Living by the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse a painter's delight
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The first question most people ask when they find I’ve moved to Ponce Inlet is, “Can you see the Lighthouse?”
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Accused killer tells deputy he'd been thinking about gunning down ex for 6 months
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The comment shown in this snippet from the Volusia County Sheriff's arrest report was made by accused killer Jesus Morales as he was being taken into custody Monday in the gunshot slaying of former girlfriend Heidi Lynn Shelmire at the DeBary Burger King. .jpg)
DEBARY -- No court order was going to keep Jesus Morales from gunning down his former girlfriend, Heidi Lynn Shelmire, whom authorities said he shot in cold blood Monday morning at the Burger King where she worked, uttering to a deputy after his capture in nearby woods: "I've been picturing in my mind for six months about blowing that bitch's head off."
Offshore fishing fantastic as summer winds down
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As summer winds down, the fishing off shore is outstanding offshore: Tthe king mackerel are providing plenty of action as are the offshore tarpon. Bottom fishing continues to be good. There are even a few reports of an occasional sailfish being seen.
Server shot dead at DeBary Burger King
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A Volusia County Sheriff's deputy walks inside the crime scene tape outside the Burger King parking lot in DeBary on Monday afternoon following a bloody situation inside where a man shot a server multiple times at point-blank range, killing her.DEBARY -- The corner of Dirken Drive and Sunrise Boulevard in this quiet enclave off exit 108 of Interstate 4 sits a Burger King, where customers come and go, through the drive-thru with the normal hustle and bustle of fast food. All of that changed in the flash of a gun blast this morning with the server falling back from the counter and her attacker jumping over and unloading several more rounds while standing over her, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said.
The victim has been identified as 38-year-old Heidi Shelmire and her accused killer is Jesus Morales, 41, who is charged with first-degree premeditated murder.
Guest column: Staying focused to help dolphin
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By NIKKI GOLUBGuest column and photos for NSBNews.net
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The adrenaline of going out to “cover a story” Friday wore off immediately after seeing the beached dolphin and was replaced with a knot in my stomach. Here I was taking pictures of this sick, stressed sea mammal while brave locals and out-of-towners braced with a bucket and some towels did their best to help the dolphin. They had hope.
Ode to NSB's Risso's dolphin 'Scrappy'
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NSBNews.net video by Sera Frederick NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- NSBNews.net gives a farewell sendoff for "Scrappy," the 10-foot-long Risso's dolphin who was found beached at water's edge Friday and cared for five hours by a small group of responders before the deep-sea male was transported by SeaWorld Orlando for care at its marine facility. Scrappy, who was sickly and malnourished, died Saturday morning. NSBNews.net salutes the half dozen responders, two of whom we can identify by name, Kathy Karlander of Indianapolis and Nicole Carni of New Smyrna Beach, director of the NSB Visitor's Center. This video tribute is to them and the little boys and girls (and yes, adults, too) who showed so much love and concern, which reinforces why New Smyrna Beach is such a great place to live and visit.
SeaWorld: NSB's beached dolphin has died
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NSBNews.net photos and video by Sera Frederick / Nicole Carni of New Smyrna Beach and others were holding out hope Friday that the beached dolphin would survive, but Mother Nature said otherwise less than 24 hours later.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The sickly Risso's dolphin that beached itself on New Smyrna Beach has died, officials at SeaWorld Orlando confirmed this morning despite Friday's heroic effort by a small group of beach-goers to rescue and care for it at water's edge.
NSB's Nicole Carni lives and breathes tourism
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NSBNews.net photos by Sera Frederick and video by Henry Frederick / Nicole Carni, director of the New Smyrna Beach Visitor's center, came to the beach Friday with her son and his Samsula Academy classmates and found herself in the middle of a dolphin rescue.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Nicole Carni had finally taken a day off from her high-pressure job as director of the Southeast Volusia Advertising Director and New Smyrna Beach Visitor's Center to serve as a chaperone for her 6-year-old boy, Allario, and his Samsula Academy classmates on a Friday morning trip to Canaveral National Seashore.
Indy tourist reflects on NSB dolphin rescue
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NSBNews.net photos by Sera Frederick and video by Henry Frederick / Indianapolos visitor Kathy Karlander reflects on her contributions in helping this rare Risso's dolphin after it beached Friday on New Smyrna Beach.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Little did Kathy Karlander know that her weekend getaway from Indianapolis to visit her mother would turn into such an adventure with the rescuing of a beached deep-sea dolphin.
NSB's beached dolphin has 'fighting chance'
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NSBNews.net photos by Henry Frederick and Sera Frederick / Nicole Carni of New Smyrna Beach (shown here in the pink shirt), and Kathy Karlander of Indianapolis, are among the first responders to help this rare Risso's dolphin that was beached Friday on New Smyrna Beach's hard sands just south of the Third Avenue ramp approach.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Risso dolphin that beached at water's edge has a "fighting chance" at surviving, thanks to a group of beachgoers who came to its aid, said a veterinarian on scene.