Ohio man hit, killed on Big Tree Road in Port Orange, FHP says

A 74-year-old Ohio man died Monday after he was hit by a car on Big Tree Road in Port Orange, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

80 homes evacuated in Daytona Beach brush fire
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A brush fire neared a Daytona Beach housing complex Monday evening, Feb. 23. The fire, which started at 20 to 25 acres Monday morning, grew to over 100 acres by the evening. 

Daytona Beach Fire Department: Brush fire spreads to over 100-acres
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Press Conference | The Daytona Beach Fire Department updated the public on a brush fire that started at 20 t0 25 acres on Monday morning, Feb. 23 and grew to over 100 acres throughout the day. Homes in the Mosaic subdivision were being evacuated with a 30-foot fire line behind the homes. Eighty homes have been evacuated. 

Daytona Beach residents evacuating after over 100-acre brush fire
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Residents of the Mosaic subdivision in Daytona Beach are evacuating due to a brush fire that's growing to over 100 acres. Smoke, filling the sky is visible for miles off of LPGA Boulevard. 

Boy, 5, hit in e-bike hit-and-run crash in Volusia County
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The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is looking to talk with two people who were on an e-bike over the weekend in Daytona Beach and crashed into a 5-year-old boy. VSO said the crash happened Saturday afternoon near Sun Splash Park in Daytona Beach. The 5-year-old boy was headed toward the water to fill up his beach bucket, but the e-bike riders crashed into him, VSO said. The boy was taken to the hospital and determined to have minor injuries. Witnesses told deputies that the two riders – described as teenagers, a male and female – stopped briefly, apologized, and then pedaled away. 

12-year-old Volusia County student arrested in school shooting plot
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12-year-old Josephine Simmons-Peters was arrested after detectives received a tip about a plan to shoot students and a teacher at Southwestern Middle School in Volusia County. Josephine is facing multiple charges, including written threats to kill and misuse of a two-way communication device. 

Brush fire spreads across South Daytona Beach
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FOX 35's Noah Bergren talks wind speeds and Florida drought as a brush fire spreads throughout South Daytona, with evacuations taking place on Cyan Avenue on Feb. 23.

Student, 12, accused of targeting teacher, students in Volusia County school shooting plot

A 12-year-old student at a Volusia County school was arrested after deputies said she wrote a descriptive school shooting plan – even naming specific students and a teacher. 

2 dead after car hits embankment, overturns in Volusia County

Two people were killed Thursday in a crash that ended with the car erupting in flames in Volusia County, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Hero fights restaurant fire with garden hose likely limiting damage, owners say

A fire damaged a back room at Third Wave Café & Wine Bar in New Smyrna Beach, owners said. A good Samaritan was able to fight the flames with a garden hose before firefighters arrived.

Embry-Riddle University lockdown lifted after no threat found on campus

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University was placed on lockdown late Tuesday after a threat was reported, but no threat was found and the lockdown has been lifted, according to officials.

Truck crashes into Central Florida motel, displacing more than 50 residents

A truck crashed into an extended-stay motel in Orange City, affecting 36 units and displacing more than 50 people, including 11 minors, authorities said.