Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri takes to heart reality that aside from a death in Holly Hill, his city's lone Bike Week casualty was on the last day, indicating less revelers attended

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Headline Surfer multimedia / Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri provides a favorable summary of Bike Week from a law enforcement perspective amid a backdrop of scenic biker crowd shots from Main Street, the epicenter of the 10-day rally showcased in the audio-visual slideshow. And shown above in an image from her personal Facebook page is Krystal Brown of DeLand.
By Henry Frederick
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Q&A with Deltona resident L. Ronald Durham on 50th anniversary of MLK assassination

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- L. Ronald Durham, one of greater Daytona Beach's foremost black ministers, was just 17 years old when he learned in his history class back in Passaic, N.J. that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated while standing on the balcony of a hotel in Memphis, Tenn. That was 50 years ago today.

Beautiful weather today at the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona draws crowd

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona and other beaches along the Volusia County shoreline are expected to be packed on this Sunday afternoon just as it was to open the weekend, Beach Safety officials said.

Wacky weather blamed for attic fire near Maitland, hail in Ormond & tornado warnings in Daytona

A lightning strike may have also sparked a small fire in the attic of a home near the Maitland city limits.

The fire was just after 5 p.m., but was contained The homeowners were not home when the fire broke out and nobody was hurt.

 

Bike Week: 1 death so far during 10-day motorycyle rally in greater Daytona Beach heading into final weekend Henry Frederick Fri, 03/16/2018 - 09:49

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- With only one biker fatality on Monday, the 2018 Bike Week motorcycle rally has been a fun-fiulled adventure heading into the final weekend of the 10-day event.

So far, a motorcyclist from New York killed in Holly Hill remains the lone roadway fatality.

The wreck at Flomich and State avenues took place at 8:10 p.m., according to a report from Florida Highway Patrol. The rider, identified Wednesday as 54-year-old David Remchuck of Hornell, NY, was thrown from his 2005 Harley-Davidson after he struck a utility pole while westbound on Flomich.

Austin Dillon wins Daytona 500 in last-lap bump and wreck of race leader Aric Almirola

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Twenty years had passed since Dale Earnhardt ended a career-long drought by winning the Daytona 500 in the famed No. 3 Chevrolet of car owner Richard Childress.