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DeBary woman claims nearly $300,000 with winning Fantasy 5 ticket 

Noble Geathers shown here on his Facebook page, is a rich young man, thanks to his winning lottery scratch-off.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Noble Geathers has reason to smile. After all, it's not every day that a 19-year-old kid pockets half a million bucks. At least before taxes, any way.

The 2011 Daytona State College graduate claimed his $500,000 prize in the Gold Rush Tripler Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee earlier this week.

Photo for Headline Surfer / Scott Barkley of DeLtona is the sixth and final suspect aarrested for his alleged role in the armed invasion of a DeLand-area home at 1302 9th Ave. as shown in this locator map.

DELAND -- Sheriff's deputies apprehended a sixth and final suspect wanted in connection with a Feb. 25 armed home invasion outside the DeLand city limits.

"Volusia County Sheriff's deputies located 19-year-old Scott Barkley at his Deltona home (Tuesday) morning and arrested him without incident," Sheriff's spokesman Brandon Haught said.

DEBARY -- Over the last couple of weeks we have heard President Obama blaming sequestration cuts; and the big bad Republican Party, for being responsible for everything from school children not being able to tour the White House to the burning down of cities because a fireman must not put on his time sheet to be paid for more than 60 hours in a week.

Headline Surfer photos / Derrick Henry, shown far left, was sworn in as mayor of Daytona Beach in November. At right is Michael Chitwood, who has been police chief here for seven years.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Despite the press release marketing of Daytona Beach Police Chief Michael Chitwood in the daily print newspaper, Daytona Beach has the distinction of being the most dangerous city in Florida and the 34th most dangerous in the United States.

The Council on Aging of Volusisa County is located at 160 N. Beach St. No. 100, as shown in this locator map.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Council on Aging of Volusia County continues its dementia caregiver support groups 9 a.m. on certain days in April at select locations. Here are the dates and locales: 

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- A 29-year-old man who allegedly robbed a couple while brandishing a knife was apprehended after fleeing into nearby woods was apprehended with the help of a canine, New Smyrna Beach police said.

EDGEWATER -- The budget problems for President Obama and the lawmakers in Congress can be tackled by making additional cuts. It's so simple.