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Russian court finds WNBA's Brittney Griner guilty of drug possession and sentences her to nine years in prison

A court in Russia on Thursday convicted U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and sentenced her to nine years in prison, and fined her one million rubles, the equivalent of about $16,700.

National Weather Service: Mostly sunny skies Friday, but rain likely this weekend in greater Daytona Beach

Create: Thu, 08/04/2022 - 18:26
Author: Sera King
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Look for mostly sunny skies Friday at the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona and other nearby coastal cities with a high near 90 and only a 20 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

Tractor-trailer carrying 10,000 frozen turkeys catches fire on I-4 in Sanford early Thursday

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SANFORD, Fla. -- A tractor-trailer carrying 10,000 frozen turkeys caught fire on westbound Interstate 4 in Seminole County early Thursday morning, causing the frozen fowl to spill onto the highway.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ordered to pay Newtown, Conn., parents of school shooting victims more than $4M

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 A Texas jury on Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

Daytona Beach International Airport receives $500,000 federal grant to recruit new nonstop service to the Chicago area

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Daytona Beach International Airport has been awarded a small community air service development program grant from the U. S. Department of Transportation.