Orange City is holding a Parks Photo Contest for July. Submissions of photos taken at city-owned parks will be accepted through July 31. The winning photos will be featured on Orange City official ...

On Oct. 4, 2025, at 9:53 p.m., a Dodge Durango allegedly caused multiple deaths on Interstate 4, the Florida Highway Patrol [FHP] said. Lindsey Isaacs, 23, was charged with vehicular homicide and ...

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The Volusia County Council has repealed a 25-year-old gun ordinance requiring a “cooling-off” period for the sale of firearms, despite urgings to leave the law on the books. The 1999 county ordinance ...

Claire Smith, a student at Southwestern Middle School in DeLand, competed at the Scripps National Spelling Bee the weekend of May 28-30. Smith was one of 245 spellers who got to travel to the event in ...

Editor, The Beacon: He of many bucks and many kids, genius Musk, was tasked to investigate and help address government fraud, waste and abuse, and found the potentially $2 trillion worth to be an ...

Individuals and households in Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia counties can apply for FEMA Individual Assistance, which may include temporary housing assistance, basic home repairs and certain ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis promised “woke” would die in Florida. When I first heard that I wondered, “What is woke?” I’d never heard of “woke,” but it must be bad if the governor wants to kill it. Researching, ...

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Editor, The Beacon: Transnational repression is happening right here in America: Would you believe that something happening on the other side of the world has a direct impact on our life in Florida?

Reed Markham, associate professor in the College of Communication at Daytona State College, has been named a national, top 20 “Pearson Excellence in Higher Education” professor. Markham is a recipient ...

The West Volusia Artists would like to announce our first couple as Artists of the Month for November. Barbara and Denis Sorensen have been making art together for more than 50 years. Their pieces are ...