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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday
A shark bit another surfer Thursday at a popular Volusia County beach, officials said. Beach Patrol spokesman Scott Petersohn said a 19-year-old New Smyrna Beach resident was attacked by a shark near the inlet. "He was bitten in the left foot and it was a superficial injury," Petersohn said. The victim, who was not identified, was treated at the scene and left with a friend. Petersohn said it was the...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday
An appeals court is being asked to weigh in on the arrest of a Daytona Beach politician during a sex sting at a mall bathroom. Mike Shallow, a former city commissioner and mayoral candidate, is fighting the charges, arguing that the evidence is illegal. His attorney asked a judge Tuesday to reconsider whether the testimony of a Volusia Beach Patrol captain can be used against him in court. Volusia...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
A sometimes rowdy crowd packed the DeBary City Council meeting Wednesday night demanding an explanation for why more than 130 of their homes flooded.
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Authorities say a 26-year-old surfer was bitten by a shark Wednesday. Beach Patrol officials said the man was sitting on his surfboard in murky waters when a shark bit his lower left leg. The injuries were not life-threatening, and the man was treated at the scene and driven to a hospital by a friend.
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Authorities say at least three employees of a program for troubled girls in Daytona Beach are under investigation, accused of having sexual relations with some of the girls they were supervising.
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
John Tanner, the Volusia-based state attorney dogged by two years of controversy, was unseated Tuesday by St. Augustine attorney and political newcomer R.J. Larizza.
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
A large sinkhole opened Tuesday on the west side of the DeBary Golf and Country Club subdivision in DeBary, and officials have recommended that residents of 20 homes in the area evacuate.
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Authorities say a New Smyrna Beach man was bitten by a shark while he was surfing.
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Tropical Storm Fay's flood toll rose to 440 homes across Central Florida on Monday as the St. Johns River, fat and slow-moving, crept higher in a history-making surge that will only get worse.
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
Three candidates are running for a seat on the West Volusia Hospital Authority, a tax district created to provide indigent health-care services.
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
Linda HyattPlatform: Controlling growth; lowering taxes; improving the city's image.Quote: "I want to keep Oak Hill a lot like it is. I love the people. I love living here, and I think probably I can do more with other members of the commission than the other two candidates."Ronald Mercer
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
The 18-month legal battle over a secret grand-jury report on State Attorney John Tanner is in its final leg, waiting in the appellate court in Daytona Beach.
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
The long-anticipated dredging of the environmentally damaged Rose Bay could start in October with a pledge of extra financial help from Port Orange and Volusia County. City and county officials met Tuesday with other agencies and U.S. Reps. John L. Mica and Tom Feeney to discuss a potential $4 million to dredge the Port Orange waterway. Mica said Thursday that Port Orange and Volusia County may not...
