Volusia News Now

HEADLINE SURFER BEACH REPORT for Saturday, Dec. 3, World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona, Daytona Bech Shores, Ormond Beach, Ponce Inlet & New Smyrna Beach: Volusia County Beach Safety flew the yellow flag today. "We had no water rescues or any other issues today," said Senior Captain Andrew Ethridge of Volusia County Beach Safety. "The beach remained open to driving throughout high tide and we had a mild crowd due to the cooler weather. We expect similar conditions for tomorrow."

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Frank DiBello, a pioneer in Florida private space flight ventures, highlights this month's Daytona Area Chamber of Commerce Tallahassee Speaker Series.

LAKE HELEN, Fla. -- Zone 2 Commissioner Vernon Burton got a free pass to-re-election when no one else put in qualifying papers back in June.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing woman who was recently staying in the Ormond Beach area.

DELAND, Fla. -- The DeLand Police Department is investigating an apparent shooting at what was described as a "large party" in a house in the 800 block of Valleydale Avenue where one person was pronounced dead on scene when DeLand cops arrived shortly after 7:30 p.m. Saturday and a second person died after multiple transports to the hospital overnight, a city spokesman said.

PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Apparently his mother shushing him at the dinner table, sent a 34-year-old Port Orange man into a frenzy at his elderly parents' home as they were about to have Thanksgiving together, resulting in a vicious knife attack on both of them.