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William Byron wins rain-delayed XFinity Series 250 Firecracker race at Daytona Int'l Speedway

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In a race that that took nearly 21 hours to complete due mostly to rain, William Byron won Saturday’s weather-delayed Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

Kaboom! Consider the noise your terrified dogs and cats will feel from fireworks this Fourth of July weekend

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SANFORD, Fla. -- If you think a thunderstorm is scary, consider the impact on your pets, especially dogs, when lighting fireworks during this Fourth of July holiday weekend.

New Smyrna Beach Mayor Jim Hathaway pleased with housing improvement project on Railroad Street recognized with a state planning award

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – The City of New Smyrna Beach Railroad Street Affordable Housing Development has been selected as the 2017 Outstanding Redevelopment project by the Florida Planning and Zoning Association.

Eliminating North Korea's nuclear threat to America paramount for Trump Administration

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Twenty-five years of diplomatic suasion have failed, leaving America with a daunting series of hard choices if North Korea is to be prevented from developing a nuclear warhead and a ballistic missile system which can strike the United States.

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Boat runs aground near Silver Beach approach in Daytona; whereabouts of anyone onboard unknown

By HENRY FREDERICK
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Like a scene from the classic TV show "Gilligan's Island, a 32-foot boat ran aground on the hard wet sands of the World's Most Famous Beach. Except that this is no desrted island and there was nobody with the boat.

At least not when the vessel ran aground at 10:45 a.m. on this Saturday morning, authorities said. A search was underway for th boat's owner or any of its occupants. The cabin cruiser was stuck in the sand north of the Silver Beach approach.

Daytona Beach International Airport passenger traffic up 6.3% over last 12 months ending May 31

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- For the 12 months ending May 31, total passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport has increased 6.3 percent with 661,048 passengers traveling through the facility last year compared to 702,737 passengers this year, according to Volusia County officials.