Kenzlee Hutchison, 8 months, sits on Santa's lap for the first time Thursday at the Volusia Mall in Daytona Beach. Holiday sales and offerings have popped up earlier this year as retailers prepare for what forecasters are calling the weakest holiday shopping season in 17 years.
Early holiday cheer masks fear Deck the halls with -- trick-or-treaters? If you think yuletide trappings have come out earlier this year, even as Halloween's pumpkins were carved, you're not imagining things. What do you think? · Vote in our Instapoll
Crist proposes tuition hike Change would require state OK Trying to inject more money into the higher-education system, Gov. Charlie Crist and state university officials proposed a major overhaul Thursday that could lead to tuition increases of as much as 15 percent a year.
Man convicted as teen locked up again More than four years have passed since James J. Watson was released from a 10-month sentence in juvenile detention for beating a younger boy to death at a New Smyrna Beach skate park. On Thursday, it came as no surprise to the mother of the slain boy to hear Watson is again locked up, this time facing a felony charge at the Volusia County Branch Jail.
Deltona residents seek flooding answers How do you know if you live in a flood zone? Many Deltona residents sought an answer to that question in the weeks and months after Tropical Storm Fay. More information: · Flood zone maps
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