DELAND -- A 64-year-old DeLand parachute diver was killed Friday when his main shoot failed to open over the DeLand Municipal Airport, DeLand police confirmed Monday.
DAYTONA BEACH -- A small fire was put out this morning at the Ocean Walk Resort and Shoppes on North Atlantic Avenue after a bucket of chemicals ignited, authorities said.
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Courtesy photo. The following is from Gov. Charlie Crist's weekly Notes from the Capitol:
This week I visited five major metropolitan areas to highlight a tax cut Isigned into law last week. House Bill 7033, which passed unanimously by the Florida Legislature on the first day of the 2010 Legislative Session, reduces Florida's unemployment compensation tax for two years by delaying changes to the unemployment tax calculation methodology.
DELAND -- Ever wonder what it's like inside the busiest law enforcement dispatch center in Volusia County? Or what it takes to train a deputy? Interested in learning about gun safety, gangs and drug investigations? Want to know more about the inner workings of the Sheriff's Office? Residents
will have the opportunity to find out all of this, and more, during the upcoming launch of the Volusia County Sheriff's Office's Citizens Academy, agency spokesman Gary Davidson said.
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WASHINGTON D.C. -- With the April 15 deadline approaching, there are various services that offer free tax preparation help for qualifying taxpayers. In addition to free, in-person tax return preparation assistance, most sites also offer free electronic filing so you can get your refund faster.
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DELAND -- The torrential downpours that caused widespread flooding last May remind Volusia County residents they should be prepared for the possibility of more floods this year. With that in mind, Volusia County Emergency Management officials encourage residents to update their preparedness plans before the spring showers arrive.
DAYTONA BEACH -- A 19-year-old Charleston, S.C., Spring Breaker who was climbing down from a third-floor hotel balcony to the one below when he fell just bewfore midnight Sunday, remains in serious condition at Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach police said.
DELAND -- Alert Volusia County Sheriff's deputies discovered a handgun in a Tennessee man's briefcase during a routine security screening at the Volusia County Courthouse, DeLand, Thursday afternoon, an agency spokesman said.
A fifth biker's death has been attributed to a crash associated with Bike Week. Henry Gordon Johnson, 67, of Deltona, died Tuesday at Orlando Regional Medical Center, from injuries suffered two days earlier when he lost control of his 2009 Harley-Davidson, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
Courtesy photo. Aerial view of the Pavilion of Port Orange, with more than a half-million square feet of retail and office space off Interstate 95 and Willliamson Boulevard inPort Orange celebrated its grand opening Wednesday.
PORT ORANGE -- Retired home builder Alex Kajan remembers what a big deal it was when the Super Wal-Mart opened on Dunlawton Avenue nearly 15 years ago in addition to the Wal-Mart on Beville Road.
Since then, the growing city of nearly 56,000 residents have benefited from a Lowe's Warehouse, a Super Target, a Home Depot and other anchor stores and specialty chain restaurants.
But those pale in comparison to the open air Pavilion at Port Orange, a 550,000 square-foot retail and office complex complete with movie theaters.
