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Crossover gates being re-enforced at Daytona and Talladega super speedways in wake of February crash

Tire in the stands at Daytona International Speedway / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH -- Joie Chitwood, president of Daytona International Speedway doesn't want a repeat of the crash on the super speedway in February that sent debris flying into the stands, including a tire that resulted in nearly 30 spectator injuries.

Daytona Surf & Tide report for Thursday, April 25

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Surfer due in New Smyrna Beach near the South Jetty at high tide / Headline SurferVolusia County tide report for Thursday. April 25 at Daytona / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer photo by Henry Frederick / This surfer loves the curling waves of the Atlantic Ocean at New Smyrna Beach as shown during high tide. In the inset is the tide report for Thursday April 25, for Volusia County beaches.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The surf water temp taken by Volusia County lifeguards at the World's Most Famous Beach has been holding in the mid to upper 60s. Waves are 2 to 4 feet and choppy and the current is moving slowly to the south.

Daytona Beach area condo sales rise in March over previous year

Daytona MLS condo sales / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer graphic / Here is a snapshot of Daytona Beach area MLS condo sales for March 2013, compared to the same month in 2012.

DAYTONA BEACH -- 99 condos were sold in the Daytona Beach area with an average sales price of $193,470 for the month of March, a marked increase over the same time a year ago, according to the Daytona Beach MLS.

Road improvements for South Ridgewood Avenue in Port Orange to be discussed May 2

PORT ORANGE -- The Florida Department of Transportation is holding a public information meeting from 7 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the Port Orange Adult Activity Center, 4790 S. Ridgewood Ave., regarding plans to provide operational improvements along South Ridgewood Avenue, also known as U.S. 1.

VCSO: Accountant bragged of $7,000 for boob job from $170K stolen from Ormond Beach employer

Orange City woman apprehended in North Carolina

Steffani Lariscy accused of stealing $170,000, using $7,000 for boob job / Headline SurferIredell County, N.C., Sheriff's Office mug shot / The long arm of the law caufght up with Steffani Lariscy, 37, arrested in North Carolina after Volusia County Sheriff's deputies accusaed her in a warrant arrest with stealing nearly $170,000 from her employer and using some of the stolen cash for breast implants. 

ORMOND BEACH -- A former accountant who bragged of spending $7,000 of the thousands of dollars she alledgedly pilfered from her employer while working as an accountant, has been arrested on theft charges after being taken into custody in North Carolina, a Volusia County Sheriff's official said.

 

Daytona 500 champ Jimmie Johnson to make pit stop at Florida Capitol in Tallahassee

 

Jimmie Johnson takes checkered flag in 2013 Daytona 500 / Headline SurferJimmy Johnson celebrates in Victory Circle in 2013 Daytona 500 / Headline SurferDAYTONA BEACH -- It was Danica Patrick who won the pole for the Daytona 500, but is was Jimmie Johnson who took the checkered flag and now he's making a pit stop Tuesday morning in Tallahassee to be honored by Florida lawmakers.

New Smyrna Beach parking at a premium

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Wasted parking spaces on New Smyrna Beach / Headline Surfer
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- With beach parking at a premium, check out the wasted parking spaces in front of the newly redone parking lot on the beach itself in this Sunday afternoon beach cam where motor vehicles are not allowed. All that means is when cars come down the ramp and turn right, there are sunbathers ready to be picked off. Every available space in the parking lot above the beach is taken -- sometimes for an entire day.

1,000 Facebook likes for first 100 days in office

Editor's Note: Here is the weekly message from Congressman Ron DeSantis...

Congressman Ron DeSantisWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Dear Friend – Last week, you helped me reach over 1,000 Facebook likes, which was a wonderful way to celebrate my first 100 days in Congress! Thank you to everyone who has connected with on Facebook and on Twitter at @RepDeSantis - hearing from you is the most important part of my job.

It is a privilege and an honor to represent Florida's sixth district in Congress! When I announced last week that I had co-sponsored legislation mandating that the new drone medal not be given a higher precedence than the Purple Heart, I also stated that it was my hope that Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel would simply handle it himself at the Department of Defense level.

I am pleased to report that Secretary Hagel has discontinued the drone medal entirely.

Greater Daytona's 24/7 Internet newspaper report on Boston bombing shootout among top stories in Google News

Headline Surfer coverage onf Boston bombing shootout / Headline SurferDAYTONA BEACH -- At 8 a.m., Headline Surfer's breaking news compilation on the Boston Marathon bombing shootout published two hours earlier was listed among the top worldwide stories compiled by Google News Directories.