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National recession blamed for weak opening night biker rally

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NSBNEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick. Jennifer LLoyd, a bartender at Pub 44, pours a soda for one of her friends during the midnight hour Thursday, the opening night of Biketoberfest with a sparse crowd. In middle photo, Eddie and Linda Albertson of Chatsworth, Ga., and in right photo, Fred and Judy Weekly, of Rome Ga., leave Pub 44 to head back to their beachside timeshare.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Georgia resident Judy Weekly was blunt in her explanation for the poor showing on opening night of the Biketoberfest motorcycle rally as she hopped on board husband, Fred's Harley Davidson: "They elected the wrong (expletive) president."

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Edgewater fisherman, 56, falls overboard 19-foot boat and drowns

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Courtesy photo. The body of Harvey Andrew Beltz, 56, of Edgewater, was recovered in the UIntracoastal Waterway early this morning, the victim of a drowning having apparently fallen overboard just north of the South Causeway.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A fisheran's body was recovered this morning in the Intracoastal Waterway about a quarter mile north of the South Causeway Bridge where his 19-foot motorboat was spotted with full fishing gear at daybreak, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission confirmed.

18-year-old arrested on charges of grand theft auto and attempted burglary of gas/convenience store

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Courtesy photo/Jail mug. Brandon Thomas, 18, was charged with trying to burglarize the BP Express Mart on Sugar Mill Drive.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- An 18-year-old man was arrested earlier today on attempted burglary and grand theft charges after allegedly trying to break into the BP Express Mart on Sugar Mill Drive by going through the roof, New Smyrna Beach police said.

Brush fire in Pioneer Trail woods this afternon brought under control

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The big plume of black smoke over the Causeway bridges this afternoon is from a brush fire in the 2800 block of Pioneer Trail that consumed about 10 acres of woods, but was no immediate threat to homes. The fire was brought under control by 5:30 p.m.

New Smyrna Beach Fire Department crews responded to the 1:45 p.m. blaze, which sent up a huge dark cloud that could be seen for miles.

Kayakers lost in Cape Canaveral Seashore guided to shore in Edgewater by Sheriff's helicopter

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EDGEWATER -- A Volusia County Sheriff's helicopter guided two lost kayakers to Edgewater with its spotlight after they reported they were lost in Cape Canaveral Seashore earlier tonight, the Coast Guard said.