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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Erik M. Ramos, a 19-year-old city resident, was charged early Friday with burglary of an automobile and other multiple felony narcotics charges after trying to break into a motor vehicle in the 600 block of Faulkner Street, police reported.

Police said they received a call of a man breaking into vehicles Faulkner just after midnight and set up patrols in the area. Police said Ramos attempted to elude them by running through yards and jumping fences. He was detained near the intersection of Ronnoc Lane and US 1.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 33-year-old city resident was charged Wednesday with burglary of a business after police responded to a 1:57 a.m. business alarm activation at the Texaco, 1121 S. Dixie Freeway, New Smyrna Beach police reported.

OSTEEN -- Volusia County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a murder suspect tonight after a man was fatally shot outside a convenience store in Osteen, agency spokesman Gary Davidson said.

The shooting occurred shortly after 7 p.m. in the parking lot of a Sunoco on S.R. 415.

Witnesses said the suspect, a man in his 30s, fled the scene in a black Ford pickup truck traveling along S.R. 415 towards Sanford.

Deputies are still investigating to determine what sparked the shooting.

NSBNEWS.net Video by Sera King. Cutline: Check out the festivities on Flagler Avenue's big night in this video.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Quaint Flagler Avenue was not only lit up earlier tonight by the holiday lights, but by more than a thousand smiles as families gathered on the beachside tourist hub to celebrate "Light up Flagler."

Adelle Alleti, owner of Gone Bonkers on Flagler, was one of many merchants thrilled with the turnout. "It's a wonderful night for families to get out and into the Christmas spirit with their neighbors," she said. "That's what a small town is all about, bringing everyone out, especially in these hard times."

I would modestly propose that the days of American security have had it. No longer can we depend on George Bush and Company for the only hope their administration promised: To secure our country, our lives and our fortunes. The Obama regime will have to struggle with that accumulated Republican mess, one so prodigious that The Good Lord Himself might declare, “The hell with it!"

Have you watched ‘The Amazing Race” on television? If not, they have pairs of people race around the world, perform tasks and eliminate one couple per week until the final three couples are left.

The first pair to finish all their trips and tasks on the last episode wins $1 million.

This week they were in Moscow. Dallas & Toni, a mother & son, lost their money and passports when Dallas forgot his backpack in a cab.

Why is this interesting?

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Volusia County Council has been invited to a social hosted by the Florida Inland Navigation District Board of Commissioners at 7 p.m.at J.B.’s Fish Camp, 859 Pompano Ave., said county spokeswoman Pat Kuehn.

F.I.N.D. is a special state taxing district for the continued management and maintenance of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, she said.

DELAND -- Volusia County’s Veterans Services Division has been named “Service Office of the Year” by Florida’s Veterans of Foreign Wars office, said Pat Kuehn, a Volusia County spokeswoman.

The division was among 67 county offices considered for the honor.

Kenneth Thie, the state VFW director, presented the award to Volusia County Veterans Services Director Mike White and his staff during Thursday's County Council meeting.

Dec. 3, 2008
Dear Friends,

This week we are focused on building our economy here in Florida – and throughout the nation. There are many tough issues facing our economy and we are doing everything we can to make Florida a better place to live and work.

DELTONA -- A 24-year-old pedestrian who reportedly had been drinking, sustained serious injuries when he walked into traffic along Deltona Boulevard early Thursday morning and got clipped by a passing tractor trailer, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office reported.

"According to a witness, the man had been drinking at a local lounge prior to the incident and was horsing around and dodging traffic when he walked into the road and collided with the side of a large truck equipped with a flatbed trailer," Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said.