Deland News

DeLand police officer James Harris ran over fleeing suspect Marlon Brown in Deland on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.Photo provided by Krystal Brown Details of what happened when a former DeLand police officer ran over a popular Spring Hill barber may soon come to light as state troopers expect to finish their investigation in the coming weeks, Florida ... (more)

The Florida Department of Transportation is holding a public hearing regarding the SR 40 PD&E Study in Volusia County.

At least some impact fees will be making a return starting Oct. 1, city commissioners decided at a meeting Monday.

The auditors who examine Volusia County's books are rushing to put together a major audit report due to be shown to the public in a four-hour presentation Thursday morning - possibly the most in-depth financial review Volusia has ever done for its council and its residents.

Crystal Buchcanan and the Praise Dancers of Mount Calvary Baptist Church perform at the Remembrance, Reflection and Recitation of Juneteenth at the African American Cultural Center in Palm Coast Saturday, June 15, 2013.News-Journal / Steven Notaras Communities throughout Volusia and Flagler counties marked Juneteenth on Saturday with events to ... (more)

Veterans in East and West Volusia observed Flag Day on Friday with ceremonies honoring Old Glory.

Bishop Henry James speaks during a night of prayer for Marlon Brown and the city of DeLand at the Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church in DeLand on Friday, June 14, 2013.

Call 386-469-9409. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Gateway Center for the Arts, corner of U.S. Highway 17-92 and Saxon Boulevard, DeBary.

An academically struggling DeLand charter school will close June 30 after losing an appellate court bid Thursday to put that deadline on indefinite hold.

People who have lent a helping hand know Delores Sunderlin as "the lady in the van."

A DeLand man accused of fatally shooting and robbing a 22-year-old woman in the garage of her parents' Deltona home is guilty of manslaughter, but not first-degree murder or robbery of with a firearm, defense counsel said Thursday during closing arguments.

BEACON PHOTO/MARSHA MCLAUGHLIN Opening the meeting - Pastor Troy Allen Bradley of Greater Union First Baptist Church prepares to open a meeting to finalize plans for prayer and dialogue sessions scheduled for Friday and Saturday, June 14-15.

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Marion County sheriff's investigators have charged Jose Manuel Martinez with premeditated first-degree murder in the deaths of two Pierson men.

Most feral cats run from people who approach them, but many cats in DeLand make an exception for Bob Baird.

Ways to save money now and raise more later grabbed the attention of the Volusia County School Board on Tuesday as it worked on balancing its next budget and projecting future needs.

Nearly six years after another developer announced plans for a hotel on North Woodland Boulevard, a Daytona Beach-based company is trying to make the dream a reality.

The Florida Lottery announced that Stanley Cooper, of Deland, claimed a top prize in the $500,000 MONOPOLYa Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee.

BEACON PHOTO/PAT ANDREWS Police aggression - Althea Ross Chavers of the Spring Hill Boys and Girls Club talks about aggressiveness from law-enforcement officers when dealing with members of the African-American community in DeLand.

BEACON PHOTO/PAT ANDREWS Police aggression - Althea Ross Chavers of the Spring Hill Boys and Girls Club talks about aggressiveness from law-enforcement officers when dealing with members of the African-American community in DeLand.