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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- He's not even the chief of police in Daytona Beach any more, but rookie Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood is abusing the authority of his current elected office as pay back against this small news operation by excluding it from daily breaking news email alerts from the agency and even banning the online medium from his press conferences. 

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- The news of out Kissimmee is particularly sad out of Kissimmee on this Father's Day: The body of a 9-year-old autistic girl was found early this morning in a retention pond near her home, cops said.

DELTONA, Fla. -- Are you thinking about returning to school? Bonnie Thurman will describe Daytona State College’s Fresh Start Program at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 6, at the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave.

DELTONA, Fla. -- The City of Deltona has decided to move its annual July 4th Celebration to July 1. The City’s Annual Independence Day Celebration will be from 6 to 10 p.m., July 1, at the Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- As  expected the Volusia County Council approved a 100-bed homeless facility this morning to be built 10 miles from Daytona's downtown on county land near the branch jail.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Stacy Allen Cantu of Daytona Beach points to mainstream media outlets and their focus on President Trump for sparking this morning's shooting attack in Alexandria, Va., during a baseball batting practice for Republican members of Congress that resulted in gunshot wounds to Louisiana Congressman Steve Calise and four others before the gunman was shot to death by cops.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- As the  citizens of Orlando mark the one year remembrance and honor the 49 murder victims of the Pulse terrorism massacre, Orange County Sheriff's mounted unit horses James and Pete just had to participate.