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Headline Surfer photo illustration / Austin Dillon celebrates after winningg the 2018Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Austin Dillon, the 2018 winner of the Daytona 500, is among the drivers named to pilot RWR Eurasia’s Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) entry in the 2021 Rolex 24 At Daytona.

The race is the season opener for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

ORMOND NEACH, Fla. -- At the stroke of midnight on Friday, Dec. 31, 2020, Ed Kelley officially retired from public service - most recently, the last four years as Volusia county chair.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Headline Surfer was a big winner in the Florida Press Club's 2020 statewide journalism competition with two first-place awards for COVID-19 coverage and sports writing and a third-place award for top independent news site.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia County beach safety officials say it's very likely with mid-day high tides and expected rainfall that vehicle traffic will be restricted on the World's Most Famous Beach for the better part of the day.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – About 35 students in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Honors Program have worked all year long to feed people experiencing hunger and disenfranchisement throughout the local community, through a partnership with Derbyshire Place, a nonprofit near the Daytona Beach campus.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- It pays to know people in high places - and in this case - even low places - if you are former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg, who stands accused of a slew of creepy and disgusting moral's crimes that could put him behind bars for upwards of 30 years in federal prison.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 25-year-old man was undergoing life-saving surgery early this morning after he was shot multiple times at close range by cops early this morning after lunging at one of them with a knife, police said.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- With more than 20 years of local law enforcement experience, Jessica Paugh is focused on the future of law enforcement.

SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford cops are looking for the driver involved in the hit and run of a pedestrian resulting in serious injuries, which occurred six days ago. 

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Retired wrestling legend Matt Morgan gave his take on the Undertaker's so-called final wrestling apperance in the ring at the WWE Survivor Series from the ThunderDome in Orlando's Amway Center that was live on the WWE Network.