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2016 REWIND: 96. Swimmer rescued in Daytona surf & dead manatee washes ashore in New Smyrna

Create: Sun, 11/06/2016 - 22:16
Author: Henry

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Beach patrol personnel had somewhat ofd an eventfdul day on Tuesday, Sept. 6 when they rescued a swimmer in the Daytona Beach surf and tended to a dead manatee that washed ashore in New Smyrna Beach.

So it ended up being a day of happy and unhappy situations for beach personnel as Volusia County Beach Safety flew the red flag.

2016 REWIND: 97. Daytona Beach-based United Way selects 15 to lead strategies on programming & funding

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Fifteen community leaders with the United Way of Volusia and Flagler Counties were selected by the agency's executive board in early September to each serve a two-year term on the Community Impact Cabinet that is responsible for strategically mapping United Way priority areas, reviewing requests for funding, and monitoring programs and results from those programs.

2016 REWIND: 99. DeLand firefighters rescue cat from storm drain

DELAND, Fla. -- They say cats have nine lives. At 14, Sammie the Cat may have squeezed out his final lifeline with a little help from his new-found friends: DeLand firefighters who rescued the furry creature from a drain on April Fools Friday morning. No joke.

2016 REWIND: 100. State Attorney RJ Larizza returned to office without opposition

Create: Sun, 10/02/2016 - 22:10
Author: Henry
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Often times, running for elected office becomes convoluted in numbers. Consider the candidacy of State Attorney R.J. Larizza was returned to office for a third consecutive four-year term at high noon Friday, May 6, in the Seventh Judicial Circuit when qualifying ended and he had no challengers. 

Raw Video: Keith Lamont Scott's wife pleads with Charlotte cops not to shoot him

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Video recorded by Keith Lamont Scott’s wife and provided by her attorney shows her repeatedly telling Charlotte police officers officers her husband is not armed and pleading with them not to shoot him. Warning: Graphic content. (Sept. 23)