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Officials: NSB woman returning from New York trip with spouse on train instead found dead on RR tracks in Georgia; husband didn't know until arrival in Sanford
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Barbara Arteta, 63, of New Smyrna Beach, returning on an Amtrak train with her husband from a trip to New York, with an expected arrival in Sanford, was instead found dead Thursday on railroad tracks in southwestern Georgia She disappeared overnight Wednesday with her purse and $1,000 in cash. Only her shoes were left behind.Now law enforcement officials are trying to figure if she was pushed out of a window found open.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The ride on an Amtrak train was New Smyrna Beach resident Barbara Arteta's first and last returning with her husband from a trip to New York to meet their newest grandchild. Her body was found alongside tracks Thursday in Jessup, Ga., near Savannah, even though the auto train hadn't stopped there, her death at this time labeled "suspicious" by authorities there.
Lessons of 9/11: Islamic extremists will not back down; so we can't either
Looking at the hole in the ground where the World Trade Center once stood evokes about every emotion one can get. Watching both planes hit the World Trade Center evoked horror and anger as it was realized that this was no accident. Most people have come to the conclusion that we are at war with an intractable, non-ending enemy who will not give in until either they have total victory or we have total victory.
NSB couple recall destruction of Twin Towers during NYC visit
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NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. Ralph and Beverly Plant invited NSBNEWS.net into their New Smyrna Beach home on the eve of the ninth anniversary of 9/11. Ralph, 78, and Beverly, 79, who will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in March, were in New York City during the 9/11 attacks. This is their story.
9/11 anniversary and other NSB-area stories to follow on a busy Saturday
Throughout the day, NSBNEWS.net will post mini profiles of local residents who were in New York during the 9/11 attacks. We'll also have an update on a report from the Florida Highway Patrol that concludes the 4-year-old girl killed on the beach in Daytona was not the driver's fault and an update on the continuing saga over the Bert Fish hospital merger. Also, this weekend, we'll have a new investigative package, which we're keeping under wraps until we are ready to post it.
Congresswoman Kosmas on the 9th anniversary of September 11th attacks: 'We must never compromise'
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Today, in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach (FL-24), issued the following statement:
"As we remember the tragic events that took place nine years ago today, my thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of 9/11 and their families, our first responders and rescue workers, and to our brave men and women in uniform.
NSB resident Todd Barker on 9/11: 'I witnessed the horror of the second tower coming down'
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'One of the longest days of my life'
Todd Barker
Age:48
Hometown: New Smyrna Beach
Driving to the city on that day was pretty normal until I heard on the radio that a plane had wrecked into the World Trade Center. That was 8:45 a.m. and I didn't believe it and also the guy on the radio also didn't. As I drove the 75 miles to my destination by JFK Airport, I clinged to hear every word coming over the radio and just kept driving, which eventually I should have turned around, but I just went on my way.
9/11: Ninth Anniversary
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Photo by Arty Pommerantz, retired photojournalist with the New York Post, taken in 1995, as a present for Henry Frederick, who was a metro reporter for the Journal News, a suburban newspaper.
NSBNEWS.net remembers 9/11 on this ninth anniversary with a webcast video interview with Ralph and Beverly Plant of New Smyrna Beach, who were in Manhattan that morning, plus blogs and a series of mini-stories and profiles of greater New Smyrna Beach people who were either there or worried about loved ones in New York City.
Personal love affair with Twin Towers reinforced on ninth anniversary of 9/11
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- As someone who lived and worked in a suburb of New York City, 9/11 is the biggest news event of my lifetime, and certainly to those near and far, it's the biggest milestone of modern times for the majority of Americans.