Central Florida

Counting 'em Down: For better or for worse, this is the Headline Surfer countdown of 2021's Top 100 biggest news stories of Central Florida along the tourism-driven stretch of Interstate 4 (Orlando Attractions and east to I-95 & the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona).

WINTER PARK, Fla. -- U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy announced t back in December that she would not seek re-election to a fourth term representing Florida’s Seventh Congressional District.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla — For nearly three weeks, people around the world have been transfixed in horror at the images coming out of Ukraine, seeing a massive invading Russian army unleash modern weaponry upon a nation of 44 million in the largest conflagration seen in Europe since the fall of Hitler's Nazi Germany.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- A 20-year-old Altamonte Springs man surfing in 7 feet of water was bitten on the foot by a shark over the weekend near the New Smyrna Beach Jetty, a Beach Safety spokeswoman said.

DELAND, Fla. -- An off-duty Volusia sheriff’s deputy was arrested back in March 2021 on his second charge of driving under the influence two years in a row.

PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- A young driver accused of hitting Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood while he was riding his bike in Port Orange back in March 2021, told deputies she was shopping on Amazon on her phone when the crash occurred, according to the sheriff himself in interviews with several Orlando TV news camera crews.

SANFORD, Fla. -- A 19-year-old driver who crashed into a Sanford gas pump after he was shot in the head died at the scene back in June and the homicide remains unsolved to this day, Sanford cops said.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Why did Heather Post really quit the 2022 race less than two weeks ago for the at-large seat on the Volusia County Council?

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Main Street Bridge was closed for several hours this morning due to a motorcycle accident that left a bike dangling from the drawbridge.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The last day for summer lifeguard tryouts is Saturday at the Port Orange YMCA.