Video and photo by NSBNews.net Multimedia Editor Sera Frederick / Newly sworn-in Edgewater Councilman speaks exclusively to NSBNews.net about his seating on the dais. EDGEWATER -- Gene Emter was sworn in Monday as the newest Edgewater councilman, fresh off his 12-vote margin of victory in Tuesday's special election that drew only 7 percent of the city's nearly 13,600 registered voters.
WINTER SPRINGS -- A 72-year-old Winter Springs woman in a flashy new Chevrolet Corvette hit the gas pedal instead of the brake and slammed into the Goldenrod Post Office, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The yellow Corvette sustained some front-end damage and took out a large window of the post office, but neither the driver nor any postal works or customers were hurt in the 1:55 p.m. Monday crash at the post office, 7501 Citrus Ave and Goldenrod Place.
Ruth Lawyer, who was wearing her seat belt, was attempting to park her new sports car when the mishap occurred, Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Kim Montes said. She said Lawyer was issued a ticket chargingh her with careless driving.
By Pavlina OstaPORT ORANGE -- I talk with Academy Award winning actress Shirley Jones about her tour in Florida. We talk about her days as the mom in the hit show of the 1970s and still a favorite pop TV show, "The Partridge Family" (which was based on the real life story of The Cowsills) and we talk about some great people she’s loved working with like Jimmy Stewart and Steven Speilberg.
Joseph Diflumera Jr. is charged with one count of possession of sexual performance by a child and booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach on $2,500 bond.DAYTONA BEACH -- A 54-year-old Daytona Beach man is facing child pornography charges after sex crimes investigators discovered illegal images on his computer, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said.
The images were uncovered during a routine investigation into illegal on-line activity.
Joseph Diflumera, Jr. had been under investigation for some time after agents received information that he had been downloading child pornography from the Internet, Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 21-year-old biker apparently speeding was killed when he slammed his Suzuki sport bike into a minivan in front of him Saturday night while both vehicles were heading south on U.S. 1 near Skyline Drive, New Smyrna Beach police said.
Wade A. Althafer was pronounced dead at the scene of the 8:50 p.m. accident. The driver of the Chrysler minivan was not hurt.
"He was (going) at a high rate of speed when witnesses said he locked up his brakes," Sgt. Christopher Roos said told NSBNews.net.
DELAND -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office has launched a murder investigation after a 59-year-old woman was found dead in her home near DeLand late Friday night with obvious signs of fresh trauma to her body.
Sheriff's deputies interviewed a "person of interest" in the killing who knew the victim, but he was released, agency spokesman Gary Davidson said this evening.
Deputies were dispatched to the victim's residence at 88 Melodie Lane just north of DeLand after receiving a 9-1-1 call at 10:35 p.m. Friday reporting that Margaret Gee had been found unresponsive and not breathing.
Alright, it’s official now as far as I am concerned. The world has gone nuts. I read where someone is now starting to clone hamburger.
EDGEWATER -- A 44-year-old New Smyrna Beach biker was killed when he fell off his Harley-Davidson while riding north on Edgewater Canal Road near Tuum Boulevard just after 7 p.m. Thursday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Lawrence Goble, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead on the scene. His 2010 Harley was found in the nearby Canal.
"For some unknown he fell off his motorcycle," FHP spokesman Sgt. Kim Montes told NSBNews.net. "It may have been a medical situation. We won't know until results of an autopsy."
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By Bob TolleyNEW SMYRNA BEACH -- When it came to selling out to the developers, only City Commissioner Lynne Plaskett said "no" at Tuesday night's meeting at city hall.
What went down at the Tuesday city commission meeting was just another example of the total disregard and disrespect of the citizens of New Smyrna Beach by its "supposed" elected officials, four of whom -- Mayor Adam Barringer, Vice Mayor Judy Reiker, Jack Grasty and Jim Hathaway -- voted to put their developer-friend's interests before the interest of the citizens.
The mayor, vice mayor and other two commissioners did this by giving $500,000 from our reserves to fund the placement of utilities for their development buddies, who refused to pay for their own utilities (which were readily available by the way) out of their own pockets.
NSBNews.net photo by Henry Frederick / Southeast Volusia Advertising Chairman Dave Kosmas listens as officials with James Moore & Co. go over details of an audit showing bonuses given to since-fired Director Nicole Carni and more than $6,000 paid to her minor daughter.BREAKING NEWS ALERT
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The long-awaited audit of the Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority has been released at a public meeting and it's especially damning to since-fired SVAA Director Nicole Carni.
NSBNews.net will have more details shortly.
