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New details have emerged about a brush fire that broke out Sunday at the Crazy Horse Campground, located near the Daytona International Speedway. Officials say strong winds — with gusts up to 35 mph under a wind advisory — helped spread the flames, which damaged between 20 and 30 vehicles parked at the campground.

Four children were shot Sunday afternoon during an argument at Sister Soul Food on South Paramore Avenue, according to Orlando police. A nearby church sheltered about 20 children and adults as gunfire erupted, with Pastor Lydia Collier describing panic as families scrambled for safety.

A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized after police say he was randomly attacked and his throat slashed near the Daytona Beach Pier on Saturday night.

Brightline celebrated Presidents Day and America’s 250th birthday by unveiling its new train, the Freedom Express, at the Orlando station. The train features artwork honoring U.S. history, including Washington crossing the Delaware, Apollo 11, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial.

Two Volusia County deputies are being recognized for rescuing a woman from her burning home. Deputies Austin Graham rescued the woman from her burning DeLand home, while Deputy Nathan Vargas took over life-saving measures.

A Central Florida pilot and his wife died when their small plane went down in Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The crash came after it was reported that oil was covering the plane's windshield, forcing the couple to declare an emergency as they attempted to land.

A fast-moving brush fire spread to a commercial nursery in Osceola County over the weekend, igniting piles of plastic inventory and sending thick black smoke into the air for miles, officials said.

A Bartow High School teacher was arrested for violating a burn ban in Polk County – creating a fire that spread approximately five acres.