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Daytona Beach Shores cop fired for racist parody of himself as a black man with afro, goatee and stereotypical drugs & gun images on Snapchat

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. -- A Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety Officer has been terminated after an internal investigation found that he created and shared a "totally inappropriate post" on the social media platform Snapchat while off-duty.

Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri takes to heart reality that aside from a death in Holly Hill, his city's lone Bike Week casualty was on the last day, indicating less revelers attended

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Headline Surfer multimedia / Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri provides a favorable summary of Bike Week from a law enforcement perspective amid a backdrop of scenic biker crowd shots from Main Street, the epicenter of the 10-day rally showcased in the audio-visual slideshow. And shown above in an image from her personal Facebook page is Krystal Brown of DeLand.
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Q&A with Deltona resident L. Ronald Durham on 50th anniversary of MLK assassination

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- L. Ronald Durham, one of greater Daytona Beach's foremost black ministers, was just 17 years old when he learned in his history class back in Passaic, N.J. that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated while standing on the balcony of a hotel in Memphis, Tenn. That was 50 years ago today.

Multimedia: Zenaida Denizac of Deltona frustrated power not fully restored in Puerto Rico 6 months after Hurricane Maria

DELTONA, Fla. -- More than six months after Hurricane Maria walloped Puerto Rico, thousands still remain without electrical power, and that has Zenaida Denizac feeling frustrated, even with reports there may be the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel.

Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet hosts Turtle Day April 28; free event includes seabird rehabilitation exhibit

PONCE INLET, Fla. -- Enjoy some close encounters with endangered sea turtles and other marine life during the 16th annual Turtle Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Marine Science Center, 100 Lighthouse Drive.