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NASCAR: Sonoma road course racing a reality this weekend

Create: Fri, 06/04/2021 - 07:59
Author: Henry
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It’s been nearly two years since the NASCAR Cup Series has competed at Sonoma Raceway due to the pandemic cancelling the event last season, but with the ease of restrictions this year, NASCAR has been given the green flag and will return to the California road course this Sunday, June 6 for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at 4 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.   

Towering bridge an iconic sight in tourism-driven Daytona Beach that is emerging from the year-long dreadful pandemic

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Memorial Day is three days in the rear window of time as this tourism-starved mecca remains etched in the thoughts of locals and day trippers alike. 

Today in history for May 19: Actress Marilyn Monroe sings a sultry 'Happy Birthday' to President John F. Kennedy

Highlights during this day in history for May 19: Actress Marilyn Monroe sings a sultry 'Happy Birthday' to President John F. Kennedy; Black militant Malcolm X born; Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dies; The Who's Pete Townshend born.

Forecast: Mostly sunny skies through Sunday at the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona

Create: Wed, 05/19/2021 - 06:17
Author: Sera King
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There's a 30 percent chance of showers around mid-day today if you are headed to the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona, but otherwise, the forecast is looking great through the weekend.

BREAKING NEWS: Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to paying 17-year-old girl for sex & 5 other felony charges

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Asked by a federal judge earlier today in US District Court in Orlando if he understood a cooperation agreement that he signed pleading guilty to child sex trafficking and five other felonies would not allow him to withdraw his pleas when he comes up for sentencing, Joel Greenberg, the disgraced former Seminole County Tax Collector responded, "I do." 

Federal judge dismisses NRA bankruptcy case that enables New York officials to move ahead with lawsuit

A federal judge on Tuesday, May 11, dismissed the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case, leaving the powerful gun-rights group to face a New York state lawsuit that accuses it of financial abuses and aims to put it out of business.

Illinois researchers rely on Boykin spaniels to sniff out ornate box turtles for health study

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With the help of Boykin spaniels who sniff out ornate box turtles hiding in prairie grass, researchers are able to monitor turtle health. They say the turtles are sentinels of environmental and ecosystem health that also impacts humans. Chicago Zoological Society and the University of Illinois spent Friday surveying the 3,800-acre (1,500-hectare) Nachusa Grasslands for the turtles.