http://www.beacononlinenews.com West Volusia News en-us http://www.beacononlinenews.com/rss/rss.xml For a sixth year, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office will host a program to take unwanted guns off the county’s streets. The program, dubbed Kicks 4 Guns, allows anyone to turn in an unwanted gun to law enforcement, no questions asked, in exchange for a $50 Publix gift card. The event runs from ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7334 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7334 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:04:22 -0400 More than 70 campers lined up for dinner outside the chuck wagon at the Florida Sheriff’s Youth Camp in Barberville Thursday, just like any other night. Then, in the distance, sirens. A lot of them. Read the whole story, in the Aug. 17-19, 2015, Midweek edition of The Beacon. To subscribe to The ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7333 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7333 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:36:36 -0400 With 11 of 30 preseason practices in the books, the Stetson Hatters will have a light day today, Friday, Aug. 14, as they look ahead to Saturday’s (Aug. 15) first of three scheduled scrimmages. The scrimmage, which is expected to have between 100-130 plays, will start at 8:30 a.m. on the lower pra ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7332 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7332 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 09:45:02 -0400 Five Volusia County Sheriff's Office employees have been honored as employees of the quarter, officials announced. Those recipients are Investigator Julian Elmazi, Deputy Miguel Roman, Tara Pronovost, Jennifer Clay and Alan Ponder. Each of the recipients has been awarded for exceptional work in his ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7331 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7331 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:34:23 -0400 This unedited video is body camera footage from Officer W. Godwin of the DeLand Police Department, taken just before 9:30 p.m. on 8/5/15 during a traffic stop involving 19-year-old Sextoneriya "Neri" Keith of DeLand. A Volusia County Sheriff's deputy tried to stop Keith for running a red light at B ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7330 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7330 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:29:13 -0400 Registration is now open for the 15th fall session of the DeLand Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy, officials at the DeLand Police Department announced this week. The 11-week academy will begin Sept. 3, according to Officer Rod Hancock. The classes will allow members of the community to ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7329 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7329 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:08:20 -0400 A carjacking that began just east of DeLand early Saturday morning resulted in the victim being dragged by his own vehicle, authorities said. Darrion Tompert, 21, of Daytona Beach, faces charges including carjacking, fleeing or attempting to elude a law-enforcement officer, possession of ammunition ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7328 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7328 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:22:00 -0400 The Sibley Guide to Birds is a birder’s bible, and the 2000 edition of the guide identified the bird I photographed for this column as a great blue heron, white morph. For years, many bird experts have quibbled, some of them declaring this long-legged wader to be a great white heron. Hmmm. I had n ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7327 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7327 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:13:39 -0400 Gov. Rick Scott announced today that Frontier Communications Corp.’s inbound-call center in DeLand will expand its operation into another business unit, adding 400 new jobs. “I am excited to announce that 400 jobs will be created in DeLand thanks to Frontier Communications’ newest expansion. ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7326 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7326 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:24:41 -0400 Florida Hospital Fish Memorial is seeking nominations for the Johana Knox Award for Community Service Excellence, according to Lindsay Rew, media contact for the hospital. This is the seventh year in a row that the organization will present the award, according to Rew. Three awards will be presente ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7325 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7325 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:04:56 -0400 DeLand police officers say they have caught the man they say is responsible for a string of thefts going back to January. On July 30, they arrested James Weaver, 50, of DeLand, on charges of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and grand theft. Weaver is accused of stealing household appliances, pat ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7324 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7324 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:17:42 -0400 The rascally raccoon is a rather handsome mammal easily recognized by the black mask across its dark eyes and a long, bushy ringed tail that is about 1 foot long and has five to eight rings around it. Male raccoons are a little larger than females. The animal’s length can be from 16 to 30 inches, ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7323 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7323 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:43:33 -0400 A portion of New York Avenue in Downtown DeLand will be closed this weekend, the Florida Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. Both the eastbound and westbound lanes will be closed, FDOT officials stated. The westbound lane will be closed between North Amelia and North Clara avenues, wi ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7322 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7322 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:20:41 -0400 In Volusia County, public-safety services are now just four digits away for non-emergencies, officials announced Aug. 3. Callers can now dial #8276 to get in contact with the dispatch for all local police, fire, and emergency medical services in the event of non-emergencies, according to Gary Davids ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7321 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7321 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 11:34:57 -0400 Police were unable to determine which of two individuals crashed a car into a DeLand water main early Aug. 1, sending water cascading into a parking lot, and causing $5,000 in damages, according to the DeLand Police Department. The vehicle, a 1996 4-door Honda Accord, was traveling south on North Wo ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7320 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/7320 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 09:58:19 -0400