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Local NewsNon-residents to pay $30 for a daily passVOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Driving onto the beach at one of the county’s tollbooths will be free for Volusia County residents starting Tuesday, but for non-residents, the daily and annual pass rates will be increasing.The price for non-residents will bump from $20 to $30 a day or for an annual pass, from $100 to $150.“Starting October, if you have a current valid beach pass, nothing is going to change. You will still […]

WorldCopyright 2024. The Associated Press All rights reservedKenya's President William Ruto, center left, visits Kenyan police, part of a UN-backed multinational force, at their base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)TANZANIA – The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force helping to tackle gang violence in Haiti, after brushing off a call from Haiti to start talks on transforming it into a U.N. peacekeeping mission.According to the final […]

Hurricane Helene is shifting the presidential candidates’ plans this week. Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is cutting short a campaign visit to Las Vegas to return to Washington for briefings. Republican candidate Donald Trump is heading to Georgia to see the storm’s impact. Hurricane Helene’s death toll is more than 100 people and rising, with some of the worst damage caused by inland flooding in North Carolina. In addition to being humanitarian crises, natural disasters can create political tests for elected […]

Local NewsHomeowner given Oct. 1 deadline to fix the problemA car drives through the flooded Shadowbay neighborhood. (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)LONGWOOD, Fla. – After months of intense flooding, the homeowner behind a concrete-filled drainpipe in Longwood’s Shadow Bay community has applied for a permit to remove the blockage, according to Seminole County.On Monday, a county spokesperson told News 6 that the homeowner had submitted the application, and the county is awaiting signed plans from the […]

Space NewsCert-2 mission will be 2nd of 2 test flights required for ULA’s certification process Vulcan VC2S rocket will launch the second certification (Cert-2) mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, (JEFF SPOTTS, ©2024 United Launch Alliance)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – United Launch Alliance officials announced details for the upcoming Vulcan rocket scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Space Coast.The VC2S rocket is scheduled to launch the second certification (Cert-2) mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape […]