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PORT ORANGE - Steve Bodnaruk is opening The Hub Cycling on Monday at 3751 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. in the Shoppes at Southwinds shopping center.Bodnaruk used to own Plan B Cycling in Port Orange, which Bicycle Retailer magazine named Best New Bike Shop in 2007,  until he and his partner split.

DAYTONA BEACH - Jeff Atwater, Florida's chief financial officer, will offer his thoughts on the state of the economy as the keynote speaker of a Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Aug. 6The event - 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Plaza Resort & Spa, 600 N.

PORT ORANGE — Buster Davis enjoyed plenty of success on the gridiron.As a senior at Mainland, he received USA TODAY first-team All-American honors and earned a scholarship at Florida State. He became a mainstay at middle linebacker for the Seminoles before being selected in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals.But in his tenure as a high-school head coach, wins have eluded Davis. In stints with Jacksonville Duval Charter, St.

DAYTONA BEACH - The girlfriend of a man shot to death on the Oakridge Boulevard bridge believes she's been targeted by the same people who killed her boyfriend, a Daytona Beach police report states.Kaiyana Riddick was at her residence on Sheridan Road on July 2 just after 4 a.m. when she heard several gunshots, police said.

A popular DeLand ice cream shop was burglarized and police are working to identify the suspects, an official said.DeLand police responded to Rodeo Whip, 1250 S. Woodland Blvd., shortly before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday due to an audible burglary alarm, Sgt. Chris Estes said.Surveillance video shows one of three suspects throwing a chunk of concrete through the front glass door shortly after 5:10 a.m. Tuesday, according to a police report.

BUNNELL — Nearly six years ago, William G. Mayfield filed a lawsuit against the city of Palm Coast over his red-light camera ticket.Three years later, Mayfield died, but attorneys representing him planned on continuing the lawsuit.This month, a local judge put a halt to it. Unless a subsequent appeal breathes new life into the case, the city is off the hook for what could have amounted to a six- or seven-figure payout."We had a discussion long ago ... and we decided not to settle," City Councilman Jason DeLorenzo said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A federal law enforcement official say the man accused of slaying nine black church members in Charleston last month has been indicted on dozens of federal charges.
The official told The Associated Press on Wednesday that a federal grand jury had indicted 21-year-old Dylann Roof on 33 federal charges.

French native Pierre-Emmanuel Fossier signed a grant-in-aid with Stetson, coach Christophe Noblet announced.
“Pierre Emmanuel is a great addition to our fall roster, as he has always been in the top 10-15 of his age group in France,” said Noblet. “What I particularly like is that he is a competitor in nature. He likes to play a lot of matches and has always shown consistent results. He also brings maturity to the table, as he already spent one year in college in France.

Drive in to see “Frozen,” hear rock and blues, take a salsa lesson . . .1. SEE “FROZEN” AT A DRIVE-IN: Beat the summer heat (well, sort of) by watching “Frozen” at the Daytona Beach Drive In Christian Church, 3140 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach Shores. Games and festivities will begin at 8 p.m. with the film showing at dusk.Children are encouraged to dress in character. Admission is free. Entrance is from South Atlantic Avenue only.

An Osteen man indicted on mail fraud charges is headed to trial while his partner-in-crime is likely headed to a federal prison for 20 years for scamming more than $1 million from unsuspecting clients, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.Mark Gardner, 28, will go on trial in September, said William Daniels, spokesman for the U.S.