Ormond Beach

Stagecoach 2013: A diverse country with Hank Williams Jr., Becky Stark

2013-04-29 05:00:00

"I don't think I've ever seen so many hats in an audience before," said Norah Jones to a crowd taking in her performance Friday night at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio. The sight of tens of thousands of cowboy hats may have given the...

Stagecoach 2013: Florida Georgia Line, Blue Sky Riders

2013-04-28 17:16:00

Veterans and newbies coexist peacefully, if sometimes noisily, at Stagecoach, where aspiring youths and occasionally oldsters looking for fresh horizons get spotlight time in the early going, before the tried-and-true acts take over in the evening....

Buddy Morrow dies at 91; trombonist

2010-10-04 00:00:00

Buddy Morrow, a trombonist who carried on the tradition of big-band greats by leading the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra for decades, has died. He was 91. Morrow, whose career spanned more than 75 years, died Sept. 27 at his longtime home in Maitland, Fla.,...

Marketers hunt for guinea pigs in Las Vegas

2007-10-28 00:00:00

Eric Sanders is a couch potato's dream. "Get paid to watch TV," Sanders tells visitors outside the Test America Preview Studios at the Miracle Mile Shops. "Ten dollars or free wax-museum tickets!" he continues. All Sanders and his fellow recruiters ask in...

Robert G. Ferry dies at 85; helicopter test pilot flew record nonstop solo flight

2009-02-09 17:10:00

Robert G. Ferry, a top helicopter test pilot who flew a record nonstop solo flight from California to Florida in 1966, has died. He was 85. Ferry, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who later became chief test pilot for Hughes Helicopters, died of...

Freebie Friday: Free stuff to do in Orlando

2013-06-06 08:13:00

Events AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTS FESTIVAL: featuring arts, crafts and music: noon-6 p.m. today-Saturday; Speer Park, 331 N. Tubb St., Oakland; free; 407-877-2262. GET OUTDOORS CASSELBERRY: featuring kayak/canoe and paddleboard demonstrations, fishing,...

Cop shoots at 'felony lane' suspect who tried to hit officer with car

2013-05-29 15:05:39

An Ormond Beach police officer fired his gun at a car driven by an accused car burglar from South Florida who tried to hit him with his vehicle Tuesday evening. Four of the three so-called "felony lane" suspects in the car were arrested a short time...

Officials: Statewide synthetic drug ring busted in Volusia County

2013-05-30 16:01:43

A Volusia County-based drug ring responsible for distributing kilos of synthetic drugs across the state and country was dismantled by narcotics agents after a series of raids and arrests, state and county officials announced Thursday. Attorney General...

Florida Georgia Line fuses hip-hop, country

2013-05-25 16:03:00

It's no secret that the influence of hip-hop is felt in many genres of contemporary music today, with its rhythmic spoken word vocals, its creative beats and its innovative production styles. Even country music is getting into the act. Jason Aldean's...

So long, Del Frisco's – hello, Christner's

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Christner's Del Frisco's Prime Steak & Lobster at 729 Lee Road in Orlando officially shortens its name to Christner's Prime Steak & Lobster on June 2, ending a 20-year licensing agreement with Del Frisco's of Dallas. The owners added their name to the...

Thomas B. Stelk, 60

2013-05-14 08:48:00

Thomas B. Stelk, of East Jordan, born Oct. 1, 1952, in Moline, Ill., passed away peacefully on May 2, 2013, in Ormond Beach, Fla., at the age of 60. Tom loved his family and is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Paula, and his beautiful daughter,...

Friday's 5/10 local schedule (updated Friday AM)

2013-05-09 22:10:00

COLLEGES Baseball William and Mary at UNC Wilmington, 6 Norfolk State at Old Dominion, 6 Softball Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament (at Ormond Beach, Fla.): Two losers' bracket games (including Norfolk State vs. Florida A&M), 10 a.m. Hampton vs....

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2013-05-07 07:50:00

A crowd gathers to watch as a young fisherman manages to catch a five-and-half-foot Blacktip shark, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Ormond Beach, Fla.

2013-03-18 00:00:00

A finger mullet leaps out of a bait bucket, at Ormond Beach, Fla., Saturday, September 15, 2012. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate ID# for fla360

2013-01-10 13:59:00