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New Smyrna Beach Cops: Orlando man involved in motor vehicle crash on North Causeway arrested on DUI charges Henry Frederick Sat, 04/19/2025 - 15:45
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- An Orlando man has been charged with driving under the influence and other charges in a hit-and-run crash on the North Causeway, cops said.

Wrestling ReWind: WrestleMania 41 marquee matches & picks: Sat: Rollins prevails in triple threat with Punk and Reigns; Sun: Rhodes takes down Cena
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Henry Frederick Sat, 04/19/2025 - 11:03
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ORLANDO, Fla., Triple H was right when he said during his 2025 WWE Hall of Fame induction that this WrestleMania most accurately reflects the influence of NXT stars who rose to fame on Raw and SmackDown, and who will dominate this year's WrestleMania tonight and Sunday from Las Vegas.

JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald perhaps the most famous perp walk in US history but how about a boy? Henry Frederick Fri, 04/18/2025 - 16:59
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PzORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Perhaps the most famous example of a "perp walk" in the US is the one involving Lee Harvey Oswald, who was fatally shot by Jack Ruby on Nov. 22, 1963, while being escorted from the Dallas city jail to the county jail after being arrested for gunning down a Dallas police officer and the earlier assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Daytona Beach Cops remember one of their own: Retired Police Officer Markeith Williams has died at 57 Henry Frederick Fri, 04/18/2025 - 09:50
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It is with deep sadness that the Daytona Beach Police Department announces the March 29, 2025, passing of retired Daytona Beach Police Officer Markeith Williams.

Sunbather run over by motorist in Jeep on the beach in Ormond expected to take up to 4 months to recover from injuries Henry Frederick Fri, 04/18/2025 - 08:47
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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- A 33-year-old Ocala sunbather run over by a motorist in a Jeep on April 7 on the beach near the ramp to Cardinal Drive is expected to have a long recovery of at least three to four months.

WWE Hall of Fame 2025 headlined by Triple H, Lex Luger & Michelle McCool Henry Frederick Fri, 04/18/2025 - 04:55
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LAS VEGAS -- The 2025 WWE Hall of Fame class includes Triple H, Michelle McCool, Lex Luger, and The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon). 

Daytona Beach Cops: One person shot to death; three others injured by gunfire in the 200 block of Ontario Court early Sunday Henry Frederick Thu, 04/17/2025 - 00:30
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Just around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, officers with the Daytona Beach Police Department responded to the 200 block of Ontario Court following reports of a person shot. Cops found one person dead at the scene and additional 9-1-1 callers reported hearing multiple gunshots in the area.

Man high on meth when he killed a motorcyclist & a good Samaritan on SR 46 in Sanford back in 2021 sentenced to 5 concurrent life sentences behind bars

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SANFORD, Fla. -- A Sanford man who struck and killed a motorcyclist on S.R. 46, then did a U-turn and mowed down a Good Samaritan, has been sentenced to life in prison for the two deaths.

New Smyrna Beach's new top cop now making $165,000; City was silent for 3 days on his pay Henry Frederick Sat, 04/12/2025 - 08:07
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EW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Christopher Kirk, New Smyrna Beach's new top cop, is getting paid $165,000.