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Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, in the United States, holiday (third Monday in January) honors the achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. 

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- Bill Partington, the mayor of Ormond Beach has been appointed to serve on the National League of Cities Public Safety and Crime Prevention Federal Advocacy Committee for 2021.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Sanford firefighter amid hundreds who took part in last week's deadly pro-Trump siege of the Capitol was arrested today on a federal warrant by the FBI at his Maitland residence, where he was handcuffed, shackled, and transported to US District Court before a judge who ordered him released on a conditional bond.

SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford authorities signaled this afternoon they are close to criminal charges which could lead to termination of city firefighter Andrew Williams who was an active participant in the violent pro-Trump insurrection on the US Capitol that left six dead including a murdered cop.

SANFORD, Fla. -- Andrew Williams, the Sanford firefighter shown in a pic and raw videos actively participating in the deadly pro-Trump riot at the Capitol building has been suspended from his job while the city investigates his role in the carnage, but continues to receive a paycheck close to $900 a week.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The red flags were flown Friday at the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona and elsewhere along 45 miles of county beaches for rough surf and rip currents.

SANFORD, Fla. -- A Sanford firefighter has been placed on paid administrative leave while city authorities investigate his apparent role in Wednesday's deadly riot at the Capitol building Wednesday night after two raw videos were anonymously sent to the Orlando Sentinel showing he was an active participant.

DELAND, Fla. -- Billie Egger Wheeler is eager to get to work for her constituents in greater Daytona Beach.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The National Weather Service out of Melbourne is calling for mostly sunny skies through this weekend with seasonal temperatures here in greater Daytona and along the I-4 corridor through Sanford and into The City Beautiful - Orlando.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Osceola County Sheriff's Major Jacob Ruiz announced his retirement today after 21 years of serving and protecting with the law enforcement the agency.