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Photos by Henry Frederick / Suspended police officer Mike Ihnken had three commissioners deny Police Chief Diane Young's request that he be fired. But this time around he had no support.
Courtesy photo / Gov. Scott has created a commission to review the viability of taxpayer-funded hospital districts.TALLAHASSEE -- Governor Rick Scott signed today Executive Order 11-63, creating the Commission on Review of Taxpayer Funded Hospital Districts, which will consider whether government-run hospitals are in the best interest of taxpayers and recommend a cost-effective and efficient model for providing Florida with a health-care safety net.
OAK HILL -- Division of Forestry officials are pleased on this Sunny Sunday afternoon that they finally have the massive Iron Horse wildfire straddling the Volusia and Brevard County borders contained, but far from extinguished or even under control.
OAK HILL -- By 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the nearly 17,000-acre wildfire straddling the Volusia and Brevard county lines had been 95 percent contained, officials said.
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Courtesy photo / This Department of Transportation camera image Tuesday on Interstate 95 shows the intensity of the nearby wildfire straddling the Volusia and Brevard County lines.
OAK HILL -- Even though the so-called Iron Hore wildfire has quadrupled from 4,000 acres to 16,000-plus acres, officials say the worst of it is behind us with most of the damage south of Oak Hill in neighboring northern Brevard County.
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NSBNews.Net file photo by Dale Smith who contributed to this breaking news story / Circuit Judge Richard Graham rejects the merger between Bert Fish and the Adventist Health Systems. We have complete coverage include the judge's ruling, which can be read by clicking the attachment as well as a series of exclusive videos throughout the merger process and through the courts. DAYTONA BEACH -- Circuit Judge Richard Graham's verdict today in the civil trial that essentially nullifies the May 27 merger against the Bert Fish Medical Center merger with Adventists Health Systems is being hailed by the Bert Fish Foundation attorneys as a victory not only for government action in the sunshine, but also as a long-term savings to Southeast Volusia taxpayers who are already the highest taxed in Florida.
Photos by Sera Frederick / Police Chief Diane Young's one-year tenure could end tonight at City Hall amid the corruption scandal with suspended cop Michael Ihnken being shown the door as well.
DELAND -- Volusia County Fire Services will lift the outdoor burn and fireworks bans for the county’s unincorporated areas as well as the cities of Lake Helen, Oak Hill and Pierson at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
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Photos by Henry Frederick and video by Sera Frederick / Suspended Oak Hill police officer Mike Ihnken refutes Police Chief Diane Young's administrative charges and demand to the City Commission that he be "terminated" for being derelict in his duties. The commission gives him the benefit of the doubt at Monday's packed meeting and questions whether Young is the problem. See our exclusive post-meeting video interview with the officer.
OAK HILL -- On a 3-2 vote, the City Commission led by Mayor Darla Lauer rejected Police Chief Diane Young's recommendation that embattled officer Michael Ihnken be fired.
