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OAK Hill fires suspended cop Mike Ihnken; was the subject of two State Attorney investigations in scandal-rocked police force

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Photos by Henry Frederick / Suspended police officer Mike Ihnken had three commissioners deny Police Chief Diane Young's request that he be fired. But this time around he had no support.

Cudas Unhooked fundraiser in New Smyrna Beach draws hundreds of all ages; organizer Ray Catheline overwhelmed by turnout

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Video and photos by Henry Frederick / Ray Catheline, who works at Kokomo's Salon, 521 Canal St., New Smyrna Beach, washes and styles customer Kim Poole's hair during the wildly successful Sunday Cudas Unhooked hair-a-thon fundraiser, which he organized.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Nobody was more blown away by today's Cudas Unhooked hair-a-thon fundraiser than the organizer himself -- KokoMo's Salon hair stylist Ray Catheline.

Daytona Cubs teams up with New Smyrna Beach-based AM1230 WSBB for 2011 Minor League baseball season

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Courtesy photo / Cubby says "play ball'' and WSBB radio in New Smyrna Beach will have all the action, both home and away for the upcoming season of the Daytona Cubs who call Jackie Robinson Stadium home.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Daytona Cubs and New Smyrna Beach-based WSBB radio will partner up for the 2011 season to make AM 1230 the new and official "Voice of the Daytona Cubs." 

Big haircut fundraiser today behind KoKoMo's Salon on Canal Street in New Smyrna Beach to benefit Cudas Unhooked; wholesome family event

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Courtesy photo / T-shirts, food and a silent auction are among myriad events and events for today's Cudas Unhookek fundraiser.Click the attachment for more details.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Hair stylist Ray Catheline and a dozen other colleagues will be offering haircuts today at KoKoMos Salon on Canal Street as part of a fundraiser for Cudas Unhooked, which helps New Smyrna Beach High School students considered at-risk or even homeless.
 
The event is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with all kinds of food, fun and prizes the whole family can enjoy. There's even a silent auction featuring tickets to an Orlando Magic game. For more information on Cudas Unhooked, please go to cudasunhooked.org.

Pilot killed in fiery crash during air show in Flagler County

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PALM COAST -- A pilot was killed in a fiery crash this afternoon at the end of an air show at the Flagler County Airport, FlaglerLive.com reported on its Saturday home page.

Vehicle full of Spring Breakers overturns killing 1 and nearly crushing another in rollover on I-95 in Ormond Beach

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ORMOND BEACH -- A carload of Spring Breakers heading for Miami overturned here today on Interstate 95, killing one of six people in the vehicle and critically injuring another who was trapped underneath, the Florida Highway Patrol reported

Sea Scouts program benefits New Smyrna Beach and Edgewater teens looking for an adventure and a little math

My 15-year-old daughter, Angela DiCara, does not like doing math problems out of a text book, but enjoys charting a course and teaching others to do so. Angela says, "Sea Scouts is an adventurous opportunity."

Governor Scott orders review of government-run hospitals; significant for several Volusia hospital taxing districts including the one for troubled Bert Fish

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Courtesy photo / Gov. Scott has created a commission to review the viability of taxpayer-funded hospital districts.

TALLAHASSEE -- Governor Rick Scott signed today Executive Order 11-63, creating the Commission on Review of Taxpayer Funded Hospital Districts, which will consider whether government-run hospitals are in the best interest of taxpayers and recommend a cost-effective and efficient model for providing Florida with a health-care safety net.

Economic development success requires regulatory reform at all levels of government

Elected on a platform of “jobs, jobs, jobs,” Governor Rick Scott has been addressing importing businesses from other areas of the country and enticing start-ups to view Florida as fertile ground for their new endeavors.

Volusia Sheriff: Guns kept off street as deputies make textbook arrest

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Courtesy photo /Antonio Browning was arrested Monday on charges of breaking into a DeLand residence after he was spotted by a neighbor who alertly called 9-1-1.

DELAND -- Three minutes after receiving the call today, Volusia County Sheriff's deputies were on the scene of a burglary in progress near DeLand, an agency spokeswoman said