A DeLand police officer captured video of a driver escaping injury Wednesday when a tree fell on top of a vehicle hours before Hurricane Milton was to make landfall in Florida, WKMG reported on Wednesday.

One well-placed corner kick, a fortuitous bounce and 80 minutes of intense defense delivered the Creekside girls soccer team another state championship.

The Ponte Vedra girls soccer team is on top of the state again.

Even by lofty area standards that include no shortage of state championships, Saturday is about as significant of a day as there’s been for area high schools.

There are 30 commuter rail systems in the United States, and in 2022, 266 million passengers used the service.

The Bears won their third state championship in program history with a 3-0 victory over Boca Raton on Friday night at Spec Martin Stadium.

Authorities say a central Florida man was killed from an apparent bonfire explosion over the Memorial Day weekend.

Fletcher came to make history and wasn’t leaving without it.

Avery Robinson scored a pair of gorgeous goals and the Creekside defense kept Cypress Bay off-balance as the Knights won the Class 7A girls soccer state championship 3-1 on Friday afternoon at Spec Martin Stadium.

The Creekside girls soccer team has already knocked out one giant this season. Can the Knights finish the task and notch their first state championship?

The beat goes on and on and on for the St. Johns Country Day girls soccer team.

It was a perfect night area girls soccer teams, with Creekside, Fletcher and St. Johns Country Day all winning state semifinal games on Friday.

Spots in the girls high school soccer state championship games are on the line when teams take the pitch on Friday night.

A glance at the first-round matchups. All games are 7 p.m. unless indicated. Seeds and records listed.

A 14-year-old girl who was wounded earlier this month during a shootout with deputies after escaping a juvenile facility and breaking into a Florida home with a 12-year-old boy will be charged as an adult.

The Florida Highway Patrol says two people died and four were injured in a crash on a Volusia County road.

With Grace Ivey, Bartram’s sensational sophomore midfielder and All-News4Jax girls soccer player of the year, returning to lead the charge it’s a safe bet to take the over on history being made next year.

Second in the rankings. The Bartram Trail girls soccer team went back to back, claiming their second consecutive Class 7A state championship with a 4-0 win over Cypress Bay on Friday at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand. Cypress Bay (8-1) has been blanked by the Bears (19-2) in the last two title games. Bartram beat the Lightning 5-0 last year to win the first championship in girls soccer history. When the Lightning managed to find a seam in the Bears defense, keeper Bailey Dean turned everything back that she saw.

ORANGE PARK, Fla. – It is a good time to be a St. Johns Country Day soccer fan. This week, both the boys and girls teams will be playing in DeLand in state championship games. The Spartans boys are in the state championship game for the first time. Under the current winter sports format, St. Johns Country Day has never won a boys soccer state championship. St. Johns has 12 state championships in program history and is quickly catching up to state leader St. Thomas Aquinas’ 15 titles.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three girls soccer teams and one boys squad are playing for state championships this week in DeLand. Bartram has won 13 straight games, with just two losses (2-1 games against St. Johns Country Day and Montverde). Road here: St. Johns CD d. Bishop McLaughlin, 8-0; d. St. Joseph, 4-0; d. Tallahassee Maclay, 3-2 (PKs); d. St. Edward’s, 4-0; Canterbury d. Marco Island Academy, 8-0; d. Community School of Naples, 4-1; d. Bradenton Christian, 2-1; d. Westminster Academy, 3-1. Glance: A soccer team at St. Johns Country Day shining in the postseason is nothing new. Could the first soccer state championship in the non-fall series for St. Johns’ boys program be next?

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, right, passes the ball over Charlotte Hornets center Bismack Biyombo, second from right, as Hornets forward P.J. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Charlotte Hornets are getting set to welcome fans for home games. The Hornets’ reopening plan has been approved by state and county authorities and allows the team to host fans at 15% capacity, approximately 3,000 per game. “We are excited about the opportunity to welcome more fans to our outdoor venues,” the university said in a written statement. AdTuesday night’s game will be the first game with fans in attendance at PPG Paints Arena since last March.

It was a tough night for area soccer teams in the state playoffs. With the exception of both the boys and girls teams at St. Johns Country Day, and a pair of St. Johns County powers, Bartram Trail and Ponte Vedra, the other four area teams bowed out in the state semifinals. The boys team blanked St. Edward’s 4-0, and the girls dynasty routed Geneva 8-0. On the boys side, Bolles lost 8-1 to Tampa Catholic in Class 3A, and Tampa Jesuit beat Stanton 1-0 in 5A. BoysState semifinalsFriday’s gamesClass 5AJesuit 2, Stanton 1AdClass 3ATampa Catholic 8, Bolles 1Class 2ASt. Johns Country Day 4, St. Edward’s 0State championshipat Spec Martin Stadium, DeLandThursday, March 4Class 2ASt. Johns Country Day (16-2-1) vs. Canterbury (20-3-1), 4 p.m.

DELAND, Fla. – Storms damaged buildings, power lines and cars Tuesday afternoon in Volusia County, with weather officials trying to confirm a possible tornado. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service told news outlets that it wasn’t immediately clear whether a tornado had touched down in DeLand. Forecasters said they detected what looked like a tornado on the radar, but they would survey the area Wednesday to confirm it. A tornado warning was issued around 4 p.m. Tuesday, and residents were urged to take shelter immediately. Shortly after the storm, DeLand officials posted photos of the damage on the city’s official Twitter page.

DELAND, Fla. – Deputies said they were hit with cups of alcohol, bottles and bar stools after they made arrests at a weekend block party involving thousands of party-goers, officials reported Monday. The Volusia County Sheriff's Office estimated 3,000 people were at the outdoor party spanning several locations in DeLand that started Saturday afternoon and lasted until early Sunday. A deputy injured his knee, and an police officer who was hit by a jar had a minor head injury, the sheriff's office said. A passenger in a vehicle pointed a rifle or shotgun in the direction of a deputy and pedestrians gathered at a gas station, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies were at the block party for crowd control and to keep cars from blocking traffic, not for enforcing social distancing as a result of the coronavirus, the sheriff's office said.