Deltona News

The abstinence-only sex education program used for years in Volusia County public schools has been suspended until an advisory committee takes a look at whether it should be continued or a broader-based ...

Deltona has not suffered severe flooding because of Tropical Storm Fay, but efforts to save an Orange City hospital from flooding have jeopardized several homes around one lake in the city, officials told U.S. ...

A Deltona teen was arrested after being accused of threatening a man with a cocked shotgun, saying he was going to make him "suck the barrel," deputies said.

Deltona flood victims who were cited for stacking flood-damaged belongings in their yards, are now celebrating a victory.

Gully washer. Frog strangler. Raining cats and dogs. Quaint old descriptions don't begin to describe the deluge called Tropical Storm Fay, which may be the wettest storm in Florida's recorded history.

Deltona Fire Department Search and Rescue members, Randy Siebert and Tony Jacinto deliver food and medications to stranded residens in this Florida community.

A mobile FEMA Disaster Recovery Center is expected to be set up in West Volusia on Friday or Saturday.

Q. How much rain fell? A. Depends on whom you ask. The numbers vary widely, with official National Weather Service stations reporting less than others.

The City of DeBary ordered the evacuation 180 homes this afternoon because of rising waters spurred by relentless rain from Tropical Storm Fay.

BEACON PHOTO/AL EVERSON Large crowd - A large audience applauds a citizen speaker at a recent meeting of the Deltona City Commission.

Tropical Storm Fay caused damage and flooding that Central Florida homeowners were left cleaning up on Friday.

PHOTO COURTESY SUSAN KRATZER Remembering Daddy - Steven Story II plays with his children, Steven III and Serenity.

Come Monday, the Volusia County Health Department will have its Deltona operation relocated from 1555 Saxon Blvd.

Fay stalled off the coast of Volusia County Thursday. Winds at 8 a.m. were 60 mph and forecasters with the National Hurricane Center say she is barely moving.

A local woman who family members initially believed had been kidnapped by an ex-boyfriend was found safe in Florida last night.

A state office in Deltona that provides assistance with food stamps and Medicaid is temporarily closing.

An opening reception for the "Highwaymen Artists," exhibit will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Deltona Arts & Historical Center, 682 Deltona Blvd., Deltona.

If enthusiasm for the upcoming presidential election contest is wearing off on voters in the primary, it didn't show Monday in early voting.

A Deltona woman was shot at as she sat in her car in a friend's driveway this afternoon, a sheriff's spokesman said.

Fire investigators are working to determine what caused a fire that left more than a $100,000 in damages to a Deltona home this morning, a fire official said.