Top 100 Stories

Photo for Headline Surfer / Dawn Marie Abraham, a married mother of five, lost her life under bizarre circumstances that remain unanswered more than four years later.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Because she couldn't afford to make the $150 bail at first appearance following her April 8, 2009 misdemeanor DUI arrest, a 41-year-old Ormond Beach woman she spent six days locked up in the Volusia County branch jail.

The tragic circumstances of Dawn Marie Abraham's death, comes in at No. 483 in Headline Surfer's countdown of the Top 500 Stories as part of the 24/7 internet newspaper's 5th anniversary.

CRESCENT CITY -- Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday the appointment of Jeovanny Palencia to the Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council, Region Four. Palencia, 30, of Crescent City, owns and operates of Geo's Autos. He fills a vacant seat and for a term that ends Oct. 1, 2015.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Already known as the shark bite capital of the world, New Smyrna Beach has another creature making headlines: a 5-foot-long rattle snake spotted in the surf.

OAK HILL -- As a registered Republican I am extremely disappointed in the actions of the Republicans in Congress. I would have thought that the party would have learned from i's two prior attempts at putting a Republican in the white house, but they haven't.

DAYTONA BEACH -- NASCAR legend and two-time Daytona 500 winner Bill Elliott's lap speed record in qualifying that stood for 26 years has finally been broken by a hot shot driver in a flashy sports car.

Tourism-related stories trend well

Headline Surfer graphic / Feature tourism stories promoting the Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority continue to show strong placement in the major online news directories and search engines as demonstrated here.

DAYTONA BEACH -- For the first time since Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway back in February, Headline Surfer experienced tremendous surges in visitors Wednesday evening that forced the 24/7 internet newspaper's server in Dallas to shutdown periodically between 9-11 p.m. Wednesday because of tremendous increases in visitors.

Photos for Headline Surfer / If you recognize the women in these snapshots taken from a surveillance video camera at the Ulta store, then Kissimmee police want to hear from you at 407-846-3333.

KISSIMMEE -- Cops in Kissimmee are on the lookout for two young women who walked off with $4,000 worth of perfume from a store earlier this month.

"On October 3, the two females (pictured with this story) entered the Ulta store located at 2609 W. Osceola Parkway and stole over $4,000 worth of fragrances," Kissimmee police spokeswoman Stacie Miller told Headline Surfer. "It is believed that these two suspects have committed similar thefts in other jurisdictions."

Headline Surfer graphic / Keith Jones lost his life when he stepped into Lake Mary Boulevard near Forest Boulevard at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday and was struck by an SUV.

LAKE MARY -- A 50-year-old man was killed Tuesday night when he stepped into the path of an eastbound car on Lake Mary Boulevard, a spokeswoman for the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The victim, Keith Jones, was transported to South Seminole Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.