DEBARY -- Children ages 3 - 10 are invited to get a head-start on Halloween with “Frederick’s Freaky Fridays” in DeBary Hall Historic Site’s stables. Participants can make crafts, play games, and hear Halloween stories from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. every Friday in October.
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Robert Gorman, 84, of DeLand, who may have Alzheimer's, was reported missing by his family Thursday.
DEBARY -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in locating an 84-year-old man who may have Alzheimer's and has been missing since 1 p.m. Thursday.
SOUTH DAYTONA -- South Daytona Fire Rescue marked Sept. 1 as the start of its Annual Flu Shot Program with shots flu available at the fire station behind South Daytona City Hall, 1672 S. Ridgewood Ave. from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. seven days a week.
DELAND -- To coincide with 9/11 commemorations nationwide, nine Stetson University faculty members will explore the issue of Islamophobia during a panel discussion from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, Stetson spokeswoman Cindi Brownfield said.
DELTONA -- A 22-year-old Deltona man is facing numerous criminal charges after child pornography was found Friday on the man’s computer. And the discovery by Volusia County Sheriff’s investigators may have prevented a 12-year-old girl from continuing to be victimized by the defendant, Chad Andersen, an agency spokesman said.
ORMOND BEACH -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery of a fast food restaurant near Ormond Beach early Monday morning, an agency spokesman said.
Two employees were in the store after the lobby had closed when a man armed with a gun entered and demanded cash. There were no shots fired or any injuries. Deputies responded within 30 seconds of receiving the 911 call. Despite a thorough search with a K-9, the robber got away.
The robbery happened at 12:24 a.m. at the Burger King a
DAYTONA BEACH -- At 11 this morning city officials will hold a press conference to promote a gun exchange program.
It will be held at the John H. Dickerson Center, 308 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. Mayor Glenn
Ritchey, City Commissioner Cassandra Reynolds, and Police Chief Michael Chitwood will talk about
"Kicks for Guns" exchange program.
DAYTONA BEACH -- More than 1,100 current and former employees of the News-Journal Corp. will have to rely on the government for their pensions after a judge refused to set aside $14.5 million from the company’s recent sale to strengthen its underfunded pension plan.
ORMOND BEACH -- A combative, 30-year-old Ormond Beach man suffered a medical episode and collapsed Wednesday morning after a Volusia County Sheriff's deputy deployed his Taser to gain control of the man, an agency spokesman said.
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State Rep. Dorothy Hukill, whose district includes Port Orange, Ponce Inlet and Southeast Volusia, was a big supporter of Port Orange's recent "Night Out Against Crime."
PORT ORANGE -- State Rep. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, joined other Port Orange residents in their fight against crime during the Aug. 3 annual "Night Out Against Crime," designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for, and participation in local anti-crime programs, and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships.
