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Embry-Riddle Worldwide named No. 1 online educator by U.S. News & World Report 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In recognition of its high-quality education focused on student engagement and world-class faculty, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide has been ranked No. 1 in US News & World Report’s 2017 list for best online bachelor’s degrees in the nation. 

Student art adorns Daytona Beach International Airport cards for holidays

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Nothing captures the holiday spirit like a child. And that’s why for its 2016 holiday cards,  Daytona Beach International Airport tapped into the creativity of local school children.

Blue Origin president implores 500-plus Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. Daytona campus grads to 'take that first step, ferociously'

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Rob Meyerson, president of Blue Origin, a pioneer in 21st-century space flight and exploration, cited his company's motto in Latin and then English for the 500-plus graduates of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's 500-plus fall semester graduates: “Gradatim Ferociter” or “step-by-step, ferociously.”

COMING OF AGE: Daytona State College’s Center for Women and Men celebrates 40th anniversary

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Daytona State College’s Center for Women and Men has come of age, celebrating its 40thanniversary of serving students on the Daytona Beach campus.

The Sunday Conversation: New Volusia County School Board Chair Melody Johnson wants to see district make the A-grade

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DELAND, Fla. -- Melody Johnson, who along with her husband, Nathan, adopted three sibling children to make a house a home in Deltona, then ran for a seat on the Volusia County School Board in 2014, against an entrenched incumbent, and won.

Daytona Beach cops: Mainland HS student struck & killed in crosswalk on way to school

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 19-year-old special needs student at Mainland High School was struck and killed Monday in a nearby crosswalk while walking to school after apparently missing her bus, Daytona Beach cops said.