The Six-Day War ends in the Middle East; Yugoslav troops leave Kosovo after NATO's campaign of airstrikes; Alcoholics Anonymous founded; Actress and singer Judy Garland born; Singer Ray Charles dies.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The mayor of Daytona Beach couldn't wait to post the news on his Facebook page.
DELAND, Fla. -- Back in January, following the announced retirement of former longtime County Attorney Dan Eckert, the Volusia County Council talked about launching a national search for Eckert’s replacement.
Headline Surfer photo illustration / Mike Chitwood got by with a little help from six uber-rich friends, who collectively accounted for 78 percent of his $67,078.95 campaign war-chest - plenty to scare off any potential challengers and with qualifying ending on Friday, he secured his second four-year term as sheriff. Chitwood's hefty contributors were billionaire J. Hyatt Brown (shown far right); and the five millionaires were L. Gale Lemerand (top left), William J. Christy (top right), John C. Hamlin (middle), Glenn Ritchey (bottom left) and Gibb L.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A Daytona Beach k-9 officer crashed in what cops described as "an authorized pursuit today of a suspect wanted on a felony charge " and that the suspect is now in custody.
YouTube download / 11Alive video / Atlanta Police bodycam footage of Friday night's fatal shooting shooting of Rayshard Brooks by a cop was released Sarurday night. Warning: The video may be distrurbing to some viewers.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida topped the 50 states in new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours with 1,758, bringing the total to 77,326 testing positive for the coronavirus.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tuesday's 2,703 new reported coronavirus cases Tuesday has pushed the Sunshine State to a new threshhold - more than 80,000 COVID-19 cases.
For the third time in the past four days, the Sunshine State has had to deal with more than 2,000 cases in a single day.
Despite the increases, Florida's governor was adamant there would be no new shelter in place decree.
“We’re not shutting down - we’re going to go forward," DeSantis said. "We’re not rolling back. You have to have society function.”
Highlights of this day in history for June 17: The Watergate scandal begins to unfold; The Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolution; O.J. Simpson arrested in the slayings of his ex-wife Nicole and Ronald Goldman; Singer Kate Smith dies.
An Air Force sergeant already jailed in the ambush killing of a California sheriff's deputy was charged Tuesday in the shooting death of a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in Oakland during a protest last month. Staff Sgt. Steven Carrillo was charged with murder and attempted murder in the killing of federal officer Dave Patrick Underwood, 53.
