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WESH TV: Daytona Beach cops shoot man after he plunged a knife into a woman's chest

Shooting scene in Daytona / cops open fire / Headline SurferJermaine Gree shot by Daytona cops / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer graphic / Jermaine Green, shown here in a prior Volusia County Branch Jail mug, and the suspect shot by cops early on this Wednesday morning, has a lengthy arrest record.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Violent crime continues unabated in Daytona Beach with a report of city cops forced to open fire on a man who had a knife to a woman's throat and plunging it into her chest inside a residence in the 800 block of Magnolia Avenue, according to WESH TV.

The shooting happened after two officers responded to a domestic dispute call at 2:45 a.m. during which cops were forced to break down the door when nobody answered, Police Chief Michael Chitwood told the Orlando TV station.

Volusia County Sheriff's Office: Problems with 9-1-1 calls

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Volusia County disptch having problems with 911 calls / Headline SurferPhoto for Headline Surfer / The 5-month-old Emergency Operations and Sheriff's Communications Center on Tiger Bay Road has issues with its E911 system.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Volusia County is currently experiencing intermittent problems throughout the area with its emergency 9-1-1 system today, a Sheriff's Office official said.

"Because of the problems, some callers have been unable to reach 9-1-1 and are receiving a recording," agency spokesman Gary Davidson told Headline Surfer.

"The situation appears to be affecting both landline and cell phones," Davidson said.

Port Orange cops: Sweetwater Elem. School in lockdown this morning after asst. principal attacked with box cutter

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Sweetwater Elem. locked down / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer graphic / What sparked the sneak attack is unkwown.

Port Orange -- Sweetwater Elementary School is locked down while a manhunt is ongoing for an unidentified man who attacked an assistant principal with a box cutter before running off.

Port Orange police responded to a 9-1-1 call about the attack, prompting cops to order a lockdown of the school at 5800 Victoria Gardens Boulevard. Police didn't provide any details as to the extent of injuries.

VCSO: Man shot in his Deltona residence; deputies looking for two men

Deltona man shot in home / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer graphic / A man living at 3222 Roland Drive in Deltona, as shown here in this locator map, was shot inside his residence and two men suspected in the shooting are at large.

DELTONA -- A Deltona man was airlifted by helicopter to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach with a non-life threatening bullet wound to his head after he was confronted by two men inside his residence just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday, a Volusia County Sheriff''s official said.

School of Rock in Oviedo enjoyable experience for Edgewater teen
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Jeanette DiCara Mon, 09/30/2013 - 01:30

OVIEDO -- How cool would it be to have your music student desire to practice an instrument during the week between lessons? About as awesome as it is for him or her to perform rock songs on stage.

The School of Rock in Oviedo has inspired young people, ages 8 to 18, for the past two years at the same location, 5420 Deep Lake Road, just off 426, Aloma Road, in Seminole County. If you live in Edgewater like we do, it's not that far away.

Lake Mary's North Palmetto Street crossing to be closed part of the week for SunRail crossing rebuild

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SunRail / Headline SurferGraphic for Headline Surfer / SunRail project in Lake Mary.

LAKE MARY -- SunRail construction crews will close the North Palmetto Street railroad crossing beginning 7 a.m. Wednesday through 4 p.m. Friday.

The closure will allow crews to rebuild the crossing, city officials said.

Deb Denys wants to shout to the rooftops: 'We got to the Yes!'

Deb Denys / Headline SurferDAYTONA BEACH -- There are certain things in life that you just can't do anything about. Among those is the actions of others. Sure, you can try to change their behavior, maybe even their way of thinking, at least for a while.

But the essence of who they are, what's in their heart and soul, is something only they control. That's reality. In Volusia County government, the reality is the lust for taxpayer money and who can access it.