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Crash kills Ormond man, injures officer Osteen man charged in rape of girl, 14 Vince Carter's rehab center prepares for first clients Marina up to code, but $325,000 in debt Public records for July 3, 2009 Tragic numbers Cameroon is part of Sub-Saharan Africa, which has more than 10 percent of the world's population, but is home to more than 60 ...

A man who police say sprayed a volley of gunshots toward a group of people in an apartment complex parking lot -- missing them all -- was arrested near Osteen after a traffic stop Thursday night, officials said.

An Osteen man is in jail, accused of molesting and raping a 14-year-old girl, court records showed today.

A trip to your local boat ramp can be an exercise in patience. At the recently renovated George Kennedy Memorial Park, the parking lot is at capacity on a Sunday even with afternoon thunderstorms on the way.

A Lake County man tried to run from narcotics agents out of a shed set up with a meth lab this morning but was caught, a sheriff spokesman said.

A sport utility vehicle rammed into a church on Courtland Boulevard early today, sending one person to the hospital with a head injury, authorities said.

Junior Megan Krieger is the first Miss Creekside for one of St. Johns County's newest schools.

Volusia County sheriff's deputies pursued carjacking suspects through the west side of the county this afternoon before catching up with them about 15 minutes later in Seminole County.

BEACON PHOTO/PAT HATFIELD The scene a ' A peer review panel, an audience composed of planners, land-use specialists, members of the community and local-government officials came to hear or take part in discussion of development planning for the huge Farmton Tract June 2. BEACON PHOTO/PAT HATFIELD Addressing the panel a ' Daytona Beach attorney ...

It's time to breathe in the fresh summer air, don some sunglasses, lather on the high-SPF sunblock, and enjoy Volusia County's conservation lands during free outdoor adventures sponsored by Volusia County's Land Acquisition and Management Division.

Q: Do non-smoking facilities offend smokers? - Jay, Bluff City, Tenn. I smoke, and I don't find them offensive; however, if they designate a smoking area outside the building, I find it offensive if they don't cover it.

Fire officials hope Monday's rain -- with more to come this week -- will help quell a 1,000-acre Osteen wildfire and a 4,500-acre blaze in rural southern Volusia County.

A brush fire that erupted in Osteen on Saturday has now doubled in size to 1,000 acres, forestry officials said this afternoon.

A wildfire that sparked sometime around 3 p.m. Sunday quickly swelled to 1,500 acres within six hours near Lake Harney Road in the Osteen area.

BEACON PHOTO/AL EVERSON Osteen agreement gets OK a ' Leaders of Volusia County and the City of Deltona conclude more than three years of discussions on the future look of Osteen, by approving a joint planning agreement.

Four brush fires were active this afternoon in Volusia County, officials said, but no structures were in danger.

A brush fire burning in rural south Volusia County near Osteen grew to more than 250 acres Monday, but posed no immediate threat to structures, officials say.

After three years of discussions and an unknown amount of costs and staff time, Deltona and Volusia County officials finally seem to agree on the future of Osteen and its surrounding lands.

GRAPHIC COURTESY VOLUSIA COUNTY Site of hospital someday? a ' Florida Hospitals is eyeing the intersection of Doyle Road and State Road 415 for a medical center that could grow into a hospital facility.

Maryland woman killed in hotel balcony fall Agents find 51 pot plants in West Volusia house State trooper involved in three-car crash on I-4 Volusia rehires ousted fire captain Proposed plan for Miami Corp.