Volusia County News

A Daytona Beach man is behind bars charged with growing marijuana. On Thursday night the Flagler County Sheriffa s deputies confiscated more than 30 marijuana plants from a West Flagler County home Thursday night and charged a Rubinel Suarez, 38, for an illegal cultivation operation.

A Volusia County worker was flown to the hospital after getting shocked on the job Thursday.

Due to the dry conditions throughout the county, Volusia County Fire Services has issued an outdoor burn ban for the countya s unincorporated area effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Nov.

A 24-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for a failed robbery attempt at a Deltona store.

Nov. 18, 2009 Shelley Szafraniec, APR, CPRC Community Information Specialist December outings on Volusia County conservation lands Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season as you enjoy an outdoor adventure on Volusia County conservation lands in December.

Lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Crist are negotiating the details of an upcoming special session that would clear the way for a commuter rail system in Central Florida, boost commuter rail in Southeast Florida and potentially attract federal funding for a high-speed railway between Tampa and Orlando.

A Department of Children and Families employee in Volusia County is in jail on charges he sexually abused a young girl.

Jack Hayman is frustrated and fed up. That's what politics can do to a man. "I'm tired of pragmatic incrementalism," the Volusia County councilman says, sarcasm in his voice.

Peeking through a chain-link fence, Shelby Martinez calls out to the white tigers resting in a cage before a show at the Volusia County Fair on Sunday.

In the end, Denise Textor only wanted a hug. Her four-hour, armed standoff with Sumter County sheriff's deputies ended peacefully Thursday evening after negotiators agreed to let her walk out of her home on Bloomington Place in The Villages, where she had shot her husband in the shower, and into the embrace of a friend, said Sumter County sheriff's ...

After area representatives decided against it this week, a proposed Florida House bill that would have allowed cities with populations of at least 30,000 to provide their own ambulance service will not be considered in the next legislative session.

A Lake Mary teen surfing off New Smyrna Beach was bitten by a shark. Volusia County Beach Patrol reports that the 18-year-old man was one of about 300 surfers in the water Wednesday when a 4-foot shark grabbed his right leg.

Emergency crews with Volusia County Fire Rescue responded to a fire at The Boot Hill Saloon North, located at 310 Main Street in Holly Hill early Thursday evening.

Sunday offers a chance to see the new Lyonia Environmental Center for free from 1 to 5 p.m. in honor of Deltona Days.

A 56-year-old Volusia County man was arrested this week and accused of performing a sex act on a 7-year-old girl, South Daytona police said today.

BEACON PHOTO/PAT HATFIELD Looking for solutions - At an Oct. 22 workshop set up by Volusia County Environmental Manager Steve Kintner, representatives from local governments around the county and other interested people met with representatives of the St.

Six women from Volusia County were arrested in a multicounty sting targeting prostitutes who sell their services on the Internet, a sheriff's spokesman said Monday.

A 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death and two other people were injured in an incident at the Daytona Beach BandShell early Sunday morning.

Voters in New Smyrna Beach , Lake Helen and Ponce Inlet made choices for seven city offices Tuesday, with high turnout in every city.

A jury recommended life without the possibility of parole for 30-year-old David Marrow and 31-year-old Barry Gallagher on Friday, and the judge followed the recommendation.