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The Bermuda Estates Apartments in Ormond Beach was the locale of a violent comfrontation between two brothers in their early 30s.

ORMOND BEACH -- An argument between two brothers Thursday turned violent when one stabbed the other in the face and ear, police said.

Here is a synopsios of what happened in the 3:20 p.m. inccident at the Bermuda Estates Apartments, 10,000 St. George Road No. 23, as described by Ormond Beach Police spokesman Lt. Kenny Hayes: Patrol units found 30-year-old Andrew Taylor on the complex grounds bleeding from wounds to the face and ear. Andrew’s brother, 32-year-old Eric Taylor, fled the area on foot prior to police arrival. The younger Taylor who was not cooperating with the investigation was transported to Ormond Memorial Hospital for treatment. Police located Eric Taylor nearby at the Walmart store and apprehended him after a brief foot chase.

Eric Taylor was charged with one count of aggravated battery -- domestic violence.

Headline Surfer video by Sera Frederick / The NSBHS marching band performs in the Cudas' home playoff game against Winter Haven. Though the Cudas came up short, they were undefeated in the regular season.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Elections have come and gone and many folks are too weary to think about politics. However, one political element that got little attention during the recent elections was the “Tea Party.”

Photo for Headline Surfer / This shot taken from the rafters of the New Smyrna Beach High School gymnasium on Wednesday will be used for a new poster to help high school students throughout Central Florida learn about the importance of organ and tissue donation.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Some 350 students, along with a few teachers and administrators, formed the No. 8 inside the high school gym Wednesday to symbolize the number of lives that could be saved from the organs of someone who has died.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jim Newcomb isn't the only captain in the Daytona Beach police force to have been involved in alleged wrongdoing that Chief Michael Chitwood has managed to keep under the radar while all too eager to publicly make examples of patrol cops accused of wrongdoing under supervision of these very captains. 

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach is pleased to announce another season of WonderLand Children's Theatre, its youth theatre program. Held on six Wednesday afternoons, starting on Jan. 23, its mission is to encourage youngsters to participate in and learn about the performing arts.

EDGEWATER -- The numbers speak volumes as to the wrath of Monday's tornado on the Terra Mar Village Community with $1.7 million in damage to 90 homes. That's three times as many homes as Volusia County officials estimated shortly after the fast-moving storm that spawned what the National Weather Service in Melbourne said was EF1 tornado.

DEBARY -- SunRail crews will intermittently close the right lane of northbound US 17/92, south of Fort Florida Road, to install utilities under the roadway. Closures could occur any time, as needed, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday through 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

The Florida Department of Transportation urges you to obey railroad crossing signals and never cross at a closed crossing gate.

Should you have any questions or concerns, you can call the SunRail Construction Hotline at 1-855-RAIL-411 (1-855-724-5411).

Fishing boat captain captures in dramatic video what appears to be a tornado

This dramatic raw video footage was shot by inshore fishing boat tour Capt. Drew Cavanaugh that he described Monday night as a tornado near Edgewater, where two dozen-plus manufactured homes were damaged.