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Daytona Beach Elementary School Students Celebrate New Tennis Courts
Daytona Beach,FL- A big crowd of about 500 students at Westside Elementary School in Daytona Beach celebrated brand new tennis courts Saturday morning. Volusia County school dignitaries were also on hand with Grand Slam finalists Todd Martin and MaliVai Washington celebrated the first school in Florida to feature permanent 36-foot and lined 60-foot kid-sized courts. Introductory remarks [...]
Red Flags Fly For Rip Current Danger In Volusia County
Daytona Beach, FL-Red flags are flying along Volusia County beaches for high rip current danger today, with big crowds expected for the traditional Memorial Day kickoff to the summer season. The National Weather Service in Melbourne posted the Hazardous Weather Outlook and said increasing onshore winds and ocean conditions will bring rough surf and a [...]
Volusia FCAT Scores Go Up In Writing, Reading; Still Low In Math
Daytona Beach, FL – Volusia County Schools students show improvements in the writing portion of the FCAT but still have some work to do with math. That’s according to the numbers released earlier today by VCS. At least half of the students who were mandated to take the written portion of the test this year [...]
Paul Miller Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder By Flagler Jury
Bunnell, FL – The Flagler Beach man accused of killing his neighbor in March 2012 is facing prison for the rest of his life. Paul Miller (photo courtesy of FlaglerLive.com) was convicted by a Flagler County jury around 90 minutes after they began deliberations on Friday. The verdict was read at 1:13pm. The 66-year-old man [...]
Daytona Beach PD Investigating Home Invasion
Daytona Beach, FL-Daytona Beach police officers are investigating an apparent home invasion that happened around 8am this morning at a home on Fulton Street. Daytona Beach PD PIO Sgt. Jimmy Flynt says one of the people in the home may have been pistol-whipped. A vehicle associated with the crime was found abandoned at a lot [...]
Port Orange Woman Guilty In Murder-For-Hire Plot Against Husband
Port Orange, FL-A 52-year-old Port Orange woman has been found guilty of trying to hire someone to kill her husband. A Volusia County jury found Doreen Dufrense guilty of solicitation of first degree murder, a felony. The jury took less than three hours to return the verdict after a three day trial. Prosecutors say in March, [...]
Volusia Lifeguards Ready For Big Beach Weekend Season Kickoff
Daytona Beach, FL-The forecast for really nice weather means Voluisa County beaches will be packed with folks soaking up the sun and County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue Captain Tammy Marris says they’re ready. In an appearance on the “Volusia Today” radio program on WNDB, Marris said 75 to 80 lifeguard towers will have guards on [...]
Palm Coast Man Facing 30 Years For Using Gun To Rob Liquor Store
Bunnell, FL – A 35-year-old man could face up to 30 years in prison after a jury convicted him in around 20 minutes for robbing a Flagler County liquor store with a gun. Jaquez Shakim Roland (picture courtesy Flagler County Jail) of Palm Coast was found guilty of 3 felony counts – armed robbery, grand [...]
Port Orange PD: Burglars Could Be Posing As Solicitors
Port Orange, FL – It could be a solicitor at the door. It could be a stranger looking for someone. Or it could be a criminal looking to break into your home. That’s the problem facing the Port Orange Police Department as they look to solve a string of daytime home burglaries stemming from last [...]
Suspect Uses Cinder Block To Break Into Daytona Beach Store
Daytona Beach, FL – Authorities are looking for the person who used a cinder block to smash their way into a dollar store on US 1. The Daytona Beach Police Department says they were called out to the Family Dollar on 200 North Ridgewood Avenue at 3:49am Thursday after the store’s alarm went off. Responding [...]
VCS To Offer Text Messages As Part Of Emergency Alert Service
DeLand, FL – The parents of children attending Volusia County Schools will soon have a new way of being notified in case of emergency. Starting next school year, VCS will offer parents the option to receive text alerts of any emergency messages sent out by administrators. VCS spokeswoman Nancy Wait tells WNDB they believe offering [...]
NOAA: It’s Going To Be A Very Busy Hurricane Season
Daytona Beach, FL – The experts are saying to get ready for a very busy hurricane season. That’s the word from the Climate Prediction Center at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration after releasing their 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook. NOAA is projecting a 70% likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms over the next 6 [...]
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