Photos foe Headline Surfer® / ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic's Tobias Harris and Victor Oladipo were named co-winners of the 2014-2015 Rich & Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award for their efforts in helping with $1 million distributed to 21 Central Florida non-profit organizations in February.
Photo for Headline Surfer® / DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 300-pound man kicked out of a house party near Bethune Cookman University returned with a handgun and opened fire, wounding four young people, Daytona Beach cops said.
An all-points bulletin has been issued by for the apprehension of Vincent Smith, 23, an imposing figure at 6 feet tall and weighing 300 pounds; clearly armed and dangerous.
OAK HILL, Fla. -- The secretive rocket plant code-named "Panther" that Daytona Beach insiders lobbied to be built on the former Oak Hill city dump has been scrubbed and is no longer in play, County Chair Jason Davis said.
The much-hyped proposal was never clearly identified and far toooften had citixens pittwd against one another and municipal and county leaders trading barbs for the past couple of months is no longer in play, County Chair Jason Davis said.
Kick save and a beauty. @BrekShea's effort in the 68th minute is certainly #SCtop10 worthy. #ORLvDC pic.twitter.com/T1f25PnsQd
— Orlando City SC (@OrlandoCitySC) April 4, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Governor Rick Scott extended good wishes to Floridians for Passover and Easter, saying in part, “Easter provides an opportunity for families to come together and share in the hope of the holiday’s redemptive promise.
"Ann and I look forward to celebrating the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday with our children and grandchildren, and we hope families across our state get to gather and celebrate with their loved ones.
“We also extend our best wishes to all those celebrating Passover. Passover is a time to reflect on the story and traditions of the Jewish people and Florida is proud of our unbreakable bond with the state of Israel. We hope all of our Jewish friends have a happy and healthy Passover.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla -- A 2:13 a.m. traffic stop for an expired tag in the 900 block of Maple Street resulted in the arrests of three women on narcotics charges, resulting in their transport to the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach where they were booked, pending first appearances later today.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- He was the countywide face of politics for 20-plus years, his last eight as the first-ever elected county chair, before he stepped off the dais for good in 2012.
So, it is only fitting that Frank Bruno has been chosen as the very first inductee of the Class of 2015 HeadlineSurfer.com Hall of Fame. When all is said and done, there will be 100 entrants in the inaugural class.
Most of the inductees are individuals, though more than several inductees are comprised of groups of indivuals, or as entities such as a company or a longstanging tourism event or special cause.
ESSEX, Vt. — Missed opportunities are common in life. Less common, however, is making a habit of missed opportunities some sort of virtue on the road to political expediency.