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Sheriff: Ormond Beach mother charged with manslaughter in baby's drowning
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ORMOND BEACH -- An Ormond Beach mother was arrested earlier today on a warrant charging her with aggravated manslaughter in the drowning of her baby boy last month, A Volusia County Sheriff's spokesman said.
The Sheriff's Office's investigation of the April 6 death of 4-month-old Trenton Giachette inside his family's home near Ormond Beach resulted in an arrest warrant being issued toay. The mother, 30-year-old Christal Giachetti, was picked up in New York early this evening and is being held on $150,000 bond.
Obituaries
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Ann Kovacs, 73, of Edgewater, a grandma, mom, and housewife who enjoyed cooking and playing bingo, died Thursday, May 7, 2009.
Mae J. Hayman, 86, New Smyrna Beach, a homemaker, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009.
Carol L. Cope, 58, New Smyrna Beach, who worked in security for Oceanwalk Condominiums, New Smyrna Beach, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009.
Pancakes in the Park
Southeast Historical Society presents Pancakes in the Park at the Old Fort Park in New Smyrna Beach, 7-11 a.m. Saturday, May 9, 2009. $6 a person includes pancakes, sausages and orange juice. Plenty of entertainment, including antique cars on display, and books and artifacts for sale.
Marriage Licenses
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Patrick A. Sams and Julie D. Thiessen, New Smyrna Beach; Michael A. Schmidt and Lisa M. Murphy, New Smyrna Beach.
Obituaries
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Jack Sauers, 59, of Edgewater, a laboratory technician for the City of Edgewater in the Waste Water Department for 25 years before his retirement, and a 1969 graduate of New Smyrna Beach High School, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam Era and a member of the Booze Fighter Motorcycle Club, died Thursday, May 7, 2009.
Alexander G. Lianos, 60, of Edgewater, who moved to Florida five years ago and enjoyed hot rods and car shows, died Monday, May 4, 2009.
Florida has 23 confirmed cases of swine flu
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DELAND -- All four Florida Department of Health laboratories have received testing supplies from the Centers for Disease Control and now can test samples to confirm H1N1 Swine Flu. This testing capability allows the state to expedite results because it no longer need to send probable cases to CDC laboratories.
Florida has 23 confirmed cases in the following counties: one in Alachua, Clay, Indian River, Okechobee, Orange, Seminole, and Pinellas; two in Dade, three in Lee , five in Broward, and six in Hillsborough.
NSB Pancakes in the Park helps stack funds for Historical Society
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NSBNEWS.net photo by Henry Frederick. New Smyrna Beach native Jim Humphrey, 75, enjoys pancakes and good conversation with Rick Newell, president of the Southeast Volusia Historical Society, earlier today for the annual Pancakes in the Park fundraiser at Old Fort Park in New Smyrna Beach. The event drew 600 people for the 7-11 a.m. breakfast today, which featured a display of antique cars, a mini-yard and book sale and plenty of comaraderie.
It's turtle season: Be nice to one of earth's grandest species
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NSBNEWS.net photo by Sera Frederick. This turtle crossed North Peninsula Avenue.
Mrs. Frederick and I were heading to the animal park at the beach in her Jeep Liberty with our two dogs -- Cheeto, a Cairn terrier, and Napolean, a Yorkie puppy -- when we came upon a giant turtle crossing east to west. We immediately pulled over and deliberately stood in the middle of the road to guarantee safe passage, even though no vehicles came from either direction.