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Daytona cops: Man deliberately struck and killed by hit-and-run driver on beachside

Locator map of hit-and-run homicide in Daytona Beach / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer snapshot graphic / This locator map shows the location, 444 Seabreeze Bourlevard, of a deliberate hit-and-run fatality at 3:13 a.m. Sunday.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Cops are continuing their search this early Monday morning for the driver of a small red convertible car who they say deliberately struck and killed a man over the weekend in the rear parking lot of 444 Seavreeze Boulevard.

Police were vague in a brief press release with few details as to what happened. But this is as best what Headline Surfer could surmise from the release: A small red convertible car and a black Range Rover were at the light at Seabreeze and Oleander early Sunday heading westbound when words were exchanged between the driver of the red car and two pedestrians. The driver of the red car got out and a fight broke out.

Destination Daytona: Hard Rock sandwiched between World's Most Famous Beach and Great American Race

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Hard Rock Cafe coming to Daytona / Headline SurferThis 10-acre  vacant beachfront property at 801 S. Atlantic is on the fast track for a $100 million Hard Rock hotel and cafe expected to open just in time for the 2016 running of the Daytona 500.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Like a gourmet meal, a Hard Rock hotel/cafe complex is going to be sandwiched between the World's Most Famous Beach and the super speedway with the high banks where they run the Great American Race.

Crossover gates being re-enforced at Daytona and Talladega super speedways in wake of February crash

Tire in the stands at Daytona International Speedway / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH -- Joie Chitwood, president of Daytona International Speedway doesn't want a repeat of the crash on the super speedway in February that sent debris flying into the stands, including a tire that resulted in nearly 30 spectator injuries.

Daytona Beach area condo sales rise in March over previous year

Daytona MLS condo sales / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer graphic / Here is a snapshot of Daytona Beach area MLS condo sales for March 2013, compared to the same month in 2012.

DAYTONA BEACH -- 99 condos were sold in the Daytona Beach area with an average sales price of $193,470 for the month of March, a marked increase over the same time a year ago, according to the Daytona Beach MLS.

Daytona 500 champ Jimmie Johnson to make pit stop at Florida Capitol in Tallahassee

 

Jimmie Johnson takes checkered flag in 2013 Daytona 500 / Headline SurferJimmy Johnson celebrates in Victory Circle in 2013 Daytona 500 / Headline SurferDAYTONA BEACH -- It was Danica Patrick who won the pole for the Daytona 500, but is was Jimmie Johnson who took the checkered flag and now he's making a pit stop Tuesday morning in Tallahassee to be honored by Florida lawmakers.

Greater Daytona's 24/7 Internet newspaper report on Boston bombing shootout among top stories in Google News

Headline Surfer coverage onf Boston bombing shootout / Headline SurferDAYTONA BEACH -- At 8 a.m., Headline Surfer's breaking news compilation on the Boston Marathon bombing shootout published two hours earlier was listed among the top worldwide stories compiled by Google News Directories.

Passenger traffic up 1% at Daytona Beach International Airport

Daytona Beach International Airport / Headline SurferDaytona Beach International Airport / Headline SurferPhoto for Headline Surfer / Passenger traffic is up at Daytona Beach International Airport as shown by the 61,062 incoming and outgoing figures, a 1 percent uptick.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport increased 1 percent in March compared with the same month last year, Volusia County officials said.

During March, the county-operated airport recorded 61,062 incoming and outgoing passengers. This compares to 60,406 travelers recorded in March 2012.

Rick Karl, the airport’s director, attributed the passenger traffic increase in March to higher airline passenger loads although slightly fewer seats were available last March. Delta Air Lines and U.S Airways reported 1,508 fewer seats offered this March compared to last year but passenger loads increased from 89 percent in March 2012 compared to 92 percent this March.  

WWE superstars coming to Ocean Center in Daytona Beach

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WWE wrester John Cena in Daytona Beach / Headline SurferThe Shield / Headline SurferThe superstars of the WWE were last here at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach two years ago with WWE champion John Cena headlining the house show, shown in the orange shirt. Newcomers The Shield, could be on the card with him when the WWE returns to the Ocean Center in June. Tickets go on sale, 10 a.m. May 10.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Catch all the action and excitement of World Wrestling Entertainment Live when professional wrestling stars return to the Ocean Center at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 22.

Gun control rejection: Has the Senate lost its mind?

Editor's Note: The following guest blog was written and submitted by Dr. L. Ronald Durham, senior pastor of Greater Friendship Baptist Church of Daytona Beach. .
Dr. L. Ronald Durham, senior pastor Friendship Baptist Church of Daytona / Headline SurferBy Dr. L. Ronald Durham
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DAYTONA BEACH -- On Wednesday April 17, there was a strange odor coming from the floor of the Senate gallery of the United States of America. The odor was eerily reminiscent of what one would smell if standing near any American landfill that had just received a new load of garbage. If then, when you stepped outside your home on Thursday morning and your nostrils were overwhelmed by the stench, you are part of the 90% of our nation who just had a fresh load of garbage dumped on them, by the refusal of a handful of Republican and Democratic senators to pass a gun reform bill in Washington.