoli was curious about the trailer that burned around the corner from her residence on Avenue J, near Ormond Beach.

Public Affairs Director Klare Ly reported to Historic City News last night that, after a two-day trial that began Wednesday, a jury found 32-year-old Palm Coast man, Freddie Lee Giddens Jr., guilty of robbery with a firearm, kidnapping, trafficking in drugs, and possession of firearm by an in-state convicted felon.

Beekeeper to speak at Ormond library June 21 Local beekeeper Donald Kent will present an introduction to beekeeping at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 21, at the Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St.

Citing prior drunken driving convictions, prosecutors have upgraded charges from a misdemeanor to a felony against a Flagler County man accused of driving drunk twice within a month.

One of three Flagler County men accused of duct-taping a pharmacist and tech during an armed robbery at the Ormond Pharmacy in September is set for trial Wednesday.

An accident on I-95 in the Daytona Beach area has closed northbound traffic on the interstate this morning, according to the Daytona Beach Fire Department.

While most locals spent their Sunday catching up on laundry and splashing in the waves at the beach, more than 600 people hunched over poker tables at the Daytona Beach Kennel Club trying to win tens of thousands of dollars in cash and prizes.

He snapped up a $500,000 offer from Mark Cuban and Kevin O'Leary for 40 percent equity in Dumas' product, which incorporates a house key in a cell phone.

Ormond Beach firefighters responded to a house fire on Walnut Lane late Saturday afternoon at around 5 p.m. At the scene, this Examiner observed that most of the single-story home appeared to be lost to the blaze, except perhaps for part of the garage.