John Brown in Your Town: History of New Smyrna Beach

FOX 35's John Brown visits New Smyrna Beach where he digs into the history behind the name of this iconic beachside community and how it developed into a top destination for tourists and Central Floridians.

John Brown in Your Town: Checking out ONE DAYTONA

FOX 35 anchor John Brown is in Daytona Beach ahead of this weekend's big race. Aside from all the excitement surrounding the Daytona 500, we are also getting a closer look at the 'lifestyle center' ONE DAYTONA, which has housing, hotels, entertainment, and dining.

John Brown in Your Town: Checking out ONE DAYTONA

FOX 35 anchor John Brown is in Daytona Beach ahead of this weekend's big race. Aside from all the excitement surrounding the Daytona 500, we are also getting a closer look at the 'lifestyle center' ONE DAYTONA, which has housing, hotels, entertainment, and dining.

Plane crashes on Interstate 95

A small plane crashed onto Interstate 95 near the Flagler-Volusia county line at mile marker 279. Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol said the plane lost power and the pilot attempted an emergency landing but clipped a tractor-trailer truck upon approach.

Volusia County native training to become astronaut

NASA on Monday announced the 10 new astronauts, half of them military pilots, as it looks ahead to the moon and Mars. Luke Delaney, 42, who grew up in Volusia County, holds degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering and was a distinguished naval aviator.

New astronaut grew up in Central Florida

For the first time in four years, NASA is training a new class of astronauts and one of them grew up in Central Florida . Luke Delaney, 42, from DeBary, is a retired Marine Corps major and most recently served as a research pilot for NASA. Delaney says he was surprised to hear that he was accepted as a candidate and explained that he had to first ask his wife before he made the decision.