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Courtesy video. Tia McDonald (far left in purple shirt) of Edgewater, has the lead role in a Hollywood music video, "Rich Girl$ by Down With Webster, a Canadian pop group. The song is a remake of the 1977 No. 1 song "Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates.

EDGEWATER --

Tia McDonald is not a rich girl in real life, but she has had some rich experiences with the likes of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers. Recently, the 17-year-old junior at New Smyrna Beach High School starred in a Hollywood video for the boy band Down with Webster and its debut record, "Rich Girl$."

OSTEEN -- A 35-year-old man was struck and killed Thursday night by a motorist in a Nissan Altima while trying to cross State Road 415, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

DELAND -- As it turns out, there was a lost dog after all.

On Friday, Volusia County Sheriff's investigators located the man at the
center of a reported suspicious incident near DeLand on Wednesday involving missing dog and his approaching a girl about it.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Utilities Commission now accepts Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards for payment at the main office building, 200 Canal St., or online via E-Access customer account portal.

The E-Access link is available on the right hand side of the UCC page. In addition to paying your bill online, E-Access allows you to view past statements, order electronic delivery of bills, and make service requests. If you have any questions about getting started, please call Customer Service at 386-427-1361.

DELAND -- Volusia County Sheriff's deputies are looking into a suspicious incident in which a 13-year-old girl who was outside of her home near DeLand Wednesday afternoon was spooked when a man asked her to get into her truck to help him look for a lost puppy.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The National Weather Service in Melbourne issued a tornado warning just after 5 p.m. for Volusia County with a report of a tornado approaching Spruce Creek and Interstate 95 and headed in the direction of Wilbur by the Sea and Ponce Inlet at 5:15 p.m. near Ponce Inlet and Interstate 95, Other areas included in the warning were Port Orange, New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater and unincorporated Bethune Beach.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 1 Corinthians 13

Hold that Tiger! Make a “Christian” of him so that he may be forgiven for the same adulterous behavior that Gov. Mark Sanford, Senator Ensign and their long line of outsted-from-office“Christian” brethren espouse.

Courtesy photo. Daniel N. Raimondo, 60, of New Smyrna Beach, was killed Tuesday on Peninsula Avenue near Flagler Avenue when he was struck by a car while on his bicycle.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A Celebration of Life and visitation for 60-year-old Daniel N. Raimondo, who died tragically Tuesday when he was hit by a motorist on his bicycle, will be 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Baldwin Brothers Heritage Chapel, 1 North Causeway.

DELAND -- A woman who showed up at the DeLand Police Department headquarters Tuesday night wanting to know why a video was broadcast on the local evening news featuring her as a
suspect in a robbery was arrested on scene by Sheriff's deputies, an agency spokesman said.

NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. A 60-year-old bicyclist died aboard the Sheriff's One helicopter en route to Halifax Medical Center after he was struck by a motorist on Peninsula Avenue after 2 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 60-year-old bicyclist lost his life after pedaling into the path of an oncoming car on Peninsula Drive, just south of the intersection with Flagler Avenue just after 2:08 p.m. Tuesday, New Smyrna Beach police said.