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$20 million project at Daytona Beach International Airport proceeding smoothy; half million passengers at end of 2010 counted

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DAYTONA BEACH -- Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport increased 27 percent in December over December 2009.

NSB CAPS spaghetti fundraiser Saturday at New Smyrna Beach High School; tickets $5 at the door

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Courtesy photos / Five Damon Settle Jr., Earl Anderson, Jonathan Kennedy, Lillian Frances Wilson and T.C. Wilder, shown here from left to right, are the five distinguished alumni honored at Saturday's NSB CAPS fundraiser at New Smyrna Beach High School. They will be recognized at a 10:30 a.m.awards presentation in the school auditorium with a welcoming by CAPS organizer George Kennedy.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Wednesday may be Prince spaghetti Day for Anthony, but Saturday is spaghetti for everyone in the cafeteria of New Smyrna Beach High School for five bucks a person.

The occasion is the 11th Annual NSB CAPS fundraiser from noon to 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.

The spaghetti dinner includes salad, bread and a soft drink. While there, you can also shop at the Cuda Corner. All proceeds from this event go directly to students at NSB. Tickets are available at the door.

Stetson University School of Music announces February 2011 concerts

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DELAND. - The Stetson University School of Music will present concerts, recitals and opera theater in February, and the public is invited to attend. The schedule is as follows:

Book author A. Manette Ansay to speak at New Smyrna Beach Library on Feb. 12

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Courtesy photo / Author A. Manette Ansay to speak and autograpgh copies of her books for sale when she visits the New Smyrna Beach Library on Feb. 12.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Novelist A. Manette Ansay will speak and sign copies of her novels at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway.

State Attorney report damning to embattled Oak Hill cop; probable cause crime committed, but not enough to take to trial; Police Chief Diane Young's leadership called into question

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Suspended Oak Hill cop Mike Ihnken, shown here from his Facebook profile, stands front and center as the main culprit in a State Attorney investigative report that also puts a negative light on Police Chief Diane Young, shown here in this NSBNEWS.net file photo, and at least one deputy in the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. The State Attorney's investigation looked at alleged unlawful activity centered around Ihnken, including allegations that he and Sheriff's deputy William Armstrong made and ignited homemade bombs while on duty, and that Young knew that Ihnken had falsified records. You can read the full State Attorney report by clicking the attachment.

OAK HILL -- A damning report from the State Attorney's Office obtained Tuesday by NSBNEWS.net under Florida's open records laws says "probable cause exists" that embattled Oak Hill police officer Mike Ihnken committed a crime by taking required online tests for fellow officers and affixing their names.

However, the State Attorney investigation report concludes there isn't sufficient evidence to successfully prosecute it in a court of law.

Hundreds in New Smyrna Beach celebrate MLK holiday

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Photos by Angela Carter / Children sing during ceremonies Monday in New Smyrna Beach in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Thunder and lightning did not put a damper on festivities celebrating the national bithday holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

NSB cops: Body of man found this morning near RR tracks; victim apparently killed night before

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A man was struck and killed by a Florida East Coast train sometime before 6 this morning, New Smyrna Beach police said.

The body was found near the railroad tracks about 100 yards south of Canal Street by an engineer of a northbound train shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday

Ormond Beach: Autopsy today reveals skull and other remains found are those of a woman; identity and cause of death unknown

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Courtesy photo / A sandal, as shown in this photo provided by the Ormond Beach Police Department, was found with a skull and other remains believed to that of a woman.

ORMOND BEACH -- The skull and other remains discovered Sunday near the Ormond Business Park are those of a woman believed to have been the ages of 20 and 45, Ormond Beach police said today after receiving the results of an autopsy from the Volusia coroner's office conducted earlier in the morning.

The cause of death is unknown and is being treated as a suspicious death.

Port Orange police release composite sketch of suspect purse-snatching victim says robbed her earlier today

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Here is a Port Orange police composite sketch of a robbery suspect as described by a purse-snatching victim who reported the strong arm robery at 12:15 p.m. Monday.

PORT ORANGE --A woman waiting for a Votran bus shortly after noon today said she was robbed of her purse by a woman who jumped out of a van that pulled over and then jumped back in and sped off, Port Orange police said of the 12:15 p.m. incident.