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Inmate recaptured in Orange City 8 hours after walking out of Volusia jail; had a 5-hour lead before anyone realized he was gone

ORANGE CITY, Fla. -- Volusia County sheriff’s deputies tracked down a male prisoner several hours after he walked out of the Volusia County Branch Jail early Friday and returned him to custody without incident.

Volusia County declares local state of emergency in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- In anticipation of the Hurricane Dorian making landfall in the Sunshine State sometime late Sunday or early Monday, Volusia County Council has declared a local state of emergency.

Volusia County Schools will be closed Tuesday in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian

DELAND, Fla. -- The Volusia County School District is closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian and has already decided all schools will be closed Tuesday in anticipation of the monster storm expected to make landfall in the Sunshine State sometime late Sunday or early Monday much further south of here.

Dorian now category 2 hurricane expected to make landfall along Florida's East Coast on Sunday or Monday

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Don't wait until the last minute to prepare yourself for Hurricane Dorian because it's expected to be a whopper of a storm when it makes landfall Sunday or Monday somewhere along the East Coast of Florida, if not most of the Atlantic coastlne.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. planning to race at Darlington this weekend despite recent plane crash scare

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Two-time Daytona 500 champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. is showing no signs of slowing down in his semi-retirement as he gears up for his NASCAR Xfinity Series 2019 season debut in Saturday's 37th annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC.

Greater Daytona could be spared worst of Dorian: Hurricane has shifted eastward, Volusia County officials say

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia County officials on Saturday were sounding optimistic about the prospect of Hurricane Dorian sparing this beacfront tourism county from an expected walloping.