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Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood sends email with implied threat to Headline Surfer after an inquiry as to whether he secured a PR job for a married woman during an alleged affair
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood sent an email to Headline Surfer with an implied threat Thursday in response to an inquiry by the award-winning internet news outlet as to whether he secured a public relations job for a married woman during an alleged affair.
Oct 29's Headline Surfer breaking news story on traffic-related death of NSB gal Kaelee Morrell accessed by 27,642 online users worldwide
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Headline Surfer had a lot of prominent Central Florida news stories in 2017, but none tore at the heartstrings of online users more than Oct. 29's story headlined, BREAKING NEWS: New Smyrna Beach Cops: Local gal Kaelee Morrell, 21, killed in hit & run; other driver flees in black Chevy Tahoe.
In the first 24 hours of its posting, the tragic story on the death of 21-year-old Kaelee Morrell was accessed by 27,642 online users around the world. It was the award-winning news site's most viewed story of 2017, with a whopping 42,803 page views.
Crews near Maui free entangled whale
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YouTube diownload / AP video / A humpback whale spotted near Maui has been freed of braided line caught in its mouth. Federal and state agencies say the whale has an excellent chance of survival. (Jan. 15).
SCSO investigators hope new facial reconstruction technology will finally lead to the proper name of a man whose skeletal remains were found near Oviedo 20-plus years ago
OVIEDO, Fla. -- Seminole County sheriff’s investigators have released a facial reconstruction image of a man whose skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area of unincorporated Oviedo almost 20 years ago.
BREAKING NEWS: Sanford Cops: Woman dead & man clinging to life after shots fired in apparent murder-suicide attempt
Henry Frederick
Thu, 01/18/2018 - 06:19
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SANFORD, Fla. -- A mini-caravan of cop cars and other law enforcement vehicles descended on a quiet neighborhood Wednesday in this waterfront city in response to what appeared to be a domestic-related attempted murder suicide involving gunfire with a young pronounced dead on arrival at Seminole County Regional Hospital and her boyfriend barely clinging to life after surgery.
Today in History for Jan. 21: Russia's Lenin dies
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YouTube download / AP video / Highlights of Today in History: France's King Louis XVI executed; Vladimir Lenin dies; Alger Hiss found guilty of lying to grand jury; President Jimmy Carter pardons Vietnam draft evaders; Concorde begins service. (Jan. 21)
Gov't shutdown frustrating to parks visitors
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YouTube download / AP video / Visitors could still venture into Yellowstone National Park Saturday to marvel at the geysers and buffalo herds even though visitor centers, public toilets and other facilities run by the National Park Service were closed. (Jan. 20)
VP Mike Pence tells troops Senate Dems playing politics with shutdown
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YouTube download / AP video / Vice President Mike Pence spoke to U.S. troops in Jordan on Sunday. Addressing the government shutdown, he said the Senate 'has decided to play politics' with military pay. (Jan 21)