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DELTONA -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is investigating a report that a man forced his way into a Deltona home early Friday morning and sexually
assaulted a 41-year-old woman, sheriff's spokesman Brandon Haught said.

Two children under the age of 10 also were in the home, but slept through the attack, Haught said.

The victim told investigators that she didn't know who the suspect was. No weapon was used and the victim was not injured other than being sexually battered, the spokesman said.

The victim said that she was in her Vercelli Street home when someone

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Main Street Bridge in Daytona Beach reopened to traffic at 3:30 p.m. today following repairs to a faulty limit switch, Volusia County spokeswoman Pat Kuehn reported this afternoon.

The limit switch allows the bridge to open and close for boat traffic, she said.

The bridge had been closed since Friday evening when it became inoperable.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- The Halifax Consort, Daytona State College’s resident early music ensemble, will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library auditorium.

Can you imagine actively applying for a job every day for more than 700 days?

That is what John McCain and Barack Obama are doing. It has to be a tremendous stress and strain, emotionally, physically, and mentally. Just imagine traveling throughout the entire country day in and day out, making speeches, shaking hands, kissing babies, and eating on the run.

Imagine the amount of planning for all these appearances, the amount of supporters involved, the incredible million of dollars for publicity. It is amazing that a campaign can be organized and conducted so efficiently.

Well its less than a week to election day so who are we going to choose?

Here it is the baseball game of politics the Democrats versus the Republicans. We are in the 7th inning and the Democrats are leading
3 to 1 in the top of the 8th.

The Democrats score 1 run the Democratic fans go wild making the score 4 to 1. Then it's the bottom of the 8th inning Republicans score 1 run
to make the score 4 to 2 as the fans twirl their white towels.

EDGEWATER -- Three dogs perished when a family's garage at 1581 Boyce Circle caught fire Oct. 19, Edgewater Fire DEepartment officials reported.

Upon arrival that Sunday night , the crew of Engine 57 found a detached garage, 200 feet from the main residence, fully engulfed in flames, said Lt. Jill Danigel, also the department's fire marshal.

The fire was quickly extinguished and no damage occurred to the home.

OAK HILL -- Linda Walton, longtime journalist who worked as a freelance journalist covering the city of Oak Hill for many years died at her home Saturday after suffering heart failure. She was 66.

Walton, an admitted heavy smoker, was a fixture at Oak Hill city meetings as a freelance reporter for the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- There were several prominent public officials spotted at Friday's visit to the Woman's Club of New Smyrna Beach by Jill Biden, wife of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden.

Spotted in the overflow crowd of nearly 300 on a steamy Friday afternoon was New Smyrna Beach City Manager John Hagood. Standing with the VIPs in the back room was New Smyrna Beach City Commissioner Lynne Plaskett.

Among the contingent in the security detail was New Smyrna Beach police Sgt. Eugene Griffith.