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ORMOND BEACH -- A carload of Spring Breakers heading for Miami overturned here today on Interstate 95, killing one of six people in the vehicle and critically injuring another who was trapped underneath, the Florida Highway Patrol reported

My 15-year-old daughter, Angela DiCara, does not like doing math problems out of a text book, but enjoys charting a course and teaching others to do so. Angela says, "Sea Scouts is an adventurous opportunity."

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Courtesy photo / Gov. Scott has created a commission to review the viability of taxpayer-funded hospital districts.

TALLAHASSEE -- Governor Rick Scott signed today Executive Order 11-63, creating the Commission on Review of Taxpayer Funded Hospital Districts, which will consider whether government-run hospitals are in the best interest of taxpayers and recommend a cost-effective and efficient model for providing Florida with a health-care safety net.

Elected on a platform of “jobs, jobs, jobs,” Governor Rick Scott has been addressing importing businesses from other areas of the country and enticing start-ups to view Florida as fertile ground for their new endeavors.

EDGEWATER, Fla. -- With all the religious debate of the Muslim Faith and those who run for an office of leadership, or not, and if so, should we be concerned? On personal level, I am compelled to present the following for question, “Can one be a good Muslim and still uphold the values of being a good American?”

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Courtesy photo /Antonio Browning was arrested Monday on charges of breaking into a DeLand residence after he was spotted by a neighbor who alertly called 9-1-1.

DELAND -- Three minutes after receiving the call today, Volusia County Sheriff's deputies were on the scene of a burglary in progress near DeLand, an agency spokeswoman said

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Courtesy photo / North Carolina resident Michael Del Vecchio, 21, fired several shots from a handgun during an argument outside a Daytona Beach fast-food restaurant with his girlfriend Monday, leading to his arrest on aggravated assault charges.

DAYTONA BEACH – A North Carolina man fired two shots at his girlfriend during an argument today with her and two patrons at a Taco Bell restaurant, Daytona Beach police said.

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ORMOND BEACH -- Gov. Rick Scott today named Dr. Frank Farmer of Ormond Beach as Florida's Surgeon General and announced he will retain Liz Dudek as secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration 

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EDGEWATER -- News of the Sunday drowning of a 4-year-old girl in a backyard pool, the latest in a series of pool dwnings involving pre-school children, prompted Edgewater Fire Services Capt. Jill Danigel to put out a press release with pool safety tips.

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SOUTH DAYTONA -- A 4-year-old girl drowned in a backyard pool just after 11:30 a.m. Sunday, police said.

Emergency personnel responded to 2130 Green St., and attempted to revive the child, who had been at the bottom of the pool 5 to 10 minutes, South Daytona police said.