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NSBNEWS.net video by Sera King. Virginia Larzelere could be released from prison in eight years or even sooner, despite a life sentence in the killing of her dentist-husband, Dr. Norman Larzelere.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Virginia Larzelere, the condemned mastermind behind the 1991 shotgun slaying of her Edgewater dentist-husband for a $2.1 million life insurance payout was all smiles Aug. 1, at the Justice Center because even though she was sentenced to life in prison, the death penaty was no longer at play.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Officers from the New Smyrna Beach Police Department concluded a narcotics investigation early this morning when members of the agency, with the assistance of the Department's SWAT team, executed a search warrant at 808 E. 26th Ave., police spokesman Sgt. Michael Brouillette said.

During the search warrant, Cassie L. Holmes, 20, of the same address, was arrested on charges of possession of Ambien, a Schedule IV Controlled Substance, felony possession of Cannabis and possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Courtesy photo. Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood speaks with NSBNEWS.net about the Anthony family saga.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Police Chief Mike Chitwood has found himself in the spotlight on many occasions in dealing with seedy crimes in the underbelly of Daytona Beach, with its sandpaper-faced street bums, hookers and drug peddlers along Ridgewood Avenue. But the last thing he thought he'd find himself front in center on was the Caylee Anthony saga.

Courtesy photo. George Anthony, father of accused killer Casey Anthony, was found early Friday in a Daytona Beach motel and hospitalized, according to several Orlando media outlets.

 DAYTONA BEACH -- Several Orlando media outlets are reporting early this morning that George Anthony, the father of accused killer Casey Anthony, was located in a Daytona Beach motel by Daytona Beach police and taken to Halifax Medical Center for a psychiatric evaluation. WESH TV reported on its Web site that Anthony was reported missing Thursday night from his Orange County home by his wife Cindy and that he was depressed.

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DAYTONA BEACH -- The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Medical Advisory Board will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, in the Volusia Room at the Daytona Beach International Airport,
700 Catalina Drive.

The group is scheduled to discuss interfacing of EMS services with hospital emergency departments, transmittal of electrocardiogram (ECG) information by pre-hospital services, and goals for 2009.

DELAND -- Water conservation, though always a priority, takes on an even greater importance today as forecasters are predicting Volusia County will continue to see below-average rainfall in the coming months, said Shelley Szafraniec, a county spokeswoman

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Two 18-year-old girls were victims of an 8:04 p.m. carjacking at the Regional Shopping Center, 1996 State Road 44, New Smyrna Beach police reported.

Police are searching for the stolen vehicle, described as a royal blue Ford Explorer Sport-Trac, bearing Florida Tag JE632.

Jessica Eibach and Britt A. Cameron, both 18, were the victims of the carjacking. They were returning to their vehicle after shopping when two unknown black males followed them to their vehicle, said New Smyrna Beach police Sgt. Christopher Roos.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Whether you’re trying to navigate the Internet or still looking for the computer’s on/off switch, the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library has beginner computer classes that can help you find your way, says Pat Kuehn, Volusia County spokeswoman.

Discover everything you always wanted to know about e-mail at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4. Participants will learn how to get a free e-mail address, compose e-mails, and add pictures and documents to their e-mails.

Photos by Sandi Carroll. Josh Garrick, left, and Qurentia Throm, right, have been chosen as jurors for the 33rd annual IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts, which will be held Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in downtown New Smyrna Beach.