OAK HILL -- Volusia County Sheriff's deputies seized eight malnourished horses from a pasture in
near Mims on the Brevard County line in Mims earlier today after receiving an anonymous complaint that the animals were underweight and not being properly cared for.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- What better way to celebrate the culinary delights of an oceanfront community than with a street festival? The merchants of Flagler Avenue plan to do just that with the inaugural New Smyrna Beach Shrimp & Seafood Festival on Thursday, Aug. 14.
The 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. event will b hosted by the Merchants of Flagler Avenue Hospitality Group.
"The event promises to be the largest seafood festival in Volusia County," said Adele Aletti, owner of Gone Bonkers and an organizer. "During the event Flagler Avenue will be open only to pedestrian traffic."
DAYTONA BEACH -- Virginia Larzelere, the condemned mastermind behind the 1991 shotgun slaying of her Edgewater dentist-husband for a $2.1 million life insurance payout was all smiles Friday at the Justice Center because even though she was sentenced to life in prison, the death penaty was no longer at play.
As if that was not reason enough to smile, Larzelere, now 55, could get out of prison in eight years or even sooner because of gain time under the old Florida sentencing guidelines that were in effect at the time of her conviction.
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| The Volusia County Beach Patrol drives on an emptied NSB beach Thursday after a thunderstorm that included lightning. NSB News photos by Henry Frederick |
DAYTONA BEACH , Fla. -- Fresh off saving Edgewater murderer Russell Charles Bradshaw from a possible death sentence in the throat-slash slaying of New Smyrna Beach resident Lisa Memro with a stellar closing argument to the jury, criminal defense attorney Rob Sanders is on a roll.
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| A repairman installs new glass at the Mystic gas station Wednesday in NSB, two days after a drive-by shooting. NSB News photos by Sera King |
Already found guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of Lisa Memro, Russell Bradshaw finally took the stand in the penalty phase Monday -- just in time to illicit enough pity to spare his own pathetic life, feining memory loss while using God as a crutch.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Readers of NSBNews.net who voted in the our weekend InstaPoll were largely in favor of death for convicted Edgewater resident Russell Charles Bradshaw in the 2006 killing of Lisa Memro.
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| Russell Bradshaw NSB News Photo by Sera King |
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| NSB News photos by Henry Frederick |
