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Volusia County spokeswoman Joanne Magley on evacuation tips in advance of Dorian

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. With Volusia Counry's mandatory evacuation order starting at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept 2, for people living on the beachside, in mobile homes and RVs and low-lying areas, county spokeswoman Joann Magley offers tips for those evacuating to a shelter.

 

Floridians anxiously await Dorian's next move

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Hurricane Dorian is churning out there in the Atlantic with its category 5 sustained winds of 185 mph and just obliterating the Bahamas on this Sunday evening as Floridians wait and wonder if this monster is going to move westward and strike the Sunshine State or make even the slightest turn to the northeast and make landfall in Georgia or the Carolinas.

Volusia's mandatory evacuations for beachside Daytona, Ormond, the Shores, Ponce Inlet & New Smyrna begin today amid uncertainty as to what Hurricane Dorian will do next

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Though still uncertain as to whether the category 5 monster Dorian will make the northeast turn off the Bahamas or continue west and strike the Florida coastline, government leaders in Volusia Couinty aren't Volusia County government officials aren't taking any chances.

Virginia cops capture naked 18-year-old on foot after triple slaying

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YouTube download / AP video / Police in Virginia caught a naked 18-year-old after an intense manhunt in the slayings of two women and a child. Investigators say the man, who is related to the victims, emerged from a wooded area, attacked a church worker then ran past cameras (Aug. 28).

NSB cops issue a silver alert for an elderly woman who was supposed to drive to Leesberg and stay with a relative to escape Hurricane Dorian, but she was a no show

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- An 87-year-old woman told a family member she was planning to drive to Leesberg on Monday to stay with a relative so she could escape the wrath of Hurricane Dorian, but she didn't show up, prompting New Smyrna Beeach cops to issue a Silver Alert later that night for the woman and her 2016 silver Cadillac SRX, bearing Florida tag HKL-N20.

BREAKING NEWS: Granada Bridge in Ormond shut down to beachside traffic due to hurricane-related wind gusts

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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- Access to and from Ormond Beach beach's beachside has been halted due to hurricane wind gusts that have forced the municipality to shut down the high-arching Granada Bridge in both connections, a city official said.