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Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission arrests two men on copper theft charges in Deltona

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Courtesy photos VCBJ / Brian Keith Fender, 26, of DeLand, and Thomas Joseph Reynolds, 27 of DeLeon Springs, face felony and misdemeanor charges in the theft of copper near Lake George.

DELTONA -- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers patrolling Lake George Wildlife Management Area on Friday night caught a pair of Volusia County men stealing copper wire from a utility pole.

Dozens gather Friday at former NSB High School campus as demolition begins to make way for Mosquito Lagoon Enhancement Center

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Photos by Dale Smith / Ruby James of New Smyrna Beach and a member of the Artist’s Workshop, carries three bricks away from the former New Smyrna Beach High School campus on Quay Assisi , which is being demolished to make way for the  Mosquito Lagoon Enhancement Center. James took the bricks for her three children who graduated there.

This story was submitted by contributing writer Dale Smith

NEW SMYRNA BEACH – City resident, a long-time advocate and supporter of the Mosquito Lagoon Enhancement Center, cried as a big claw swiped at the side of a building on the camps of the former New Smyrna Beach High School, scattering bricks below.

76-year-old DeBary man arrested on charges of trading prescription pills with 15-year-girl for sex; jailed on $1 million bail

DEBARY, Fla. -- At 76, Arnold McDermott was not shy about repeatedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl in exchange for giving her prescription pills; even bragging about it, a Volusia County Sheriff's spokesman said Friday after his arrest.

Talk of restricting drivers from racing for dual cup points dominates day 2 of testing Friday at Daytona International Speedway

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Photos by Jerry Markland/Getty Images /  NASCAR President Mike Helton speaks to the media Friday about the upcoming NASCAR seaon at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach. During the Preseason Thunder Test on Friday at Daytona teammates Kasey Kahne (No. 4) and Brian Vickers (No. 83) and Jimmie Johnson (No. 48) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88) practice drafting.

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DAYTONA BEACH -- Momentum is gaining in NASCAR for established Sprint Cup drivers like Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart who double up on the Nationide circuit to choose one or the other to challenge for a championship, but not both.

It was a hot topic at the track Friday, even hotter han the morning jet driers beating back moisture from overnight storms. Testing was still the order of the day Friday, especially in the afternoon, the second of three days in preparation for next month's Daytona 500.

$20 million project at Daytona Beach International Airport proceeding smoothy; half million passengers at end of 2010 counted

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DAYTONA BEACH -- Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport increased 27 percent in December over December 2009.

NSB CAPS spaghetti fundraiser Saturday at New Smyrna Beach High School; tickets $5 at the door

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Courtesy photos / Five Damon Settle Jr., Earl Anderson, Jonathan Kennedy, Lillian Frances Wilson and T.C. Wilder, shown here from left to right, are the five distinguished alumni honored at Saturday's NSB CAPS fundraiser at New Smyrna Beach High School. They will be recognized at a 10:30 a.m.awards presentation in the school auditorium with a welcoming by CAPS organizer George Kennedy.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Wednesday may be Prince spaghetti Day for Anthony, but Saturday is spaghetti for everyone in the cafeteria of New Smyrna Beach High School for five bucks a person.

The occasion is the 11th Annual NSB CAPS fundraiser from noon to 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.

The spaghetti dinner includes salad, bread and a soft drink. While there, you can also shop at the Cuda Corner. All proceeds from this event go directly to students at NSB. Tickets are available at the door.

Stetson University School of Music announces February 2011 concerts

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DELAND. - The Stetson University School of Music will present concerts, recitals and opera theater in February, and the public is invited to attend. The schedule is as follows: