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Courtesy photo/Facebook. Here is a photo of 4-year-old Ellie Brand, the British girl, struck and killed by a motorist on the beach in Daytona Beach on March 20.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Orlando Sentinel is reporting on its online edition that Ellie Bland, the 4-year-old British girl killed by a motorist March 20 on the beach will be buried Friday afrer a memorial service in her homeland.

DELAND -- A number of Volusia County residents have reported that they did not receive a census questionnaire in the mail. Forms may be picked up at Volusia County’s 15 public library branches and 49 other sites around the county. For a complete list, please visit www.volusiacounts.org.

OSTEEN -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office has launched a criminal investigation after a brahma bull was found shot in a pasture off of S.R. 415 in Osteen over the weekend. The bull, valued at $7,500, had to be put down by its owner.

The Sheriff's Office was called to the scene late Sunday morning after the owner found the bull mortally injured from several gunshot wounds and an aluminum arrow embedded in the animal's shoulder.

DAYTONA BEACH -- News-Journal Corp.reduced its workforce Monday, with 48 staffers either terminated or bought out or in some cases voluntarily retired.

DELAND -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office has identified the parties in the murder-suicide Saturday night near DeLand as follows: The female victim was Sarah Hille, 42, who lived at 1775 Carr St. The male shooter and suicide victim was Richard Danao, 57, who lived at 3261 Grand Ave. He was Price's ex-boyfriend.

DELTONA -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is investigating a home invasion and sexual battery at a Deltona home Sunday morning, an agency spokesman said.

Courtesy photos/VCSO. These photos taken by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office show marijuana plants being cultivated in grow houses that were seized Wednesday in raids in Osteen and DeLeon Springs.

OSTEEN -- A tip to Volusia County narcotics agents led to raids Wednesday on three large-scale marijuana growing operations and the seizure of drugs with a street value of $5.6 million, the Sheriff's Office said.

DELAND -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is investigating a murder suicide Saturday night
near DeLand, in which a man shot and killed killed a wonman and then himself, an agency spokesman said.

Courtesy photo. State Rep. Dorothy Hukill sponsos a bill that that is more prorective of children in need of restraint in school.

TALLAHASSEE  - The Restraint and Seclusion bill sponsored by State Rep. Dorothy L. Hukill, R-Port Orange, passed the Pre K-12 Policy Committee of the Florida House of Representatives, by unanimous vote on Thursday.

This bill establishes standards and procedures for the use, monitoring and reduction of unnecessary restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities and is the first of its kind in the State of Florida.

DAYTONA BEACH -- A 17-year-old girl was speeding when she lost control of her 1997 Chevy at 12:47 a.m. Wednesday while westbound in the 1600 block of Cedar Highlands, smashing a concrete light pole in half with part of the pole landing on top of the vehicle before it struck a parked car in a yard, police said.