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Port Orange firefighters extinguish a 5-acre brush fire along Interstate 95 that forced authorities to close one northbound lane Tuesday afternoon just north of New Smyrna Beach.

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PORT ORANGE -- A 5-acre brush fire Tuesday afternoon that forced authorities to close one northbound lane of Interstate 95 just north of New Smyrna Beach was extinguished within an hour by Port Orange Fire Rescue.

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DELAND -- The 60 day rabies alert issued by the Volusia County Health Department on April 14 following two unprovoked attacks on humans by raccoons has been lifted.

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ORMOND BEACH -- An 18-year old Ormond Beach teenager was killed early Tuesday after his is pick-up truck struck a tree near the club house in the Ormond Lakes subdivision, Ormond Beach police said.

Dec. 22, 1919 - June 21, 2010

Memorial service for Jerry Koller Rea, age 90, of New Smyrna Beach, who passed away after a short illness on June 21, 2010 at Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, Edgewater, will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 27 at Coronado Community United Methodist Church, New Smyrna Beach, with The Reverend Esther Robinson, officiating.

April 15, 1925 - June 14, 2010

Memorial service for Robert Edward Yunker, age 85, of New Smyrna Beach, who died at his home Monday, June 14, 2010, will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 18 at Settle-Wilder's New Smyrna Beach Chapel, with The Reverend Luke McKinney, First Baptist Church of New Smyrna Beach, officiating.

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LAKE HELEN -- A 42-year old Orange City man is dead following a crash Sunday night on Interstate 4, about five miles east of Lake Helen, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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ORMOND BEACH -- A 52-year-old biker was killed Sunday in the 2,000 block of North Beach Street on the property of Tomoka State Park, Ormond Beach police said.

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DAYTONA BEACH -- Funeral services for Raymond Parks, NASCAR’s first championship winning owner who passed away Sunday morning in Atlanta will be held  Wednesday in Atlanta.

A viewing will be held starting at 6 6p.m. Tuesday at the HM Patterson Funeral Parlor at 1020 Spring Street, NW in Atlanta.

The funeral will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Peachtree Christian Church at Peachtree & Spring Street in Atlanta.

Parks was 96 at the time of his passing and and a true forefather of the sport. He owned the championship winning car in both NASCAR’s first Modified season of 1948 and “Strictly Stock” season of 1949.

Both championship-winning cars were driven by Red Byron. Parks’ car won two of the eight races in the inaugural 1949 season of what is now known as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – at historic Martinsville Speedway and the Daytona Beach & Road Course.

Monday Night Raw's main event between new WWE Champion Sheamus and John Cena was turning out to be a great match -- that was until outside interference from Wade Barrett and his NXT hoodlums.

Not only did Cena get a beat down, but so dis special refereee Vince McMahon after Sheamus high-tailed it to the dressing room.

There was a so-called "anonymous" general manager that had set up this match after last week's NXT attack on Raw General Manager Bret "Hitman" Hart.