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Ralph Joseph Larizza on Tuesday announced "the healing has begun" as he was sworn in as State Attorney for the 7th Judicial Circuit in Florida. Overwhelming applause in celebration at the start of a new era was the tone of the induction. Larizza, 50, a former probation officer, prosecutor and most recently private attorney based in St. Augustine, was introduced to hearty applause in the Flagler Auditorium, where he was sworn in by Senior Judge Richard O. Watson. Tanner was booted out of office by angry voters, tired of special interests tainting the office of the State Attorney (See Tanner Booted from State Attorney Job)....

In the 1920s and 30s, Al Capone used to have police officers and government officials on his payroll. His influence was large but it had limits and was far from total control of Chicago, a city already famous for corruption. Capone would have drooled over the power that today's "capos" have over the local politicians in Daytona Beach; a product of good ol' boy networks, campaign contributions and undue influences that propel unqualified individuals with a nasty predisposition for corruption into power. Their patrons exert total and absolute control over a city as if it was their private ranch and much to the detriment of its citizens...

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. has completed its acquisition of Florida Health Care Plan, Inc.

A fugitive wanted on child pornography charges was arrested Monday morning after trying to escape from authorities by scaling down six balconies at a New Smyrna Beach hotel.

Two apartments were destroyed by flames and smoke earlier today after a blaze erupted in a third-floor unit at The Overlook at Daytona at the Seabreeze Boulevard and Halifax Avenue, firefighters said.

A Palm Coast man who runs a risque photography studio out of his home is facing 37 child pornography charges after police allegedly discovered 37 images of children engaged in various sexual acts -- alone or ...

It's no surprise -- murder is never pretty. But when an enraged man shoots and kills his girlfriend within earshot of his four children; a jealous live-in boyfriend meticulously plans the death of his mate and ...

Deputies were searching for a man and his adult daughter after hundreds of pornographic photographs of children were found on a home computer during a prostitution investigation.

Why join? Listen Live Officials say a 6-year-old Deltona boy was bitten on the face by his family's dog.

Maybe it's because 2008 has been such a bad year. But area restaurants and clubs are expecting big crowds to celebrate the start of 2009.

Authorities say two people died and five more were hurt in a crash involving multiple vehicles along central Florida's Atlantic coast.

A Palm Coast couple faces child more than three dozen pornography charges. 43-year-old Tina Marie Smith has been arrested.

Brazen is how Port Orange police described a band of smash-and-grab burglars who they say wreaked havoc in at least three cities.

Greater use of bullet-resistant vests and stun guns helped reduce police deaths in 2008 compared with the previous year, two law-enforcement support groups report.

Five armed robberies -- four of them in Volusia County -- have been solved with the arrest of two teenagers, one of whom terrorized his victims by pistol-whipping and beating them, Holly Hill police Chief Mark ...

Patches of uneven pavement dot Orange Avenue west of Nova Road, leaving residents to wonder constantly when their cars will drive level down that main city thoroughfare.

The City of Daytona Beach, Florida, has banned Santa from walking up and down a street handing out candy canes and dispensing Ho Ho Ho's to passersby. According to code enforcement officials, Santa is an "animated sign" which is illegal in Daytona Beach...

Days after her tragic death, residents of Fort Meade have found a way to reach out to the family of Miracle Johnson.

26, 2008 Vickie Pleus, APR Community Information Manager Traffic declines in November at Daytona Beach International Airport Total passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport decreased 34 percent ...

Three men who police believe were involved in two early morning attacks in the Ormond Beach area are in custody today and could face criminal charges.