DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Frank DiBello, a pioneer in Florida private space flight ventures, highlights this month's Daytona Area Chamber of Commerce Tallahassee Speaker Series.
At a 'thank you' victory rally in Cincinnati Thursday evening, President-elect Donal Trump announced he would "appoint" former Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis as Secretary of Defense. (Dec. 3)
Mattis (born Sept. 8, 1950) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who last served as the 11th commander of United States Central Command from Aug. 11, 2010 to March 22, 2013.
Mattis is known for implementing the COIN strategy. Before President Obama appointed him to replace General Petraeus on August 11, 2010, he previously commanded United States Joint Forces Command from Nov. 9, 2007 to August 2010, and served concurrently as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation from Nov. 9, 2007 to Sept. 8, 2009. Prior to that, he commanded I Marine Expeditionary Force, United States Marine Forces Central Command, and 1st Marine Division during the Iraq War.
On Dec. 1, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced that Mattis would be nominated to serve as United States Secretary of Defense in the coming administration.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- How should President Trump handle the Clinton conundrum which will both satisfy his supporters and still enable him to add some Democrats to his base? I suggest a speculative solution.
PALM COAST, Fla. -- The Flagler Beach Rotary Club is looking forward to welcoming spectators, as well as last-minute parade participant applications this week, for its Holiday at the Beach parade, 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. As in years past, Santa will parachute onto Flagler Beach at 1pm, hop on a firetruck, and commence the start of the parade.
Photos for Headline Surfer / Above, a view of Daytona Beach from the Daytona Beach cam, near the Dunlawton Avenue Beach Ramp Approach in Daytona Beach Shores at 4: 11 p.m. Monday. At left, the Flagler Avenue Beach Ramp Approach at 4:12 p.m. in New Smyrna Beach.
Photos for Headline Surfer / Abeove, Steve Bibeault captures the grace and beauty of this brown pelican and its landing at left with other pelicans along the Intracoastal Waterway near the Dunlawton Causeway Bridge in Port Orange, Fla. 
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing woman who was recently staying in the Ormond Beach area.
Officials at the Wisconsin Election Commission defended the state's election system following a request for a recount. Officials voted on a timeline Monday for the state's nearly 3 million ballots to be reviewed by hand (Nov. 28).
Gun salute signals start of official tributes to Fidel Castro in Havana, where tens of thousands of Cubans are filing through three rooms in the capital's memorial to national hero Jose Marti (Nov. 28).
Ohio State police say the attacker on campus purposely drove over a curb and into pedestrians and then got out of the vehicle and began stabbing people with a butcher knife (Nov. 28).
