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BREAKING NEWS: Volusia County approves $4.5 million homeless shelter 10 miles from Daytona's downtown

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- As  expected the Volusia County Council approved a 100-bed homeless facility this morning to be built 10 miles from Daytona's downtown on county land near the branch jail.

Volusia County lifts burn ban in unincorporated areas as well as Oak Hill, Lake Helen & Pierson

DELAND, Fla. -- Volusia County Fire Services has lifted the burn ban for the county’s unincorporated areas as well as the municipalities of Oak Hill, Lake Helen and Pierson.

6-week free class at Deltona library for those looking to returning to college

DELTONA, Fla. -- Are you thinking about returning to school? Bonnie Thurman will describe Daytona State College’s Fresh Start Program at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 6, at the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave.

BREAKING NEWS: Kissimmee Cops: 9-year-old autistic girl dead; apparent victim of accidental drowning in neighborhood retention pond

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- The news of out Kissimmee is particularly sad out of Kissimmee on this Father's Day: The body of a 9-year-old autistic girl was found early this morning in a retention pond near her home, cops said.

166 days & Counting: Sheriff Mike Chitwood stands alone in Sunshine State in excluding award-winning internet news outlet from breaking news to satisfy 5-year-old personal grudge

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- He's not even the chief of police in Daytona Beach any more, but rookie Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood is abusing the authority of his current elected office as pay back against this small news operation by excluding it from daily breaking news email alerts from the agency and even banning the online medium from his press conferences. 

Today in History, June 19: Rosenbergs executed in 1953; First NASCAR race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1949

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Highlights of this day in history: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed; Father's Day first celebrated in the U.S.; The event behind 'Juneteenth'; Author Salman Rushdie born; NBA draft pick Len Bias dies; Entertainer Paula Adbul born. (June 19)