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BLM Spotlight: Florida resident Ashley Darcel, formerly of Daytona, returns home from a Black Lives Matter rally in Washington DC

Create: Mon, 06/08/2020 - 18:39
Author: Henry
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Meet Ashley Darcel, a former Daytona Beach resident now living in Hernando County, who flew to the nation's capital to take part in a Black Lives Matter rally.

BREAKING NEWS: National Weather Service issues tornado warning for Seminole & Orange counties

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Headline Surfer multimedisa / The area in red is where a tornado warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Melbourne, FL, primarily affecting Orlando, Altamonte Springs, Oviedo and Sanford.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

SANFORD, Fla. -- The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for portions of East Central Florida, primarily southwestern Seminole County and North Central Orange County.

Here is the National Weather Service bulletin:

First-manned US launch of NASA astronauts aboard a SpaceX rocket a joyful respite for Oak Hill's Jackie Brantley & countless others from rioting in the George Floyd homicide & the lingering COVID-19 pandemic

Create: Sun, 05/31/2020 - 01:48
Author: Sera King
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YouTube download / AP video / A rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX has lifted off with two Americans on a history-making flight to the International Space Station (May 30).

By SERA KING / Headline Surfer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Oak Hill resident Jackie Brantley summed up her thoughts on liftoff of the first manned launch in nearly a decade since the shuttle program was grounded with Saturday's launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft with two NASA astronauts on board and bound for the International Space Station.

BREAKING NEWS: Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg: 'I tested positive for COVID'

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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

LAKE MARY, Fla. -- Seminole County Tax Collector announced earlier today that he has tested positivce for the coronavirus.

"Today, May 28th, I tested positive for COVID and I will be doing a self quarantine for the next two weeks," Greenberg said in a post on his Facebook page.

GUEST COLUMN: Port Orange City Councilman Chase Tramont reacts to Minneapolis cops' brutality killing of black man in custody

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PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- I want to take a moment and sadly, but boldly, add my name to the list of the outraged people of this country at the recent event in Minneapolis.

SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral with 2 NASA astronauts on board scrubbed Wednesday due to lightning

Create: Thu, 05/28/2020 - 02:56
Author: Sera King
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday due to lightning. 

Sheriff's k-9 Yenky retires after serving the flying public for more than 10 years at Daytona Beach International Airport

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - After more than 10 years of bomb detection and protecting Daytona Beach International Airport, it was time for Yenky, K-9 officer, to turn in his badge in favor of retirement.