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DEBARY -- The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, DeBary Downs. Not quite with the latter for Triple Crown thoroughbred racing, but still, a horse racing operation in DeBary is something an applicant is betting on.

DeBary Real Estate Holdings under the umbrella, Green Bridge Co., received a permit from the state of Florida in September to build a quarter-horse race track at U.S. 17-92 and Dirksen Drive.

DELTONA -- A former youth pastor and missionary from Deltona is facing federal charges after Volusia County Sheriff's investigators found thousands of images of child pornography on the man's computer. Investigators wrapped up an eight-month investigation in mid-December with the indictment of Joel Price on two counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

DELTONA -- An armed home invasion Dec. 14 in Deltona resulted in several shots being fired.

DELAND --The Children and Families Advisory Board will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, in the Volusia County Council Chambers of the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand, said Pat Kuehn, Volusia County spokeswoman.

Members will discuss information to be presented to the County Council in a future workshop.

OAK HILL -- The victims in the noon Wednesday double-fatality crash at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Halifax Avenue were identified as 71-year-old Eunice Perkins and 70-year-old Mary Campaigue in their 70s, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

DELAND -- Two teens charged with ploting to go on a killing spree at DeLand Middle School avoided jail time in favor of probation.

The sentences were reached in plea agreements in November for a boy and a girl, both 13, similar to that reached with a 14-year-old boy earlier, in which all three pleaded no contest to dusruption of a school function, a lesser charge than the initial conspiracy to commit murder. All three were also banned from interacting or placing comments on MySpace.com.

DELAND -- The Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., recently sent a summary of benefits to all veterans across the country, including the estimated 70,000-plus veterans who live in Volusia County, said Pat Kuehn, Volusia County spokeswoman.

According to Mike White, director of Veterans Services for Volusia County, the letter is for personal information purposes only, similar to the annual letter sent out from the Social Security Administration.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Three local teens were arrested in a stolen car and a handgun recovered following a suspicious motor vehicle stop at 3 a.m. off 10th Street, New Smyrna Beach police reported.

The car was speeding and driving recklessly when cops caught up with it in the parking lot of the Newport Sound Apartments off 10 Street. Three teens jumped out of the car and ran and police caught up with them a short distance later with the help of canine units.

ORANGE CITY -- Two men armed with guns burst in through the front door of a home near Orange City the night of Dec. 13, but were in for a surprise themselves when they were chased off by a resident who was also armed, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said.