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DAYTONA BEACH -- The number of people killed on the roadways of Volusia County stands at two with the most recent a 56-year-old Port Orange motorcyclist in a crash near Daytona Beach on Sunday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

William Lee Hughes was riding his 18981 BMW motorcycle northbound on north on Tomoka Farms Road when he was struck by motorist Lakecia Harris in a 2007 Chevrolet, who ran a red light at the intersection while heading west on International Speedway Boulevard, troopers said. Hughes was thrown from his bike and pronounced dead at the scene of the 3:34 p.m. accident.

NSBNews.net videos shot by Henry Frederick and produced by multimedia editor Sera Frederick / Here are two in a series of videos from Memorial Day 2011 at Riverside Park in New Smyrna Beach.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Hundreds paid tribute to the war dead on this Memorial Day holiday at Riverside Park with patriotic speeches, the sound of bagpipes and the playing of "Taps."

DELEON SPRINGS -- A 25-year-old Pierson man died Saturday night after leaping from a moving car in DeLeon Springs, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office reported.

Jose Perez was in the front passenger seat of the car while his girlfriend was driving. Perez wanted to drive, but the woman refused to let him because he was drunk, Sheriff's spokesman Brandon Haught said. As the argument escalated, Perez suddenly opened his door and jumped out, the spokesman added.

Courtesy photo / Frank Freeman, shown here in this jail mug, is charged with robbing the TD Bank in New Smyrna Beach.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The man suspected of robbing the TD Bank on State Road 44 Saturday morning was apprehended and arrested without incident just before midnight, New Smyrna Beach police Sgt. Valerie Joyce told NSBNews.net early this morning.

NSBNews.net video by multimedia editor Sera Frederick and photo by Henry Frederick / Here are video highlights of Saturday's crowd during FishStock 2011 at Riverside Park in New Smyrna Beach, home of the Memorial Weekend Striker Fishing Tournament. Shown at left is Cory Troiano of Gainesville with his dog, Alex. In the smaller photo, Donny Van Dingenen, 5, of Winter Park, sits for a pose. Shown above and below, is one of the boats in the fishing tourney.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Several thousand people jammed Riverside Park on Saturday for the Memorial Day Weekend Striker Tournament, also known as FishStock. People of all ages enjoyed the sights, sounds and sunshine. Some, like 11-year-old Cory Troiano, didn't leave home without man's best friend, in this case, a shepherd mix, named Alex.

Photos by Henry Frederick / The TD Bank in the Winn Dixie plaza on State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach was robbed Saturday morning. Police said in a press release that they had bank surveillance photos of the robber attacked with the information, but there were none. These photos were taken Saturday night at the bank locale. A night commander with the NSBPD said she did not have access to any photos of the robber for media release since the incident occurred on the earlier shift.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The TD Bank, 1811 State Road 44, was robbed earlier today of an undisclosed amount of money by a lone robber, New Smyrna Beach police said.

Below is a copy of my request to appear before the New Smyrna Beach City Commission, our supposed leaders, who to date have been totally indifferent as to the goings on over at Bert Fish, where "millions of dollars" of legal fees have continued to be run up by the attorneys; all the while that our elected and appointed officials are more interested in the same old back-slapping and kumbaya crap that this commission has been bragging about for way too long.

Photos by Henry Frederick / Edward and Patricia Hunt of Edgewater enjoy a glass of wine at Clancy's Cantina as Clancy's wine hostess Brandy Winthrow serves a customer during Saturday's New Smyrna Beach Wine Walk at Art Walk.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Edward and Patricia Hunt spent the morning with their 5-year-old boy at the beach. Then he was off to the babysitter so they could enjoy a stroll on Flagler Avenue and a glass of wine at Clancy's Cantina.

Courtesy photos / This small plane lands on its belly at an Edgewater landing strip after its gear malfunctions.

EDGEWATER -- Richard Lundgren had no earthly idea his single-engine plane's landing gear had malfunctioned until he actually landed the craft on its belly Friday morning at the Massey Ranch Airpark. He was not injured.