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Courtesy photo / Author A. Manette Ansay to speak and autograpgh copies of her books for sale when she visits the New Smyrna Beach Library on Feb. 12.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Novelist A. Manette Ansay will speak and sign copies of her novels at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway.

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Suspended Oak Hill cop Mike Ihnken, shown here from his Facebook profile, stands front and center as the main culprit in a State Attorney investigative report that also puts a negative light on Police Chief Diane Young, shown here in this NSBNEWS.net file photo, and at least one deputy in the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. The State Attorney's investigation looked at alleged unlawful activity centered around Ihnken, including allegations that he and Sheriff's deputy William Armstrong made and ignited homemade bombs while on duty, and that Young knew that Ihnken had falsified records. You can read the full State Attorney report by clicking the attachment.

OAK HILL -- A damning report from the State Attorney's Office obtained Tuesday by NSBNEWS.net under Florida's open records laws says "probable cause exists" that embattled Oak Hill police officer Mike Ihnken committed a crime by taking required online tests for fellow officers and affixing their names.

However, the State Attorney investigation report concludes there isn't sufficient evidence to successfully prosecute it in a court of law.

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Photos by Angela Carter / Children sing during ceremonies Monday in New Smyrna Beach in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Thunder and lightning did not put a damper on festivities celebrating the national bithday holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A man was struck and killed by a Florida East Coast train sometime before 6 this morning, New Smyrna Beach police said.

The body was found near the railroad tracks about 100 yards south of Canal Street by an engineer of a northbound train shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday

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Courtesy photo / A sandal, as shown in this photo provided by the Ormond Beach Police Department, was found with a skull and other remains believed to that of a woman.

ORMOND BEACH -- The skull and other remains discovered Sunday near the Ormond Business Park are those of a woman believed to have been the ages of 20 and 45, Ormond Beach police said today after receiving the results of an autopsy from the Volusia coroner's office conducted earlier in the morning.

The cause of death is unknown and is being treated as a suspicious death.

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Here is a Port Orange police composite sketch of a robbery suspect as described by a purse-snatching victim who reported the strong arm robery at 12:15 p.m. Monday.

PORT ORANGE --A woman waiting for a Votran bus shortly after noon today said she was robbed of her purse by a woman who jumped out of a van that pulled over and then jumped back in and sped off, Port Orange police said of the 12:15 p.m. incident.

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DAYTONA BEACH -- The Main Street Bridge in Daytona Beach was closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic at 3 p.m. today after it experienced an electrical malfunction that made the drawbridge inoperable.

A crew from Volusia County’s Road and Bridge Division opened the bridge manually to permit boat traffic while the bridge undergoes repairs, county spokeswoman Pat Kuehn said of the Tuesday mishap. The bridge will remain closed until further notice, she said

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A Venetian Bay man armed with a handgun and threatening to kill himself was taken into custody without harm to himself or others early Sunday, June 6, and transported to Bert Fish Medical Center for a psychiatric evaluation under provisions of the state's Baker Act.

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