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Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood is warning social media promoters against a "Daytona Beach Takeover" event after flyers were posted on social media sites. The event is scheduled for this week, April 6 through 11. Chitwood is warning promoters now, this event should not take place.  “You can't promote events which shoot and loot is the underscoring theme to this,” Chitwood told FOX 35's Chancelor Winn. 

Students were in shock after their school bus was involved in a crash with a train. "I closed my eyes as hard as I could before that, and I’m thankful that nothing really bad happened, but it could’ve been way worse," said a student. Now, the bus driver is behind bars and facing 29 counts of child neglect without great bodily harm.

A Flagler County grand jury indicted 20-year-old Anne Demegillo on charges of first-degree premeditated murder after her newborn baby died in a toilet. Deputies report that Demegillo confessed to giving birth on the toilet and cleaning the bathroom while the infant died, later hiding the body in a duffle bag before burying it in a shallow grave.

Part of Interstate 4 in Osceola County was closed for hours due to flooding. The eastbound and westbound sides of I-4 have reopened after being closed for several hours. Drivers faced traffic delays during the morning commute.

A school bus driver for the Sumter County School District, who has been working as a bus driver for the district for over 10 years, was recently fired after she was involved in a crash with a train. A train clipped the back of the bus. Though no injuries were reported, the woman is accused of 29 counts of child neglect without great bodily harm. 

The City of Oviedo is considering buying a nearly $200,000 vehicle barrier system to help with safety at large outdoor events. The system is designed to stop vehicles from entering crowded spaces. If approved, city leaders hope to have it in place by the Fourth of July.

A revitalization to Downtown Orlando, at Church Street, is underway. Current plans are to demolish curbs on the street to create a walkable area for everyone.

The Artemis II crew has now traveled farther from Earth than any other human ever on its way to the moon. At 1:57 p.m. on Monday, April 6, Artemis II's astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, traveled more than 248,655 miles from Earth, breaking the previous record set by the historic Apollo 13 mission in 1970. The Artemis II crew is expected to reach a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth as it conducts a flyby of the moon – the pivotal part of its 10-day lunar mission.

The Artemis II named two craters on the moon during their lunar flyby: one named "Integrity" and the other named "Carroll." The one named "Carroll," is after Commander Reid Wiseman's late wife, who died in 2020.