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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.

Multimedia: Zenaida Denizac of Deltona frustrated power not fully restored in Puerto Rico 6 months after Hurricane Maria

DELTONA, Fla. -- More than six months after Hurricane Maria walloped Puerto Rico, thousands still remain without electrical power, and that has Zenaida Denizac feeling frustrated, even with reports there may be the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel.

Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet hosts Turtle Day April 28; free event includes seabird rehabilitation exhibit

PONCE INLET, Fla. -- Enjoy some close encounters with endangered sea turtles and other marine life during the 16th annual Turtle Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Marine Science Center, 100 Lighthouse Drive. 

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.

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SANFORD, Fla. --I received a letter in the mail that I had been turned down for Social Security Disability, which presents an all-too-real scenario: I could be dead by the time a second go-around presented itself and a decision rendered.

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.