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Orlando Sentinel: Reporter 'heavily counseled' for posting disparaging Facebook comment against award-winning journalist in antagonistic string initiated by Richard Feller, insider to County Chair Jeff Brower

Create: Wed, 08/31/2022 - 21:12
Author: Sera King
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Dustin Wyatt, a relatively new reporter for the Orlando Sentinel posted a derogatory comment on a Facebook string over the weekend against award-winning journalist and Headline Surfer Publisher Henry Frederick and then deleted it when he was confronted.

Retired DBNJ Editor Pat Rice takes to Facebook seeking answers from County Chair Jeff Brower on shady political dealings in advance of Tuesday's primary

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Pat Rice, the former editor of the Daytona Beach News-Journal, took Volusa County Chair Jeff Brower to task in a lengthy Facebook group write-up for a series of political moves widely seen as shady to benefit his own slate of candidates in the 2022 election cycle with Tuesday's primary looming. 

High speed internet coming to areas in need in Daytona, Deltona, Astor, DeLand, DeLeon Springs, Pierson, Seville, Edgewater, New Smyrna, Oak Hill, Osteen & Port Orange                                                                         Henry Wed, 07/20/2022 - 07:39
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Headline Surfer photo / Volusia County Councilwoman Barara Girtman is all supportive on the dais of the Frank J. Bruno, Jr. County Council Chambers in DeLand, Florida on Tuesday, July 29, 2022.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DELAND, Fla. -- Volusia County has always been synonymous with a need for speed.

The Volusia County Council approved a new kind of speed on Tuesday for some residents in the form of broadband infrastructure.

Volusia County Beach Safety: Ohio woman in waist-deep water bitten on foot by shark in Daytona Beach Shores

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DAYTONA BEACH Shores, Fla. -- A 40-year-old Ohio woman in waist-deep water was bitten by a shark on Saturday and subsequently transported to Halifax Health Hospital where she was treated for a laceration of her lower left leg and released.

Orlando Magic fan Bob Morrison doesn't see the team challenging for an NBA title any time soon, even with Mo Bamba re-signed for $21M & Duke sensation Paolo Banchero taken No. 1 overall in the draft

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Mo Bamba agreed to a new contract with the Orlando Magic that will pay him $21 million over the next two seasons, but long-suffering fan Bob Morrison doesn't see the team going deep into NBA playoffs, if at all next season, even with Duke forward Paolo Banchero selected first overall in the recent draft

Volusia County Beach Safety: Daytona surfer bitten on foot by a shark on Sunday in New Smyrna; 38 people rescued from rough surf

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia County Beach responded to a report of a surfer bitten by a shark on Sunday morning in New Smyrna and dealt with 38 rescues from the rough surf.

Florida Highway Patrol: I-95 reopened near Edgewater with 3 dead from multiple crashes involving 17 vehicles due to dense fog & smoke from controlled burn

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EDGEWATER, Fla. -- Dense fog and thick black smoke from a controlled burn were major causes of a horrific series of crashes overnight Thursday on both sides of I-95 between Edgewater and New Smyrna Beach resulting in three fatalities and numerous injuries, the Florida Highway Patrol said.