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ORMOND BEACH -- Christal Giachetti has been extradited from New York and brought back to Volusia County, where she was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach this afternoon on a warrant charging her with aggravated manslaughter of a child.

Giachetti is being held on $150,000 bond.

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office's investigation of the April 6 death of 4-month-old Trenton Giachette inside his family's home near Ormond Beach resulted in an arrest warrant

Courtesy photo. Donna Jane Bennett, mayor of Oak Hill from 1992-'99, died Saturday.

Former Oak Hill Mayor OAK HILL -- A funeral service was held earlier today for former Oak Hill Mayor Donna Jane Bennett, who died Saturday. She was 57.

Bennett was mayor from 1992-'99, according to Oak Hill officials.

A funeral service was held 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Emerson Bolton, Sr., officiating.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR..VOLUSIA COUNTY IN FLORIDA...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW SMYRNA BEACH...PORT ORANGE...PIERSON...OSTEEN...ORMOND BEACH...ORANGE CITY...DELTONA...DE LEON SPRINGS...DE LAND...DAYTONA BEACH...

* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation after the body of a man was discovered this afternoon at the Tomoka Landfill just west of Daytona Beach. The body was discovered shortly before 2 p.m. by workers sorting through recycling materials coming into the landfill.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The 2009 Florida "Click It or Ticket" enforcement wave is well under way across Florida and will run through May 31, said New Smyrna Beach police Sgt. John Kosorok. The fine for not wearing a seat belt is $101.

Courtesy photos. Warrants were obtained today by New Smyrna Beach police for the arrest of Roy Deion Fudge Jr., charging him with attempted murder in Sunday's shooting. He is considered armed and dangerous.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Police today obtained arrest warrants for the apprehension of 20-year-old Roy Deion Fudge Jr., wanted in Sunday's shooting of Marcus Peterson in the 500 block of Josie St.

Two victims, including one who’s confined to a wheelchair, were shocked with a stun gun Tuesday night inside their home in Deltona by masked intruders who made off with a laptop computer, a Volusia County Sheriff's spokesman said.

Neither victim was seriously injured in the attack, which is under investigation by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Buses serving Votran's fixed routes on Thursday, May 21, may be detoured due to flooded roadways. Votran riders are encouraged to call Votran for route information
before making a trip.

Votran's fixed route service phone numbers (listed below) are in service. A rain-related problem with the phone lines was repaired earlier this evening.

Votran telephone numbers:
(386) 424-6800 (Southeast Volusia)
(386) 761-7701 (Daytona Beach)
(386) 943-7033 (West Volusia)

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Riverside Drive will be closed between Canal Street and the Overpass from Thursday, May 21 through Sunday, May 24, for the Fish Stock Boat Show and Fishing Tournament.

The event was relocated due to weather conditions.

NSBNEWS.net photos by Sera Frederick. At left, this stretch of Atlantic and Florida on the beachside of New Smyrna Beach was closed overnight due to flooding. Below, a road closure at Columbus and Atlantic was established as well due to flooding. At both locales, city pumps were being utilized.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- With more than a dozen inches of rain dumped on the region, if you don't have to drive, then don't. That's the advice of at least one New Smyrna Beach police officer on patrol tonight on the beachside.

"It's not a bad idea to just stay home," said NSB cop Jason Reve.