Central Florida

Volusia County Beach Safety: "All port-o-lets and most waste receptacles removed in anticipation of Hurricane Isaias this weekend

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- IIn preparation for the inclement weekend weather due to approaching Hurricane Isaias this weekend with a hurricane watch now in effect, Volusia County’s Beach Safety and Coastal divisions are securing all assets on the beaches.

Volusia Beach Safety: Sanford woman, 22, bitten on foot by shark in New Smyrna surf; treated on scene

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- A little after 5 o'clock this evening a 22 year old womanm from  Sanford, FL was on her surfboard in chest deep water when she was bitten on the foot by a shark in the 4600 block South.

COVID-19 Help: Volusia County offering free cat/dog food & microchipping of pets Sunday in DeLand

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DELAND, Fla. -- For residents who missed out on their opportunity to pick up some dog or cat food and get their pet microchipped, all at no charge, they’ll have another chance on Sunday at the Volusia County Fairgrounds in DeLand.

Grim stats in COVID-19 Pandemic: 150,000-plus US deaths; 100th death in Volusia County, Florida

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The grim reaper that is the coronavirus continues to reach new highs in the killing of Americans with new thresholds crossed: 150,000-plus throughout the country and with the 100th Volusia County death here in Central Florida.

Daytona Beach's Shirley Dacenzo reflects on the passing of yet another celebrity in Olivia de Havilland, last of the movie stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, dead at 104

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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. As if the celebrity deaths in the past few days of television's Regis Philman, actor John Saxon and British musician Peter Green weren't overwhelminging enough for Daytona widow Shirley Dacenzo, then came news of Sunday's passing of the last of the movie stars of Hollywood's Golden Age - Olivia De Havilland of Gone with the Wind, deat at 104.

Volusia County Beach Safety: Boy, 11, bitten on foot by shark in waist-deep water in vicinity of Daytona-New Smyrna; treated on scene

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - An 11-year-old Lake Wales boy was standing in waist deep water when he was bit on the foot by a shark Thursday afternoon, which was not seen, an official with Volusia County Beach Safety said Thursday night.