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Our Endorsement: Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy for re-election on Nov. 3

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WINTER PARK, Fla. -- Leo Valentin narrowly defeated former Seminole GOP state committeeman Richard Goble in the Aug. 18 primary, but his luck will run out against Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy in the Nov. 3 general election.

BREAKING NEWS: Worker, 21, conducting daily safety check may have been halfway up the 250-foot Starflyer swing ride attraction in Orlando when he fell to his death

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 21-year-old maintenance worker fell to his death early on this Monday morning while conducting a daily safety check on the StarFlyer swing ride attraction, Orange County Sheriff's deputies said.

NASCAR's lone Black Driver in the top tier of its racing circuit won't return to Richard Petty Motorsports next season

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Richard Petty Motorsports has confirmed that Bubba Wallace will not return as the driver of the No. 43 Chevrolet for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

19th anniversary of 9/11: Don Burnette remembers that 'awful day' more than a decade before he was first elected mayor of Port Orange

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Photos for Headline Surfer / Below: Port Orange Mayor is shown. Above: Burnette remembers 9/11 as shown with pics on his Facebook page on the 19th anniversary.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- How many of us still remember where we were and what we were doing on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, either before, during or just after the terror of four hijacked planes by foreign terrorists caused the spilling of blood on American soil?

Volusia County Beach Safety: Winter Springs man bitten on hand in surf at Cape Canaveral National Seashore

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla.-- A 54 year old Winter Springs man was releasing a fish he had caught while surf fishing down in Canaveral National Seashore when he was bitten on his right hand by a 4-5 foot shark, a Volusia County beach safety official said.

BREAKING NEWS Florida Highway Patrol: Motorcyclist killed in collision with vehicle in Osceola County just before 6 a.m.

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ST. CLOUD, Fla. -- Troopers are on scene of a fatal crash that occurred in Osceola County at that occurred 5:55 am. involving a motorcyclist and a car.