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OAK HILL -- A midday crash at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Halifax Avenue turned deadly when a Dodge Caravan crashed into a Ford Taurus resulting in two deaths, police said.

For unknown reasons, the Dodge van stopped at the stop sign while heading west on Halifax , but then T-boned the Taurus, which was southbound on U.S. 1 passing whle passing under the yellow blinking light. Stop signs are posted on Halifax on both sides of US. 1. A vehicle the van also got caught up in the accident.

Phew! I’m glad that Christmas is finally over. I feel like ran a race in past couple of months and then in a flash it was over with the exception of pieces of wrapping paper, bows and scotch tape strewn everywhere and dirty dishes piled in the kitchen sink. Talk about a let down.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A man who police suspect tried to ram one of their patrol cars during an attempted arrest is on the loose.

EDGEWATER -- The Friends of the Library will have a book sale in the Edgewater Public Library auditorium from 1 - 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30; and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31.

The sale will include hardcover books, paperbacks, audio books, DVDs and magazines, said Pat Kuehn, Volusia County spokeswoman.

For more information, please call the library at (386) 424-2916. The library is open Monday through Saturday at 103 Indian River Blvd.

Photos by Capt. Budd Neviaser for NSBNEWS.net. Cutline: These wild turkeys are feeding well and should be ready for the Spring hunt. These two bucks hear turn their heads toward noise they've heard.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A Miami woman was killed and one of her two children critically injured early this morning after she apparently fell asleep at the wheel on Interstate 95 and wandered into the grassy median a mile south of the State Road 44 interchange and twice over-corrected her steering, which caused the vehicle to roll over several times, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

New Smyrna Beach -- A shopper at the Walmart on State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach hopped back and forth between moving carts as she tried to decide between a cross necklace and a heart-shaped one.

Noticing they were just $5 each, she decided to buy both. Nearby, a toddler threw a temper tantrum when his father wouldn't let him get a big plastic firetruck.

Still others hovered around the large DVD bin, trying to decide on the bargain-basement movies that everyone likely has seen before such as "Legally Blonde" and "Rambo, First Blood."

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Be weary of $100 bills because counterfeiters have converted some of them from $5 bills, New Smyrna Beach police warn.

"It's easier to pass counterfeit currency, not necessarily dollar bills, during this season (be)cause people are in a hurry to spend money,” said police Detective Tony Ford. “The cashiers are in a hurry to take money. They're not examining it as closely as they should be."

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Herbert Bossie, the city resident whose Park Boulevard home became known over the years as the New Smyrna Beach Christmas House, succumbed to heart disease Tuesday, Dec. 18, while hospitalized. He was 70.

Bossie's passing a week ago today comes at a time when the community is gearing up for holidays. Every year around this time, he dressed up as Santa Claus and opened his home to families and the wonderment of their children with spectacular decorations. including an Angel Room and an elaborate train set.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The New Smyrna Beach Regional Library is looking for Wimpy Kid readers.

They don’t have to be wimpy themselves, they just need to be fans of the new 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' books, a series of cartoon-based novels chronicling middle school life," said Pat Kuehn, Volusia County spokeswoman.

Students, ages 9 - 14, are invited to a free Wimpy Kid event from 1 - 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in the library auditorium.