Orange City News

OKAY, YES, NOW WE'LL GET OVER TO THAT PICTURE FROM PAT GRIFFIN AS THE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, LOOK AT THAT, HE ACTUALLY MANAGED TO GRAB A LIGHTNING STRIKE RIGHT ON THE ROAD.

A former Deltona firefighter accused with raping multiple women is expected to make a plea and get sentenced Thursday afternoon, officials said.

Volusia deputies are investigating a near drowning in Deltona Wednesday afternoon, a sheriff's spokesman said.

The Fourth of July is a celebration of colors and noise that brings out the patriotic spirit of people.

A former Orange City police officer who had cancer is suing the city for discrimination because, according to a complaint, he was fired when he requested an extension to his absences.

The DeBary City Council will select from more than a dozen residents when it's expected to choose a replacement for Mayor Bob Garcia on Wednesday night.

Although The News-Journal does not endorse candidates in elections, I'm going to make an exception, put on my partisan hat and stump enthusiastically for a favorite son in a national contest: DeLand.

You'll find parents, long-time school volunteers, an accountant and a college instructor on the Volusia County School Board.

Grease: School Version 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28 Gateway Center for the Arts 880 North U.S. Highway 17-92, DeBary.

Emergency vehicles are shown along the front of the Orange City Target after a 16-month-old was left alone in a car in the parking lot.News-Journal/Patricio G. Balona A shopper who got a baby out of a hot car Friday afternoon likely saved the toddler's life and now the 17-year-old aunt faces a misdemeanor charge for leaving her 16-month-old nephew ... (more)

A 17-year-old girl left her 15-month-old brother inside a hot car Friday afternoon while she went shopping inside a Volusia County store, according to police.

The tsunami wave that Wawa Inc. created when it cannonballed into Florida two years ago is finally reaching the Volusia-Flagler area.

Canal Street, once lingering in economic doldrums, is in full recovery mode, city officials and business owners say, and they want Volusia County Chair Jason Davis to know it.

Orange City officials celebrated Thursday after three years' work for an agreement with Volusia County to redevelop its downtown.

Over in Orange City, there's this rad music production company called North Avenue Studios that in 2010 launched a neat little offshoot called Off the Avenue to do live in-studio recording sessions with touring and regional bands, primarily shot here in Florida.

A Florida man was in critical condition Tuesday after his throat was slashed with a box cutter-type knife on North Broadway.

On June 19, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial will recognize 23 volunteers nominated for the sixth annual Johana Knox Award for Community Service awards dinner at the Deltona Commission Chambers, 2345 Providence Blvd. At this year's event, three awards will be presented: the Johana Knox Award for Community Service Excellence, the Chrysalis Youth Award ... (more)